Broke down today

[MaddH]

Well I broke down and bought a new rifle today. Picked up a Tikka T3x in 22-250. Had a few extra $$$ to throw around and didn’t have a Tikka or the caliber. Dang, now I’ve got to get a scope for it . Lookout varmits

 

[blueridge]

I have that rifle in that cartridge. Best shooting gun I own. Try the Hornady Superperformance Varmint ammo with the 50gr Vmax. Mine shoots it at 3880fps. Haven’t shot coyotes with it yet, but have pierced the ears of several groundhogs.

 

[p_ham]

Well I broke down and bought a new rifle today. Picked up a Tikka T3x in 22-250. Had a few extra $$$ to throw around and didn’t have a Tikka or the caliber. Dang, now I’ve got to get a scope for it . Lookout varmits

What twist did you get?

 

[MaddH]

What twist did you get?

You know I never even checked.i had to order it

 

[MaddH]

What twist did you get?

Looked up the model # and it shows 1:8 twist

 

[MaddH]

Any factory ammo recommendations for the 1:8 twist with a 22” barrel ?

 

[Waspocrew]

The 1:8 really opens up opportunities if you handload. Unfortunately, I’m not really aware of factory 22-250 ammo that’s heavier than like a 60 grainer.

That being said, a 55 gr Vmax or Btip is tough to beat!

 

[N2TRKYS]

You should have the barrel setback and rechambered to 22 Creedmoor.

 

[Fire_9]

You should have the barrel setback and rechambered to 22 Creedmoor.

No need to set it back. Guys are buying those and just reaming for 22 creed

 

[brockel]

Any factory ammo recommendations for the 1:8 twist with a 22” barrel ?

Going to have a hard time finding factory ammo aimed at heavy weight 22-250 rounds.

 

[brockel]

No need to set it back. Guys are buying those and just reaming for 22 creed

@p_ham would know better than I but without looking at case dimensions I believe you have to set back to chamber 22-250 to creed to clean up the chamber as the 22-250 shoulder is farther forward than the creed case

 

[MaddH]

Not really looking to spend a bunch of $$$ for something I’m just going to shoot rock chucks with and a few coyotes.

 

[MaddH]

I’ll just try some 55gr for starters and see how it goes. If it doesn’t work out I’ll put it on the chopping block

 

[mtmuley]

Not really looking to spend a bunch of $$$ for something I’m just going to shoot rock chucks with and a few coyotes.

Exactly. The Creed gets you nothing for what you want to do. mtmuley

 

[N2TRKYS]

Not really looking to spend a bunch of $$$ for something I’m just going to shoot rock chucks with and a few coyotes.

A 223 would’ve been a better choice, especially, if cost was a concern. I love my Tikka 223.

 

[p_ham]

@p_ham would know better than I but without looking at case dimensions I believe you have to set back to chamber 22-250 to creed to clean up the chamber as the 22-250 shoulder is farther forward than the creed case

22-250 shoulder is 1.515, 22cm shoulder is 1.49.
While the difference is only .025, it's better to set back .06 or so (1 turn on a tikka), so you can true up any runout in the factory chamber.

Not as simple as just running a reamer in there.

 

[p_ham]

I’ll just try some 55gr for starters and see how it goes. If it doesn’t work out I’ll put it on the chopping block

You should be OK with the 55gr Vmax. Lighter than that could see failures, but it's worth trying.

 

[brockel]

You should be OK with the 55gr Vmax. Lighter than that could see failures, but it's worth trying.

If going lighter nosler ballistic tips seem to handle higher rpm better than vmax

 

[Forkyfinder]

Might try monos. Ive heard/read they are resistant to high rpm (300k+) decomposition

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[Speeddmn]

All this 22 creed talk makes me kinda wanna work my savage 12fv in 22-250 to 22creed… hmmmm