Double four
Well-Known Member
Brian i know a fella who uses one he reccons its the dogs danglies, i will find his no out for you and bring it to the fair.
.22-243 Middlestead, Ultimate For Fox?
- Thread starter jamross65
- Start date
I looked into all these fancy custom chamberings when I was having my foxing rifle made, in the end the real world performance differnces vs the increased hassle of case prep and fire forming, even a 22-250AI is not in reality much faster than a standard one, when you include the fact that my FEO won't let me have vermin on anything above 22 means that I stuck with a conventional chambering.
22-250 with a 26" barrel firing 53gr V-Max at 3800 fps really gets the job done and using Lapua brass straight out the box really cuts down the time spent at the reloading bench which is a big bonus as I really don't enjoy it all that much.
22-250 with a 26" barrel firing 53gr V-Max at 3800 fps really gets the job done and using Lapua brass straight out the box really cuts down the time spent at the reloading bench which is a big bonus as I really don't enjoy it all that much.
bewsher500
Well-Known Member
Now that would be fun!!
"The .243 Catbird was conceived to be an ultra-long range 6mm varmint round, but also works quite well for a deer cartridge. It is a .270 Winchester case necked down to .243 and blown out with a 35 degree shoulder. This case is delivering some impressive velocities. Our original goal was to get 4000 f.p.s. with a 68-70 gr. bullet. However, we surpassed this goal with 4100 f.p.s. We were able to achieve 3800 f.p.s. with an 85 gr. bullet and 3500 f.p.s. with a 95 gr. Nosler Partition. This cartridge packs plenty of punch for long range varmint hunting or medium range deer hunting.Cases for this chambering are quite easy to form. You simply run a .270 Win. case through a Catbird full length sizing die, load it with a reduced load and fire-form it by simply shooting it through your gun. There are two versions of this cartridge. One of them has a tight neck and the other has a standard neck. The cases for the tight necked version must be neck turned before they can be loaded and fired. Once cases have been fire-formed for either version they can be reloaded as any other cartridge. While this cartridge may not be for everybody, many people will love the high velocity and the accompanying flat trajectories that can be achieved. This round may be the fastest 6mm cartridge ever developed. Of course, you have to give something to get something. She is a “barrel eater” — expect about 1500 rounds of good accuracy."
Clydemotor
Well-Known Member
20PPC is an amazing foxing round , it’s my go to gun at the moment…….
35 gr Hornady NTX out of my 1 in 9 twist bergara 22-250 does 4830fps - and they are stable
Cheers
Bruce
landkeeper
Well-Known Member
What are your drops like with that
I don't know - and I'm not going to find out 
Although there were absolutely no signs of over pressure, the barrel isn't going to last long with the load I used to get that speed, so I'm going back something a lot more sensible - like 50g VMax at 3700fps
Cheers
Bruce
Although there were absolutely no signs of over pressure, the barrel isn't going to last long with the load I used to get that speed, so I'm going back something a lot more sensible - like 50g VMax at 3700fps
Cheers
Bruce
landkeeper
Well-Known Member
Ah shame that would have been interesting I have quite the itch for a fast twist 250 or swiftI don't know - and I'm not going to find out
Although there were absolutely no signs of over pressure, the barrel isn't going to last long with the load I used to get that speed, so I'm going back something a lot more sensible - like 50g VMax at 3700fps
Cheers
Bruce
Magnificent 7
Well-Known Member
Lot of powder for such a little
Bullet ??
kenbro
Well-Known Member
Everyone knows speed kills, even the road signs in towns tell you.You may then rebarrel again after you've worked up a load. And again, and again!
Ken.
Similar threads
