Thread: 22.250 vs 22.250AI speeds

I found shooting rabbits from 400m+ disappointing with any rifle because you dicked around with spotting scopes, spotters, more misses than hits because of environmental issues even with fast twist rifles. It just took the quick fire rabbit shooting game away and turned it into a drawn out boring as f@$k day with a 20% kill rate. Give me rabbits out to 300m any day, keep it simple, point and shoot for varmints, way more enjoyable imo


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Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

The 22-250 would really come alive with a 1-8 twist & 75 Amaxs

Throw in some Lapua brass, good powder selection & it would be out standing

Yup thats what we are running now...100 cases form fired, 12 used for load work and only 2 misses out of the rest

Rob was wrapped as he used to get a few more left/ right misses due to wind

Originally Posted by Tussock

3800 with 55g Vmax with normal 22-250

Lapua brass and 80g Amax would be deadly combination.

I'm pretty sure I did your load development and it wasn't doing that

What powder was pushing it tussock? I am using a leisurely 34.5 gr of 2208 behind a 55gr soft point. My do everything load. When I tried it it was super accurate and I just went with it. Probably not going very fast but now I have it suppressed I should try do some proper development and crony it

when Robs rifle was std we were no were near 3800 with tight lift but that was with 2208, BM2 was used on 52 gr pills and still way short of that with preasure

Rob was allways why would you shoot that far away....can't see them.... and that was 300yrds

Last night he stepped it out the 425 for his longest kill, just using the reticle for drop and chart I did to the reticle (ranged) Dialing is a bit to confusing for him so I doubt he will go much further


The animals did pop better with the 55's though but the 75gr stays in line