Reloading for 22-250

[Night Hunter 109]

Hi ,i was reloading using 55gr nosler ballistic tip spitzer heads and 34 gr of vihtavouri N140 which i found fine for foxes but was getting quite a bit of bruising on roe due to fragmentation, i asked for advice from the guy at the gunshop, he said that allot of the guys he knows use 55gr sierra gameking heads and swear by them because they have controlled expantion so i have bought a box of them to try but i am not sure how much N140 to use has anyone on here used these heads and if so what were your results and how much N140 powder should i use ...............

 

cheers Tam

[v-max 2]

I have used them & they were good but can be very explosive too. I was using 37.1g N140 & this is a max charge & i now work 36g for 55g bullets & i use cci primmers.

[SNAP SHOT 194]

Hi ,i was reloading using 55gr nosler ballistic tip spitzer heads and 34 gr of vihtavouri N140 which i found fine for foxes but was getting quite a bit of bruising on roe due to fragmentation, i asked for advice from the guy at the gunshop, he said that allot of the guys he knows use 55gr sierra gameking heads and swear by them because they have controlled expantion so i have bought a box of them to try but i am not sure how much N140 to use has anyone on here used these heads and if so what were your results and how much N140 powder should i use ...............

 

cheers Tam

 

Tam i think you should find out about the in's and out's of reloading and just exactly what it entails, From your own safety point of view.

So buy a good book and start reading.........it's the only way to pick things up, and getting some-one who know's what their at to show you how it's done.

[Night Hunter 109]

Thanks for your input guys ,i have been reloading for a few years and although they were very accurate i was never happy with the bruising that my home loaded stuff was causing when shooting roe and i did not feel comfortable dropping bullet weight, i just thought that it would be better to ask if anyone else had found a load that caused less bruising rather than to have to buy heaps of different heads and powders until i found one that had a more controlled expantion,i will probably start loading at 34gr and use that as a benchmark since it worked well with the nosler 55gr heads i managed to find some stuff on the net that suggests 33.5gr is the starting load for n140 and36.5gr is the maximum load

 

 

v- max what heads and powder do you use now and how do they perform mate

[v-max 2]

You will find that the 224" cal heads like nosler BT & v-max etc are not for deer use as they are a varmint bullet. I will be honest & say i shoot roe with v-max with no probs but have found the 22.250 a great cal & drops the roe well but can be quite hard on the carcase with a SP due to its velocity. I cant tell you the starting load for N140 but my data gives 37.1g as max charge & i used to load 37-37.1g but have backed off to 36g when i load 55g bullet with N140. I got Hodgdons BL-C2 & Varget both 1lb tubs for £10 each & im on the BL-C2 just now with 50g v-max. I used to use Hodgdons powder till prices went up & went to Vit N140 but they are much the same pound for pound & back on Hodgdons i got cheap as i used to use H380 & BL-C2.

I work between 50g v-max & 55g sierra gameking & 55g v-max with either N140 or BL-C2.

[Night Hunter 109]

You will find that the 224" cal heads like nosler BT & v-max etc are not for deer use as they are a varmint bullet. I will be honest & say i shoot roe with v-max with no probs but have found the 22.250 a great cal & drops the roe well but can be quite hard on the carcase with a SP due to its velocity. I cant tell you the starting load for N140 but my data gives 37.1g as max charge & i used to load 37-37.1g but have backed off to 36g when i load 55g bullet with N140. I got Hodgdons BL-C2 & Varget both 1lb tubs for £10 each & im on the BL-C2 just now with 50g v-max. I used to use Hodgdons powder till prices went up & went to Vit N140 but they are much the same pound for pound & back on Hodgdons i got cheap as i used to use H380 & BL-C2.

I work between 50g v-max & 55g sierra gameking & 55g v-max with either N140 or BL-C2.

 

 

thanks v-max that will give me some other avenues to try ....cheers

[auquhollie 0]

If you were getting good groups with the other load and N140 then go down 1 grain and try working your way back up. It should be nearly the same load as its still a 55 grain head. Be safe though and work your way up looking for pressure signs.

 

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[dogga 1]

this may be me being thick but i thought you had to use a minimum of .243 for roe?yet the thread title is reloading for the 22.250

[jamie g 17]

this may be me being thick but i thought you had to use a minimum of .243 for roe?yet the thread title is reloading for the 22.250

 

 

no you can use 223 in scotland on roe so 22/250 is fine to.

 

in england you can use 223,22/250 on munjac and cwd but not roe.

 

which is abit silly as if its fine to use them in scotland why not here ????

[Night Hunter 109]

If you were getting good groups with the other load and N140 then go down 1 grain and try working your way back up. It should be nearly the same load as its still a 55 grain head. Be safe though and work your way up looking for pressure signs.

 

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cheers Ads, it was not the accuracy of the load that i had the problem with i was looking for a load that will not cause as much hydrostatic shock on impact so i may have to look at dropping down to lighter heads and loads until i find a suitable load that still has the stopping power and is still within the legal limit here in scotland mate

 

Tam

[Night Hunter 109]

this may be me being thick but i thought you had to use a minimum of .243 for roe?yet the thread title is reloading for the 22.250

 

 

no you can use 223 in scotland on roe so 22/250 is fine to.

 

in england you can use 223,22/250 on munjac and cwd but not roe.

 

which is abit silly as if its fine to use them in scotland why not here ????

 

hi dogga ,jamie g has hit the nail on the head and it is beond me why you guys down south are not permitted to take roe with 22-250 as it has awsome stopping power where roe are concerned to the extent that i have started this thread to find ways of limiting the dammage caused by the 22-250 round the roe certainly do not know what has hit them

[Guest magwa1962]

I have used them & they were good but can be very explosive too. I was using 37.1g N140 & this is a max charge & i now work 36g for 55g bullets & i use cci primmers.

WOW big load way to much 37.1g...never exeed 36.5g with this size of head and powder

[Guest magwa1962]

this may be me being thick but i thought you had to use a minimum of .243 for roe?yet the thread title is reloading for the 22.250

YOU ARE THICK YOU CAN LEGALLY SHOOT ROE WITH A 22 CENTERFIRE IN BONNIE SCOTLAND

[Guest magwa1962]

this may be me being thick but i thought you had to use a minimum of .243 for roe?yet the thread title is reloading for the 22.250

 

 

no you can use 223 in scotland on roe so 22/250 is fine to.

 

in england you can use 223,22/250 on munjac and cwd but not roe.

 

which is abit silly as if its fine to use them in scotland why not here ????

ENGLAND STILL LIVE IN THE DARK AGES