Precision rifle in 22-250?

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Im thinking about getting into precision shooting and I was wondering what i could expect from a 22-250 caliber rifle. The main questions I have are:

what's what max range i could expect to get out of a 22-250 with a standard length barrel and a decent rifle?

being that its 22 caliber...would it be easy to see bullet impacts at range?

Im not set up for reloading ammo atm, so how would the price of ammo compare to say .223 or .308?

thanks guys :D
 
I competed with a 22-250 improved. (Less taper on the case and a sharper shoulder = more powder capacity) With a fast twist barrel I could shoot 80 gr bulllets back to 1000 yards, very accurately.

Barrel life was short. only 1000 rounds or so. neeed a new barrel each season.

A factory rifle would have a 1:12 barrel. no good for accurate shooting at any distance. light bullets have too much wind drift.
 
.223 will be cheaper to shoot, and you will have a much larger variety of factory loaded match ammo.

.22-250 is a barrel burner. If you plan to shoot a ton, you may want to consider this before buying/building a rifle.

Edit: Seems Ganderite beat me to the punch by a minute. What he said.
 
Power Pill said:
Im thinking about getting into precision shooting and I was wondering what i could expect from a 22-250 caliber rifle. The main questions I have are:

what's what max range i could expect to get out of a 22-250 with a standard length barrel and a decent rifle?

being that its 22 caliber...would it be easy to see bullet impacts at range?

Im not set up for reloading ammo atm, so how would the price of ammo compare to say .223 or .308?

thanks guys :D
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.22-250 is a barrel eater.

.308 is more common round, thus the ammo is cheaper & easier to get than .22-250

I recommend you get a .223 heavy barrel gun instead.
 
I don't know if i would get 1000 rounds down range anytime soon, but being a barrel eater is a turn off.

would .308 be cheaper than .223? from what i've read before they seem to have similar range capabilities (correct me if im wrong)
 
Range ?

One question here is "What ranges do you intend to shoot at?"

If you are goint to shoot at under 500 yards or so, then the .223 with a fast twist barrel and heavier bullets can do the job. If over 500 yards, then the .308 will probably be better.

I am a bit puzzled by the references to the 22-250 being a barrel burner. This is something that I was hearing about the .220 Swift during the 1950s and 1960s. I have built rifles chambered for the 22-250 since 1962, and have not really found that to be a factor. It is still one of my favorite calibres, along with the .308, and I live in an area where the Gophers are very plentiful, so a lot of .22-250 reloads are shot at them.

With reasonable loads, the 22-250 barrel will last as long as any other one of the same quality. If you cram a lot of powder into any cartridge, it will erode the barrel faster.
 
I agree, for economics get a .223 rem. Beyond about 450 it will outperform a 22-250 in 1 in 12 twist for drift. Beyond 600 it will have more energy and less drop but drift is the hard one, Drop easy to dial.

1 in 9 or 1 in 8 twist.
My Savage has a 1 in 9 and its great. I can shoot some pretty hi BC bullets with it. (Long) but a 1 in 8 would allow me to shoot them year round. Right now the long Hornady 75grA-maxes good to about 40 F only (1.113" long G7 BC .212) I should be able to shoot some berger 70vld and 75vld year round though and they are also very high bc bullet

2 years ago I didn't think I'd shoot that much either. I got my first varmint caliber this spring and now have 1250 rounds down the tube. My guess is 7-10000 round life from what I've heard. My re-barrel will be a 1 in 8.

This is a Youtube of 75gr a-maxes at 822 yards I loaded to youtube yesterday, shot Aug 2nd 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzdf53NY1z8

Cheers
 
buffdog said:
One question here is "What ranges do you intend to shoot at?"

If you are goint to shoot at under 500 yards or so, then the .223 with a fast twist barrel and heavier bullets can do the job. If over 500 yards, then the .308 will probably be better.

I am a bit puzzled by the references to the 22-250 being a barrel burner. This is something that I was hearing about the .220 Swift during the 1950s and 1960s. I have built rifles chambered for the 22-250 since 1962, and have not really found that to be a factor. It is still one of my favorite calibres, along with the .308, and I live in an area where the Gophers are very plentiful, so a lot of .22-250 reloads are shot at them.

With reasonable loads, the 22-250 barrel will last as long as any other one of the same quality. If you cram a lot of powder into any cartridge, it will erode the barrel faster.
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Id probably be going for 500m and under for now.

Whats considered a fast twist? 1:12?
 
hifly78 said:
I agree, for economics get a .223 rem. Beyond about 450 it will outperform a 22-250 in 1 in 12 twist for drift. Beyond 600 it will have more energy and less drop but drift is the hard one, Drop easy to dial.

1 in 9 or 1 in 8 twist.
My Savage has a 1 in 9 and its great. I can shoot some pretty hi BC bullets with it. (Long) but a 1 in 8 would allow me to shoot them year round. Right now the long Hornady 75grA-maxes good to about 40 F only (1.113" long G7 BC .212) I should be able to shoot some berger 70vld and 75vld year round though and they are also very high bc bullet

2 years ago I didn't think I'd shoot that much either. I got my first varmint caliber this spring and now have 1250 rounds down the tube. My guess is 7-10000 round life from what I've heard. My re-barrel will be a 1 in 8.

This is a Youtube of 75gr a-maxes at 822 yards I loaded to youtube yesterday, shot Aug 2nd 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzdf53NY1z8

Cheers
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cool video. just dont shoot down the power lines :D
 
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