Explosive loads for .22-250?

[powder monkey]

I am getting a new SPS in .22-250 and am wondering if anyone has a load with really explosive results?(gophers,magpies)

 

[Fassteel]

Explosive??

P M anything that you hit with a 22-250 is going to explode. FS

 

[bclinehand]

work on getting a Hornady V-Max up to around 4000fps and you'll have what you are looking for

 

[Scott_N]

Yeah... what the other guys said, pretty much anything small like gophers or magpies that you hit is going to blow up pretty good. I usually use Nosler Ballistic Tips in my 22-250, and I haven't really noticed a difference in explosiveness with different bullet weights, at least on small critters. The most spectacular kill that I've witnessed on a gopher so far is when a buddy shot one with his 22-250. That poor little gopher got at LEAST 20 feet into the air. That was with a 55 gr Ballistic Tip at an impact velocity of probably about 3400 fps.

 

[bisonhd]

4 L milk jugs full of water at 100 yards blowed up real good with pretty much every 22-250 bullet. Some of those caps shot straight up 50 yards.

 

[lcq]

try the 50gr Hornady SPSX bullets. They have such a thin jacket they are only rated to 3800fps with a 1:13 twist.

Brian

 

[smak_daddy]

39.5 grains H-380
+
hornady 50 SX bullets
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Gopher KABOOM!

 

[Lefty Dick]

Full house loads with Varget, and 40gr. V-Max's is pretty devestating.

 

[farmnut]

Hornady SXSP smoke um better then V-Max.
And this is from side by side comparison.

Mike.

 

[furface]

I prefer the Sierra 50gr. Blitzkings for those "explosive"results.

 

[savagelh]

I prefer the Sierra 50gr. Blitzkings for those "explosive"results.

^x2 50gr BK's on top of 36gr. of IMR4895. = gopher grenade

 

[woodchopper]

39.5 grains H-380
+
hornady 50 SX bullets
=================
Gopher KABOOM!

Thats close to the load I'm using, 39grn H-380 with a 50Grn Nosler Balistic tip

bullets just come apart on impact, like a little mini gernade going off inside a yote