22-250 load for hornady v-max 55gr using n140

[Keith Talbot]

Hi Guys,

i wonder if anyone could help me. I found a load for home-loading using Hornady V-max 55gr bullets and vihtavuori n140 powder ordered all the bits and .....you guessed it cannot find the load data. Has anyone got any information that might help.

Many thanks in advance,

Keith

 

[Muir]

Hi Guys,

i wonder if anyone could help me. I found a load for home-loading using Hornady V-max 55gr bullets and vihtavuori n140 powder ordered all the bits and .....you guessed it cannot find the load data. Has anyone got any information that might help.

Many thanks in advance,

Keith

You could use Vhit's data for a 55 grain bullet. In lieu of that, Hornady lists their 55 grain bullets (all of them) with Vhit N140 @ 31.5 to 34.7 grains.~Muir

 

[Keith Talbot]

Thanks Muir,

much appreciated

 

[patrickt]

Hello Keith, I have the Sierra manual, and the 55g, various bullets ie: BLITZ, SMP, FMJBT, SPT, HPBT, Blitzking. all start at 32.9g of N140 which produces 3300FPS, 33.8g produces 3400FPS, 34.8g produces 3500FPS, 35.7g produces 3600FPS, AND 36.6g THE MAXIMUM THEY RECOMMEND produces 3700 FPS.

If you need any more info ie COAL or different powders used PM me. I hope this helps

Good Luck

Patrick

 

[Miki]

Kieth
What is the twist rate in your barrel ?

 

[wise man]

I load 22.250 for a few mates .
Never used anything else but VN140 36 Gr 55gr hornady vmax .
i must have loaded thousands with no complaints.
hope it works for you too.

 

[bluesako]

+1 for above

 

[rookstorm]

I did this yesterday with 35.5 grains of n140 five shots at a 100 yards 50 grain nosler b/tip

 

[rookstorm]

Probably never do it again lol

 

[Daveb001]

Just starting with this exact bullet powder calibre combo. Will try these.

 

[samh6]

Albeit not a V-max but Blitzking 55gr, I use 36gr of N140. Consistent, accurate and fast. Moved from Varget and happy with the substitution.

 

[Daveb001]

Is viht 140 33gr ok to start with a 50grain vmax ?

 

[andychas]

Is viht 140 33gr ok to start with a 50grain vmax ?

Hornady book range is start 32.1, max 37.2gn n140 with a 50gn vmax so you’ll be fine to start there and work up.

 

[bryn]

Interested in this thanks
bryn

 

[Daveb001]

Hornady book range is start 32.1, max 37.2gn n140 with a 50gn vmax so you’ll be fine to start there and work up.

That's good. Waiting on a comparator for my calipers then I can measure length accurately.

 

[Euan]

35.5gr N140 worked for me and two others i load for. 4 rifles overall groups were good just using standard coal 2.350

 

[bryn]

I got round to giving this a go over the last week and settled on 37g Viht 140 with a 55g Nosler Varmageddon, winchester once fired brass, and fed LMP at around 3660fps giving me constant 1/4 to 1/2 moa, out of a 24inch 1:12 twist barrel. i had a velocity nodes at 36.2 and 37g and the difference in speeds was minimal but settled on the 37g which was slightly more accurate but not blindingly different.
I played around with seating depth which made virtually no difference settling on slightly more than the max col of 2.350 but that was only because I was just wasting rounds for minimal gain, I think standard seating depth would have been fine. Probably the easiest round I’ve reloaded for and I used the 10 round load development/Velocity ladder test.

bryn

 

[Muir]

I played around with seating depth which made virtually no difference settling on slightly more than the max col of 2.350 but that was only because I was just wasting rounds for minimal gain, I think standard seating depth would have been fine.

bryn

A good lesson learned there. If you can't get a good, accurate load from standard seating depth, or near it, you haven't done your job well. I like to think I produce very accurate handloads and I seat to manufacturer's recommended length. If there is no recommendation I can find, I seat the parallel sides of the bullet to the neck shoulder junction utilizing the most neck tension I can. I am always surprised how often the application of this seating method results in a loaded OAL very close to the manufacturers recommendation, once found.~Muir