22-250

[Len the dog]

foxes and roe for dinner.

 

[takbok]

Thanks. They have a blunt poly tip to them. Was hoping this might tip the balance. They don't look any different to the 55g vmax I normally use. Would the tsx work instead of pulling the tips on the ttsx?
Do you use these in a 22250? Ta

The 50gr TSX is longer than the 50gr TTSX with tip removed. I tried 45gr TSX years ago in my 222 and couldn't get them to work so didn't bother trying 50gr TSX.

I use the 50gr TTSX with tips removed in my 220 Swift.

 

[GWP]

PPU 50gr or 55gr bullets are a little harder than most in this chambering work on roe and the foxes dont seem to complain

 

[Bavarianbrit]

My local gunsmith had bought a load of Remington 55gr PSP but the guy he had ordered them for sadly passed away. To get rid of them he offered them to me for £10 a box, so my son and I both took as many as we could legally hold.
They won't group for s**t, they strike about 3" low at 140yds and the stench of sulphur is awful. I had intended to use them on the crows but I'm not sure I'll hit a crow sized thingy with them.
I am now thinking about pulling the bullets out with pliers and at least recovering the brass, primers and powder.

What twist has your weapon?

 

[Len the dog]

What twist has your weapon?

Said the actress to the Bishop.

1:14. They're not keyholing at all, just won't group. I shoot 55gr Vmax and also 55gr boat tail Blitz King, both of which will cloverleaf.
The problem arises from the absolutely dire QC of the ammo, different coloured primers, bullets with & without a cannelure, seating length variance of 40 thou, and a mix of SP & HP...........all in the same box!
Also, the MV was over 200fps down on comparable factory.
However, at 50p each I will either use them on not too distant crows or scrap the bullets and reclaim the rest, which would work out about the same as my own reloads.

 

[JohnCZ]

I've just loaded some hornady ecx 50grain. I've yet to test them, got in lamb ewes where I do my testing. I'm hoping I can get them to group. A mate said they perform well in his larger calibers.

Was looking at loading these for my 22-250 R8 barrel. Did you manage to get them shooting?
Cheers from Oz

 

[Dave_45]

Could do far worse than try Sako 55gr Gamehead

Also my go to ammunition,tremendous

 

[Dave_45]

My rifle is a 1-7/75 twist , I could just call it an 8 twist I suppose.

Loves 55gr Sako and ,I now homeload this in the form of sierra gamekings 55gr.
Also yew tree 53gr non lead

 

[Will the chippy]

Was looking at loading these for my 22-250 R8 barrel. Did you manage to get them shooting?
Cheers from Oz

They weren't bad but just not good enough for me. Tried 6 or 8 loads and the best was about 1.25 inch at 100yrds. Vmax is about .5 inch. Mines a 1 in 14 twist. They did stabilise ok but just not accurate enough. I'm trying out some Barnes ttsx next. I've been advised to pull the plastic tips to make them more likely to stabilise.

 

[cjs66]

Don't suppose your mate is using non lead and it's a 1 in 14 twist by anychance? Contemplating getting one for roe but trying to find anyone that's used a 1 in 14 twist barrel to reassure me the copper will stabilise with 50/55gr rounds

As Rory mentioned above, the Barnes TTSX 50g with the tips pulled (very easy to do) stabilises well in a 1/14 twist. I send them at 3600 fps through my R8 and when developing the load, I got .3". Just for kicks, I tried them with the tips in, half-inch at 100y. I chose to use the load with the tips removed as I'm not sure how the other load will behave at a distance. These expand really well, I recovered one from a roe doe I'd shot face on at over 200y. The bullet exited and I found it in the front elbow when I skinned it. Perfect mushroom and the retained weight was 49.7 grains. Maybe the weight of the removed tip. They have the BC of a house brick with the tip removed and the drop has to be compensated for.
All that said, I'm still using 55g Sierra GKs and 52g Amax with excellent results. Long live the lead!

cjs

 

[yellow belly]

As Rory mentioned above, the Barnes TTSX 50g with the tips pulled (very easy to do) stabilises well in a 1/14 twist. I send them at 3600 fps through my R8 and when developing the load, I got .3". Just for kicks, I tried them with the tips in, half-inch at 100y. I chose to use the load with the tips removed as I'm not sure how the other load will behave at a distance. These expand really well, I recovered one from a roe doe I'd shot face on at over 200y. The bullet exited and I found it in the front elbow when I skinned it. Perfect mushroom and the retained weight was 49.7 grains. Maybe the weight of the removed tip. They have the BC of a house brick with the tip removed and the drop has to be compensated for.
All that said, I'm still using 55g Sierra GKs and 52g Amax with excellent results. Long live the lead!

cjs

I ended up trying sako .222 ttsx with tips removed and they shoot a dream out of my 1 in 14!

 

[JohnCZ]

As Rory mentioned above, the Barnes TTSX 50g with the tips pulled (very easy to do) stabilises well in a 1/14 twist. I send them at 3600 fps through my R8 and when developing the load, I got .3". Just for kicks, I tried them with the tips in, half-inch at 100y. I chose to use the load with the tips removed as I'm not sure how the other load will behave at a distance. These expand really well, I recovered one from a roe doe I'd shot face on at over 200y. The bullet exited and I found it in the front elbow when I skinned it. Perfect mushroom and the retained weight was 49.7 grains. Maybe the weight of the removed tip. They have the BC of a house brick with the tip removed and the drop has to be compensated for.
All that said, I'm still using 55g Sierra GKs and 52g Amax with excellent results. Long live the lead!

cjs

Appreciated, thanks.
John

 

[kenbro]

They were deadly in my .22.250 while I had it,a friend still using .22.250 with the Sako and getting great results on foxes and Sika

Ken.

 

[ben powell]

Winchester varmint x been very good though mine mainly head and neck shooting, did try some sako 50g soft points through it which worked well also

 

[Sakoodin1]

53 grm vmax for me.shot fox,roe,munty’s,Chinese and worked fine on all of them and surprisingly not messy on the deer