KSdeerhuntr

What is a good all around reload for the 22-250 for shooting at moderate distances and shooting coyotes. By moderate distances I mean all the way out to around 500 yds. I dont want the fastest reloads so the barrel will last longer.

Soilarch

the 22-250 is a pretty forgiving catridge to reload. There's already alot of threads on here about loading the 22-250. Seems like you can pretty much pick your bullet, pick your powder, and work a load up as mild or hot as you want and it'll shoot decent. For the guys who actually are in the know and have personal experience it might help to tell them what twist rate your rifle has. (bullet weight seems to be the only thing that 22-250s are picky about..and thats only because the slower twists don't like bullets above 55gr) H-380 is a popular powder to look at, as well as Varget. Don't know if it was here or another board but supposedly one the promoters of the 22-250 when it was still a wildcat named this powder because his own 22-250 loads were 38.0gr. I've also heard that of guys dunking the case in the powder (i *think* it was varget), seating the bullet on top and shooting fine groups (NOT RECOMMENDED) but you get the idea. Its hard to go wrong.

glennasher

I always liked 37.0 grains of Varget under a 50 V-Max (start lower, please), for about 3850fps, and under 1/2" accuracy @100 yards. WLR primers, WW cases. Splatters rats!

blob

I shoot the 22/250 and love it! I can use the 45 grain bullet at 4000 fps to nail a coyote at 600 yards and load up a 70 grain to nail a deer. I am using a Remington 700 with a 1-14 twist and it isn't noted for stableizing much over 60 grain bullets. The secret is to get the right powder and push the bullet over 3000 fps. Using IMR 4320 the 70 grain can be pushed to 3400 with out pressure trouble. IMR 4064 worked well, 33.5 grains will deliver around 3300. With these loads I can shoot the 70 grain speer semi spitzer (designed for the 1-14 twist) with a group of .500 - at 100 yards. I have shot deer with this load at about 75 yards and they are down and out quick. A friend has shot deer out to 300 yards with it without any trouble. If you are going to deer hunt with the 22/250 learn to shoot first! I mean work up a real accruate load and shoot a lot in the summer at a 1" circle at 100 yards. I found when I did when I pulled down on a deer I aimed at a real small area (ear,head, neck or behind the shoulder) The Hornady 60 grain SP works well also. The 2/250 has a lot of energy for it's size and will surprise you how accruate it is.
Good shooting!

vangunsmith

When i was in gunsmith school many yrs ago,thats what we did with our teachers 22-250. Under his instructiions we took a big bowl of powder and run the cases through it,tapped it on the bench once and seated the bullets. We chroned them and they were all within 3fps of each other. And the powder was H4831. As well as being safe with this powder to do this,it was cheap then,like $0.50 a lb then. angunsmith

dbblung

I have had great success using 34.5gr or IMR 4064 with Hornady 55gr sp. bullet. It's a very accurate load and not a barrel burner. Might alsoconsider loading it with the Hornady 55gr V-Max. Good Luck!

DennyF

Pretty much the same load I've been using in my 22-250s for years, except for using 55gr Btips. Nothing wrong with the Hornadys, just liked the Noslers a bit better.

Once stuffed a bit more IMR 4064 in, decided long ago that the case life is better with 34 to 35 grs and the 'chucks ain't never noticed the difference. ;o)

keyshunter

Yes, those were the days. I remember going to the local gun shop, and buying H4831 for under a dollar a pound. They would put a bag on the scale and pour powder into it until the weight you wanted was reached. Needless to say, I used a lot of 4831 back then. But, in my .22-250, which at that time was a wildcat, I liked IMR4320a lotbetter.Flatter shooting (probably because of highervelocity-I didn't have access to a chrono back then), andMUCH easier to measure.

blob

Just done some comparing between the 60 grain Hornady and the 70 grain Speer semi spitzer. With the 60 grain moving at 3700 and the 70 at 3300 the 60 out preforms it quite a bit. Plus the 60 needs at least a -16 twist to stablize it so the old 1-14 works well and it is stablized to the max. The 70 grain need at least a 11.5 to stablize it. The biggest differance is energy and flight path. The 60 grain leaves the barrel at 1823.6 FPs and the 70 1686. At 100 yards the 60 grain has 1500 and the 70 1273. At 200 yards the 60 has 1136 and the 70 900 and at 250 yards the 60 has 1000 and the 70 800.
The flight path is a rise of 4.9 inches at 150 yards for the 60 grain and it remains there until 250 yards and then comes back in to zero at 350 yards. The 70 rises to 3.5 at 150 yards and then comes back to zero at 275 yards.
For shooting deer at 50 to 150 yards the 60 grain is a much better choice and the Hornady mushrooms well. I have shot deer with the 70 grain and it put them down but going to the 60 grain for more energy and real close groups.
More later as I load up for the 60 grain. Using IMR 4320 34.5 and 35.0 grains.

Soilarch

16" twist for a 60gr!? This goes against everything I've heard/read. I'd love for it to be true though...60 is the lightest partition and I have a 14" twist barrel. How was your accuracy? Anyone else?