What bullet weight for a 22-250 22" barrel 1-14RH twist

[tigrr]

A buddy has asked me what the best weight bullet would be for his 22-250 1-14 inch twist, 22 inch barrel. So I thought it would be good to ask here!
Its a M77 Ruger Hawkeye All-Weather.
What company makes those bullets as well. He likes Berger, Barnes.
70 grain berger VLD bullets were completely sideways at 50 yards.
Any ideas?

 

[Scott_N]

My 22-250 also has a 1:14 twist and it likes bullets 55 grains or less.

 

[mikeelliot]

I was going to say 40-60 gr

 

[BOBXXX]

+2 on the 55 or less. Might get lucky and be able to stabilize a 60gr with a 1-14 but that is a might??

 

[cdnredneck_t3]

Mine likes Sierra 52 GR BTHP Matchkings.

 

[mpwolf]

50 gr. v-max over a charge of varget. Crows don't like it so much. If you need to buy brass anyway, try the Winchester white box 45gr. hp (comes in a 40 rd. box from Walmart). This load seems to shoot very well in lots of different rifles, and you end up with formed brass.

 

[Ruger No.1]

Had a M77 in that twist and now have a No.1 in the same twist. As stated several times above 55grs. or less always work. I'm going to try some Nosler Partitions in 60gr. as mathmatically they should also work given their short mass to length ratio.

 

[CV32]

+2 on the 55 or less. Might get lucky and be able to stabilize a 60gr with a 1-14 but that is a might??

+3.

(There are apparently loads in a reloading manual (don't recall which) for a 70 gr Speer with that cartridge and twist, but I have never tried it and I am skeptical, unless the 70 gr Speer is a really stubby bullet? )

 

[Onagoth]

45 gr, it pushes 4000 ft/sec with the right charge, and is very accurate.

 

[Mount Sweetness]

55gr Sierra Gamekings will be one of your best bets. 35 gr of Varget