I'm going to Northern CA in the spring to shoot ground squirrels. My friend who lives there says I'll need a minimum of 500rds for the two days. I'm considering buying 400-600 rounds of this bulk ammo from Cabela's and picking it up in the Reno store when I arrive. I reload but don't have any brass for this Savage rifle. Does anyone have any experience with this stuff, good or bad? I'll try some first, but I thought I would see what others thought of it.

The varmints will not be liking them.
I have shot those in 3 different rifles and have been pleased with the performance.
Good Luck on your hunt.

I shoot that load in my 22-250 savage striker pistol at groundhogs. It shoots great and kills with authority!

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They'll work great on ground squirrels....it actually turns 'em to red mist at about 5 yards out of my Rem 700 SPS in 22-250

Sounds good so far. Has anyone chronographed this load? The info on Cabela's website says it is 4000fps. Is that accurate? Be good info to come up with a drop table.

They are the most accurate load I've tried in my Ruger tang safety. I can't get a reload the shoots as well. I am not a great shot, so there may be others that are better, but I can't make it happen. They are cheap, too. I use them for groundhogs. I don't use them for predators. From what they do to groundhogs, I think they would tear them up, too much. If you use a 22 250 for bigger game(deer), I certainly would not use these, not enough penetration for something that large.
Bfly

You'll also end up with some good brass.

I haven't shot any of these but hear good reports all the time about them. I would give it a shot.

I have shot quite a few of these and cannot match them with reloads either. I also save all the brass but keep buying more of these instead of reloading.

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Originally posted by TEANCUM:
You'll also end up with some good brass.

I haven't shot any of these but hear good reports all the time about them. I would give it a shot.

That's the other half of my motivation. I use the Win brass for a wildcat for my Highpower rifle too. I haven't looked for the lowest prices on brass and bullets, but I don't think I can get the components for less than the loaded ammo will cost. Brass $43/100, bullets $15/100, Primers $3/100, Powder ~$11/100 = ~$72/100 rounds. If I buy 400 of the Winchester @$290 that works out to $72.50/100 and all I need to do is pick it up at the store. As long as this stuff works in my rifle, I think it is going to be a no-brainer!

They shoot great out of my Tikka and make prairie dogs absolutely explode! They are by far the best buy I've found on 22-250 ammunition.

Finding a rifle that WON'T SHOOT the white box varmint loads acceptably in either 223 or 22-250 will be a task!!! Sounds like a good deal for your ammo for that hunt. Jump on it!! GHD

Just a very good bullet. The white box 223 in45 grain is also outstanding.

I shot some of these last weekend at some prairie dogs. They are outstanding regarding accuracy and very devistating on impact.

I haven't worked up a load for my Browning 22-250. I do save all the brass and will try my shot at a load when I get a chance. At the moment, my 22-250 will be the last of my rifles to do load development for because I'm very satisfied with the performace of this load.

They are what I used for brass accumulation for my 22-250. They shoot real good. They are very fast with the 45 grain bullet. Anything they hit tends to dissapear. Ground squirrels? Red mist, high flying helicopters, but you don't get any pot gut shuffle from the ones shot in the head. There isn't enough of them left.

Anyone have a recommendation for factory .22-250's for bigger varmints like coyotes?