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Post by 22cf on Nov 14, 2015 21:48:14 GMT
My new long range 22-250Rem Varminter. Tikka T3 Stainless action. Tikka Super Varmint Stock. Lothar Walther 26" 1 in 8 twist barrel. Throated to shoot the 69 Grain Sierra Tipped Matchkings. Oversized Bolt Knob. Ase Utra CQB sound moderator Stainless Optilocs Sightron 8-32x56 LRIRMOA Scope. Built by Dave Folwell at Bowtec Ive not done any load development yet but a friend has a very similar set up pushing these new bullets to 3500fps with RS60, I cannot wait to get out shooting doing load development.
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Post by sako75varminter on Nov 14, 2015 22:05:56 GMT
That's a nice rig 22cf....but I will be surprised if you get 3500fps with 69TMKs..that will be an extremely hot load!...good luck!
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Post by 22cf on Nov 14, 2015 22:08:37 GMT
Hi Sako, I was surpised myself, SirSlotsalot runs the same rig and is getting 3520fps with a load that is showing no pressure signs, I have run the figures on quickload too and that is also showing 3500fps with a psi well below the SAAMI max pressures. However, Quickload is only a guide, I will let you know how I get on with it.
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Post by sako75varminter on Nov 14, 2015 22:49:03 GMT
Thanks for the data mate!...hope im wrong!..that will be a fantastic long range rig if it all stacks up!
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Post by 22cf on Nov 20, 2015 16:38:43 GMT
Been over to Garland today to do my first load development with my new 22-250. Since collecting the rifle the weather has been horrendous, so I booked in to Carlton Moor on Monday evening to see how it grouped. However, I came home from work this morning to find the weather at home was quite mild with very little wind so I headed over to Garlands for a few hours.
I have been playing with Quickload for while trying to find a good bullet/powder combination, after trying a few different permutations I settled on the following.
Sako Brass Federal 210m primers Sierra 69 grain TMK bullets RS60 Powder COAL 2.542"
After running Quickload I decided to try 0.010" off the lands with powder charges from 36-39.6grains, increasing in 0.3 grain increments. I was a little sceptical of the velocities quickload was predicting, they seemed a little to high to me, so I started with a really low charge of 36 grains and went from there, I was trialling 3 shot groups at 116yds on the Garlands range.
After getting the new scope on target I was ready to go, the first 2 groups were poor, they were 0.9" and 1.3", to say I was disappointed is a massive understatement. I didn't get too disillusioned though, I had a lot more testing to do and on the third group the size shrunk to 0.500" so things were looking up.
Whilst the group sizes weren't great the velocities were very surprising, all groups tested were 30-100fps faster than quickload was suggesting, 36 grains of RS60 was pushing the 69grain STMK's out at 3300fps, 37.2grains was pushing them at 3400fps and my chosen charge of 38.4grains gave me 3 shot velocities of 3640fps, 3641fps and 3635fps which totally blew me away.
All groups between 37.8grains to 39.3grains were sub 0.520", I have decided to settle on 38.4 because it was the middle group of 3 groups which were 0.400", 0.250" and 0.350".
As I was leaving another guy turned up with a chronograph, I asked him if he would let me compare the velocities given on my chrono to his, I put the two chronos in tandem to compare and was pleased to see a slight variation of 20fps with my chrono giving the slower velocity.
If you have a tight twist 22-250rem and fancy trying something new, this combination is well worth a try. :-)
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Post by sako75varminter on Nov 21, 2015 17:24:36 GMT
Great write up on your finding's!..now that is moving for a 69gn bullet!...No pressure sign's at all?
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Post by 22cf on Nov 21, 2015 21:20:11 GMT
From 38.7 grains onwards the primers were a little flattened, but not alarmingly so, there was no scoring on the case face and the bolt had no stiffening on the lift, the 38.4grain load was perfect for what I want.
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Post by bigyin on May 27, 2016 16:01:25 GMT
How is your new rifle performing mate ? It sure looks like it'll be a handy tool
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