22.250 opinions

[Tikka T3 0]

hi

just like to know people,s views on the 22.250 and its capability at long range etc ?

 

anyone on here use a sako 75 in this cal ?

 

thanks t3

[mole trapper 1,693]

My favourite foxing round, devastating with 55grn winchester balistic tips.

[wag 13]

hi, i use a cz 22.250 with a 40gns bullet i have no probs with it at distance.

 

 

 

regards wag

[SNAP SHOT 194]

firstly the 22.250 is an excellent fox round.

if thinking of changing rifles try the .204cal simply excellent, great accuracy, and no problems with knockdown power either. if it was my choice the .204 would be it, just something to think about. As for the sako 75 great gun you'll not have a problem with it.

however for years the 22.250 held the limelight as the best varminting cal. around, till the 220 swift took over, but this said the 22.250 is just slightly less powerfull, so you'll still have lots of fun..

[Tikka T3 0]

hi snap shot

thanks for the reply ,just got rid of the 204 remington 700 sps .not getting the accuracy i need from it

the rounds are thin on the ground ,choice wise ,and they are going up in price to 140 quid for 100 very expensive to shoot . going for the stainless synthetic sako 75 hope this gives me better results

but all opinions welcomed

 

regards t3

[Tikka T3 0]

hi mole trapper

what gun are you using ? and what sort of groups are you getting my mate works in a gunshop and he says the winchester rounds are very good .

 

t3

[weejohn 3]

i have the tikka in 22-250 and i cant fault it. i use the federal ballistic tips and they group under the size of a 5p piece at 100 yds, i havnt tried them at long range yet so cant comment on that.

[SNAP SHOT 194]

tikka, must be the gun mate, because i have a friend who shoots the .204, though its a ruger, and the grouping in consistantly around the 1/2 inch, he's shooting crows at over 350 yards with it, shop around for the ammo as prices are going up. plus if you tell your local gun shop to order in some would they not oblidge?

[Guest baldie]

Another vote for the .204 here, but theres bugger all wrong with the 22-250, its an excellent cartridge.

You need to start reloading mate, its a hell of a lot cheaper, and you never have the problem of running out, or the shop not having any in.

Luckily, the sako is available in both calibres, and its a fabulous rifle, i have one i rebarrelled in 6mmbr, and its an absolute tack driver...love it to bits.

[mole trapper 1,693]

hi mole trapper

what gun are you using ? and what sort of groups are you getting my mate works in a gunshop and he says the winchester rounds are very good .

 

t3

 

Mine is a basic Ruger with a zeiss 8x56 with a T8, never really measured on paper, other than to zero, it was within an inch at 100 yds, all my shots are taken standing off sticks, best so far was a 210 yrd nut shot, the only problem is the barrel gets hot real quick.

[Tikka T3 0]

hi baldi

 

im just getting reloading gear together waiting on rcbs 1500 scales ,got the dies etc .the trouble im finding with the 204 is ammo choice .ive been using 40 grain remmy accu tips

they are almost bullet on bullet at 100 yd zero but then they will put a fe about an inch all over the place

try,s my .222 tikka and it is pin on every shot . i shot two crackers a couple of days ago on the lamp with the .222 and missed two should have beens with the 204 .just aint got the confidence with it any more

the 204 does the job for certain when it connects. but i think its time to move on even though the sako is twice the price of the remmy . but they are taking the p...ss with the £ 140 per 100

i just hope the 22.250 is a little less temprimental .baldy have you used the 22.250 on fox ?

 

thanks for your opinion

 

t3

[Guest Scuba1]

Snap.... the .22 swift has newer taken over as far as .22 calibre goes the 22.250 is the benchmark in most respects.

 

IMHO

 

Michael

[Guest baldie]

I,ve no real practical foxing experience with the 22-250 tikka, but i,ve shot a few. The mistake you made with the remmy .204 was using 40 grain ammo. I havent seen a factory barrel yet that will stabilise them, the twist is too slow.All shoot the 32 grain bullets very well.

The 22-250 is at the top of the tree for a fox round, i would add the .204 and the 243 with light bullets too. Forget the swift, it eats barrels, the police dont like them, and ammo is like rocking horse crap, and expensive.I cant remember the last one i saw, but they are still popular in ireland.

[Guest Macnas]

22 Swifts are popular because they are easier than other centre-fires to license, so fellows went for them in a big way.

 

Then .223's became much easier to get, and now the gunshops are full of Swifts that nobody wants.

 

The 22.250 used to be the only centrefire cartridge/rifle available here, people used to stalk deer with them. Yes, red, fallow and sika deer with 22.250's, and not that long ago either.

[dead ive 0]

Interesting thread here

 

I've got a .223 ,my mate has the 22/250 and we both homeload and use the same Hornady 50 grn V-Max bullet .Now I'm on 24.2 grn of N133 in fed brass giving out 3400 FPS and he's on 35grn H414 giving out 3600 FPS .OK 200 ft per second difference but alot more powder to get it there .

 

At the end of the day in capable hands a .223 will match a 22/250 up to 225 Yds which is a long way at night .The question is how many 300yd shot's do you think you'd be taking ? You'd probably need a hotter load as well .I do know that his SAKO 75 could'nt get on with any factory stuff .

 

Both excellant Fox calibre's IMO

Edited October 30, 2007 by dead ive