264wm Posted March 13, 2021 Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 Just gone and bought a Remmy 700(new) not sure what model as its a blacked varmint fluted with a Mcmillan, I presume it will be the statutory 1-14 twist, has anyone used copper in this calibre and what were the results.. Regards N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave thorniley Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 is it to be used on vermin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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miki Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 I've only tried the FOX Classis Hunter in 45gr. In thier standard tipped form they were a tad unstable but removing the plastic tip helped (they just pull out). I made up a load (for my T3 rifle) with 35.2gr of Viht N135 which gave me around 3770fps. My case vol is 45.7gr/H2O' On fox these are devastating, as good as any other bullet, not sure on deer, in fact i'd say overall the .22-250 isn't a good deer rifle as the rifle fires the bullets so fast they tend to make a mess of what they hit. Or just drill a hole if they are bullets are not soft enough and/or the target is. The std 22-250 slow twist really only suits short dumpy bullets so a lead,55gr, SP is about as long as you'd want to go and @ 3410fps they still make a bit of a mess. I tend to use the Sierra Varmint 50gr for foxing, it zeros @ 50 and 195yds @ 3630fps so it's within a 2" circle out to 230yds (assuming i hold the rifle still), not that I shoot out to those distances, 200yds is about my max. At 150yds the 22-250 blows holes in anything I hit, the bullet is still travelling @ around 2820fps and carrying 900ft/lb. The few deer I have shot with the 22-250 have put me off as the deers insides are generally mush and the shoulders wasted, it seemed like a good idea at the time, but it realy wasn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SniperScuzz Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 *in Scotland* Used the Barnes TTSX 55gr on roe this year and very impressed with performance out to 150m, used this in conjunction with a . 270 Barnes TSX 130gr and was mighty surprised at the result. My preference for woodland stalking between these two bullet choices was the 22/250. I have since changed my .270 back to TTSX and will never return to TSX for roe deer. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 I think you will be hard pressed to find anything light enough to stabilise in what is indeed, a 1-14" twist. The general rule of thumb when wanting to shoot solids, is to go one full inch/twist faster , than you would for a jacketed bullet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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