Snowz Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Went out this morning before the weather turned to test the new loads in my 222 and recheck some loads in the 260. The 260 shooting 95gr Vmax was w@nk so will be back the the starting line for them The 222 shooting 30gr Bergers was excellent so just popped back home to remake some more and re test to confirm before tonight outing 23gr Reloader 7, 30gr Berger Fed 205 M seated 10 tho off my spotters Off out at 9pm tonight to try and christen it on charlei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Great group; must be very pleasing! Love the whole range set-up too; dogs, bench, surroundings, very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
247sniper Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Good stuff mate, What aet up on the .222 are you using? What distane were you load testing at? Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowz Posted August 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 The rifle is a tikka M590 I recently picked up, new Atec mod an Zeiss conquest Was testing at 100yds. only want it for 300yds or so for rabbits crows etc got my 260 for further. 100yd zero gave me 2 1/2" drop at 200yds confirmed. will pop out later to check out to 300yds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowz Posted August 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Great group; must be very pleasing! Love the whole range set-up too; dogs, bench, surroundings, very nice Cheers, I don't use the table much prefer off the ground. Need to modify it an make it heavier to stop any movement when resting on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir-slots-alot Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Hi Rich, Nice group Mate. Like you said , more tests are required at 200 yrds - 300 yrds - I think you might be suprised by the amount they are affected by even small winds. Their really low BC ( 0.119 ) means they bleed their initial velocity VERY quickly. If these bullets started with a MV of 4000 fps - At 250yrds they have lost over half their original velocity (1950fps at target) This equates to 260 fpe. And more worrying for me , these pills will drift over 7 inches from bull , even ( in a mild 5 mph breeze ). Keep us informed how you testing goes ATB Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxing2night Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Really enjoyed the write up and the pic,s,,, That 222 is a lovley looking rifle and shooting like that it is a keeper aswell!!! I use 95 ballistic tips in my 6.5x47 with very good results???? Powder choice is rel15, varget, h4350,,,,, Let us know how you get on with the 95,s??? Darrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowz Posted August 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Hi Rich, Nice group Mate. Like you said , more tests are required at 200 yrds - 300 yrds - I think you might be suprised by the amount they are affected by even small winds. Their really low BC ( 0.119 ) means they bleed their initial velocity VERY quickly. If these bullets started with a MV of 4000 fps - At 250yrds they have lost over half their original velocity (1950fps at target) This equates to 260 fpe. And more worrying for me , these pills will drift over 7 inches from bull , even ( in a mild 5 mph breeze ). Keep us informed how you testing goes ATB Alan Hi Alan, Just waiting for Jess to go to her mums then I'll pop out for a play, I just want to see how these perform for a few hundred yards for a bit of fun, I also have some 40gr V max to try. If I'm happy with them I'll use the rifle as it is until I can afford a re barrel into something more exotic, I already have a 1-12 Douglas 22 barrel in the cupboard for something or flog it for a 20 cal one etc. In some of my shoots this 222 will be better suited than my 260 for foxes and 22 for rabbits Atb Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowz Posted August 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Really enjoyed the write up and the pic,s,,, That 222 is a lovley looking rifle and shooting like that it is a keeper aswell!!! I use 95 ballistic tips in my 6.5x47 with very good results???? Powder choice is rel15, varget, h4350,,,,, Let us know how you get on with the 95,s??? Darrel Hi Darrel, The 260 was performing brilliantly but now I've lost it. The 95gr vmax and 140gr Bergers as fireforming loads with reloader 17 gave me .3" then as full powered 260ai loads but this last batch of rounds have been piss poor, probably something I'm doing wrong so I will start from scratch again. The 95gr V max at nearly 3400fps make a great impression on the foxes lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxing2night Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Hi Darrel, The 260 was performing brilliantly but now I've lost it. The 95gr vmax and 140gr Bergers as fireforming loads with reloader 17 gave me .3" then as full powered 260ai loads but this last batch of rounds have been piss poor, probably something I'm doing wrong so I will start from scratch again. The 95gr V max at nearly 3400fps make a great impression on the foxes lol Good results,,, keep us informed on how you get on!!! Darrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest richness Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Hi Rich, Nice group Mate. Like you said , more tests are required at 200 yrds - 300 yrds - I think you might be suprised by the amount they are affected by even small winds. Their really low BC ( 0.119 ) means they bleed their initial velocity VERY quickly. If these bullets started with a MV of 4000 fps - At 250yrds they have lost over half their original velocity (1950fps at target) This equates to 260 fpe. And more worrying for me , these pills will drift over 7 inches from bull , even ( in a mild 5 mph breeze ). Keep us informed how you testing goes ATB Alan Yeah, i'd think about a bullet with a better BC? Great group and not meaning to rain on your parade one bit mate but something like a 40gr Nosler Varmint would have double the BC and would be so so much better in any type of wind (don't lose any sleep about the loss of fps - run it through any calculator and the BC will definitely make up for it big time) Lovely bench! ATVB Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gun nut Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Hi Ronny, used to run a Remy 700 in .222. It loved 40grn Vmax's over 21grns Reloader 7 with a remy 7 1/2 primer, bout 10thou off the lands. Not a super hot load in that gun but grouped like your Bergers in pics above. Shot 197 foxes in 6mths with that load then rebarrelled it as a 20tac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowz Posted September 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Hi Ronny, used to run a Remy 700 in .222. It loved 40grn Vmax's over 21grns Reloader 7 with a remy 7 1/2 primer, bout 10thou off the lands. Not a super hot load in that gun but grouped like your Bergers in pics above. Shot 197 foxes in 6mths with that load then rebarrelled it as a 20tac. Hi gun nut, It's my set up an grouping not Ronnys. I'm running 40gr vmax now under 22.5 of reloader 7 an fed 205 match primers , groups are good in 18mph wind so should be bob on in still conditions.... Atb Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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