Berger 77 Grain .22

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I just bought a Savage MkII G series and i love it, it seems to be an all around good gun for pretty cheap, but i was wondering if i could shoot the .22 77 Gr. Bullet if i loaded it as a single shot rather than from the clip.

The bullet is definately a .22 but i dont think it would fit in my clip because its bigger (longer) than a LR.

I don't know alot about any of this stuff cause im new to the game but any comments or suggestions would be helpful.

Thanks

PS: here's the Link:
http://www.bergerbullets.com/
 
77 Gr Berger Bullets are made to be handloaded in centerfire rifles such as the 223 or 22-250, etc., so no, you can't use them in your rimfire rifle.
 
even if you could load it, and load enough powder to get it through the barrel without getting stuck (it's probably .224" whereas 22 rimfire bores are .222-.223), the rifle twist wouldn't be enough to stabilize it.
 
You do realize that you can't really 're-load' rimfire's right?

If you really need to use 77grn ammo in a .22, you should be shooting a .223 or 22-250 or .220 Swift... etc..
 
Oh i see i didnt realize it was centerfire,

Thanks guys i thought a 77 gr would be too good to be true

one other thing what does it mean when you said that the twist wouldnt be enough to stabilize the bullets flight?
 
You need to have certain twist rates to stabilize longer bullets. 1-14" means the twist rate is that a bullet is spun once every 14" of barrel; this continues out the barrel at a consistent rate. 1-9" is required to stabilize anything over 60gr in a .224" reliably (some exceptions), otherwise the bullet will start to spin excentrically and "keyhole". Keyhole is the term used when a bullet hits your target (paper, skin, wood, etc.) sideways. Very inaccurate and inefficient. Your average .224" centerfire uses a 1-12"(?) and stabilizes bullets up to 55grs farily reliably. I can't tell you what the twist is for .22 LR, someone else here will definitley know.:rolleyes:
 
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I have heard people re-load rimfire cases. You have to have some kind of bullet puller though.
 
In a word; why????? Save your vision, and the useless performace. If you want a centerfire bullet to hit your target, start by shooting a centerfire cartridge.

As to the beginner of this thread, note the distinction between bullet and cartridge, a bullet is just the projectile, the cartridge is the complete round with bullet, case, powder, and primer. The bullets like the 77gr Berger are just the bullet, and people with fast twist barrels in their .223's for example can load and shoot them.
 
Why not? If a person is of a mind to try something few other people have, let'em go. On the other hand this fella is new to the game, and clearly misunderstood, has been corrected, and will obviously pay more attention to articles and advertisement in the future. I had to correct a previously torte reply that dripped sarcasm. My thought was,"what a nimrod, is he serious?", then I realized that I could easily make the same mistake trying to gain knowledge on someone else's hobby forum like CYCLENUTZ or PINGPONGNUTZ. Just because I was enthralled with ballistics, barrel length and things that go boom at a young age, which allowed me time to gain an ample horde of bang-stick knowledge, doesn't mean everyone was. The fact that this guy bought one of the best bargains a person can get in rimfire technology (even if they are sinnfully ugly) speaks well for him.
Welcome to gunnutz, Whammy, and if you want some biased advise feel free to pm me with a problem or two. If I don't know the answer I'll BS you so well you think I do. Have fun plinking, and give those popcans hell.:dancingbanana:
 
It should be the Gunnutz armchairwarrior motto, but to each their own.
And about the popcans, I like to pretend they are evil, little lawn gnomes trying to steal my mini-carrots, so I kill'em. It increases my hit ratio. HEHEHEH. Now where the hell did I put my vikaden?
 
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