22.250 and copper bullets

[mollydog]

Is anyone using the above combination , what results are you getting

 

[takbok]

I use copper bullets in my 220 Swift - my favourite deer rifle. Barnes 50gr TTSX with the plastic tips removed so that they stabilise in the 1:14" twist barrel. Excellent results up to about 230m so far.

 

[25 Sharps]

Is anyone using the above combination , what results are you getting

For deer or fox/vermin?

 

[mollydog]

For deer or fox/vermin?

mostly for foxing

 

[25 Sharps]

Barnes Varmint grenade in 50 gr probably a good place to start. Have used them in hornet and expansion is crap compared to v-max but at 22-250 velocities it should be better…

 

[Tikka250]

I use copper bullets in my 220 Swift - my favourite deer rifle. Barnes 50gr TTSX with the plastic tips removed so that they stabilise in the 1:14" twist barrel. Excellent results up to about 230m so far.

Whats the removal of the plastic tip doing to the weight or is it negligible?

 

[Border]

Whats the removal of the plastic tip doing to the weight or is it negligible?

More for the length and stability I would guess....

 

[Tikka250]

More for the length and stability I would guess....

Aye, makes sense but I was thinking taking the plastic tip off a 50gr bullet might knock it below the 50gr minimum bullet weight for Roe.

 

[Bowland blades]

Barnes Varmint grenade in 50 gr probably a good place to start. Have used them in hornet and expansion is crap compared to v-max but at 22-250 velocities it should be better…

can i ask what make is your hornet and twist rate ? these bullets strike sideways from my CZ 22 hornet at 50 yards i cant get them on a4 paper ( the rifle is a tack driver with all other bullets )

 

[25 Sharps]

can i ask what make is your hornet and twist rate ? these bullets strike sideways from my CZ 22 hornet at 50 yards i cant get them on a4 paper ( the rifle is a tack driver with all other bullets )

Sorry should her been more clear, I amusing the 30 gr hornet version.

 

[Bowland blades]

oh right didn,t know there was one !

 

[Edinburgh Rifles]

we have 50gr Fox in factory ammo form that works in 1:14" .222 and .22-250 rifles
it is tipless as it reduces the length enough to stabilise

Also do a 45gr and 51gr Peregrine

Works extremely well on small deer and foxes

 

[takbok]

Whats the removal of the plastic tip doing to the weight or is it negligible?

negligible I'd say (I keep well clear of bureaucracy for good measure).

 

[bluesako]

my 17rem with my old barrell woudnt stabilize 25gr vmax but if you pulled the red plastic tip off bingo one hole grouping it all down to the lenght of the bullett your using bs

 

[Edinburgh Rifles]

Whats the removal of the plastic tip doing to the weight or is it negligible?

It’s length control
Not weight
60gr soft point flat base spitter will stabilise in a 1:14” but a 52gr btbt won’t

 

[Heym SR20]

I have just worked up a 51gn VLR4 Peregrine Load for 1 in 12" 223. Well below the 1" at 100m and have taken a couple of yearling Roe Bucks with it. It does like velocity - initial starting loads were a bit bigger.

Plastic tips are minimal in weight - 0.2gn or so. If you are using 50gn bullets, by the law of probability 50% will be less than 50.00gn in any case.