22-250 bullet weights

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Hopefully someone can help me with a few questions about 22-250 bullet weights. I recently bought a Stevens model 200 for target practice and would like to load some different bullets, but i've been told that because of the slower twist(1:12), it won't stabilize the heavier bullets very well. What i would like to know is the max bullet weight and velocities that people have found to be the most accurate for this twist rate and maybe some favorite loads for mid range shooting(3-400 yards). Thanks in advance for the help!!

On a side note, that stevens is probably the fugliest gun i've ever owned, but man, does it shoot!! I put a 6-24 tasco varmint scope on it and picked up some wally world ammo(winchester 45gr jhp) and just about s%#t when it put 3 in the same hole @100. 200 yrds opened up to about 1". I would recommend them to anyone looking for a cheap varmint rig(the whole thing cost under $500), but do yourself a favor and pick up some sandpaper and krylon paint. I painted mine a grey/black with silver speck, and was quite pleased with the results, looks like a whole different gun. i will try to post some pics later if anyone is interested
 
Your rifle should be able to handle bullet weights from 40 - 55, maybe 60 grains. I have a Remington 700 SPS 22-250 which I think has the same twist rate as your rifle. Mine seems to shoot 55 gr bullets more accurately than other weights.
 
There are lots of calculators on the internet.

Here's an easy one to use:

Twist = 150 X D2/L

Where:
D = bullet diameter in inches
L= bullet length in inches
150 = a constant

This came from: http://www.loadammo.com/Topics/July01.htm

There are others that have a velocity factor so you can use your intended velocity to calculate bullet weight for a given twist or you can calculate the velocity to load for a given bullet weight.

Good luck - SD
 
ScottN, if you check the rate of twist on your 22-250 rem, I think you'll likely find it to be 1 in 14".That's what all of the remington 22-250s I seen listed said anyway.
So theoretically the 1 in 12" twist in sundances' stevens, should stabilize heavier bullets a little better yet.
Scott
 
the most accurate load in my 12" Savage 22-250 was a 52gr Hornady HPBT; though I usually went with the 50 grain VMAX as it was nearly as accurate and much more effective on varmints.
In my XR-100 (that I've since sold), the 45 grain winchester white box were very accurate, as were handloads with light-ish charges of Varget behind a 40 grain Nosler. Both of these loads sucked ass in my Savage.
 
I have a Rem 700 SPS in 22-250 with a 1-14 twist, she likes 50 gr blitzkings with 37.5 grains of H380 with winchester brass and primers. She also likes 55 gr gamekings with 38 grains of H380, same brass & primers. The blitzkings are good for imploding small rodents and vermin, the 55 gr gamekings will take out a deer if need be (took a nice 5 x 4 last fall with mine). I bought a box of 70 gr Barnes TSX bullets when developing a load for deer, but when shot out of a rifle with such a slow twist, all they do is tumble and roll in the air. Still fairly accurate out to about 75 yards, so they also are loaded for vermin. It's pretty cool to shoot the 70 gr'ers at paper as well, I've won a couple of bets with buddies that wouldn't beleive I could make my bullet hit exactly sideways, putting a perfect bullet shaped hole in the target! I recently bought some berger match VLD bullets for this coming year of coyote calling, I forget how many grains they are, I think they are either 40's or 52's, probably more along the lines of 52's, although I was looking for 50's, my local gun shop only had the 52's, so 52 gr it is! I still haven't developed a load for them as of yet, but I do have first hand knowledge that the berger match VLD bullets work wonders on coyotes. My brother has a browning a-bolt that he bought last winter for coyotes, and he absolutely loves the berger match VLD bullets. They are designed with a very very small opening in the hollow point, which doesn't open up quite as quickly as most other hollow points, allowing for optimal penetration (up to 3"), then a very feirce shock wave with the bullet expending 80-90% of its energy directly inside the chest cavity when the bullet does fragment.
 
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I have a .223 barrel, from an xr100, that I am considering rechambering and sticking on my .22-250 , just because it has a 1 in 12" twist.I originally bought it to build a .223, but by the time I got my" I'll take it" in gear the action was gone.
Since I have a .223 on the way , I my try this out , and see how well it handles heavier bullets.Not yet sure what I would do with such an animal, but I may do it anyway.
Scott
 
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Thanks for all the info!! Just loaded up some 50gr hornady sp(all i could find locally) with 36gr imr4895 with win cases and primers. Hopefully i'll have time this weekend to test and chrony the loads and will post the results, sundance
 
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