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So after watching Whittakers for about three weeks and getting the blessing from my best half, I pulled the trigger and ordered a Ruger American 22-250. It is the special they had Ruger do with the 8 twist stainless barrel, and were on sale for $283 shipped. I wanted a beater coyote rifle that...

I sight most everything for 100 yards and zero the scope out. From there I look at my ballistic tables and d.o.p.e. from other distances and correlate to where I'll be hunting. Most places I know where the animals will be coming out, so I can adjust from there. I've recently started hunting...

I did check that quite early on. From my experience, newer quality dies are made for the increased bullet length past the ogive making it more difficult to seat off the tips. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

I just ordered an 8 twist Ruger American from Whittakers for 280 shipped today, it will complement the 22-250 AI I just built but be much lighter for quicker handling. Very fun shooting rifles. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Haha yeah. I'm done with checking run out on these rounds . I am loading a few more and going to check at 450 yards and see what happens. I still haven't checked SD/ES, or shot a 100 yard group with this load, so I'll see what five does at 100 with the mag speed attached and then play around. I...

I guess I need to get over it. Went out and tested some loads at 41.5, 41.7 and 41.9 at 300 yards. 41.5 went into .58" three shot. I had loaded up 41.3 but the first round didn't register on the mag speed since I didn't plug the bayo in all the way, so I took one from my 3 round group to recheck...

22-250 Ackley won't fit in the benchrest die from Forster as they are chamber specific. I am going to check the rcbs back up that I have, forgot I even had that die. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Thank you for the correction, I definitely meant seating die. Standard seating protocol for me is to get the bullet to just slightly seat and then I raise the handle to take pressure off of the bullet, allow to recenter and seat to final OAL. I did try to rotate 90 and it did not change run out...

An O ring won't work with a Co-Ax, there is plenty of wiggle to self align as is though. Forster is my die brand of choice also, but they don't make an AI version of the 22-250 and the standard bench rest seater does not fit the blown out case of the AI. Forster currently is not taking orders...

It's their standard seating die. I did not order the sleeved version, it was special order in the places I looked. After sizing I touch it with the VLD chamfer device, just enough to knock down any burrs. With turned AI brass I'm not concerned with doughnuts but that makes sense that the die...

100% seating die. Every neck is straight as an arrow. I could barely get any wiggle off the indicator on the necks. Any way to make the seating process with a Redding die any better? I installed the bushing numbers down and with the bushing adjusted a quarter turn off tight so it can self...

After sizing, at the end of the neck, run out is less than a thousandth, but I haven't checked as many cases as I should have. I will look at more of them. Fired cases measure .255, I'm using a .248 bushing with final loaded round at .2495. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

I'm finding it hard to get consistent concentricity on some 22-250 AI ammo I am loading. Just looking for some tips and tricks I suppose as they're are a few new tricks I'm using with this set up. Rifle is a savage 12 with a new X-Caliber 22-250 AI 40° chamber. Brass is Sig Brass which I've...

I'm using the big brother, 7RM with a 180 Berger. My wife's uncle uses the 7mm-08 and loads 120s, I'll see what he uses. This wind needs to knock it off, I hunt fields 75% off the time. Best of luck on Saturday, shoot straight and stay warm. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Where are you hunting? I'm hunting about 20 miles east of Waterville, got some decent young deer on camera, maybe two mature bucks, ones got bad headgear and the other is a shooter for sure. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Nodes are hard to find with a half grain jump in powder, generally .2-.3, so I would look at your desired velocity and do smaller powder increments. Also did you mark the shots on your target? If so, did any of your flatter spots group together? Ideally, when you do this, you look for flat...

I went with a 3 groove 8 twist. I have almost 1k through my current 12 twist so I should be able to rebarrel next summer. Did you use a gauge or a crush fit on a fired case? Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Just ordered a 22-250 AI from X-Caliber during their 25% off sale this morning. I don't think I'll be building it until my current 22-250 barrel finally catches the dragon, so it will give me time to add everything I will need. Thanks for the heads up. SHM Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

2800 is the sweet spot in my rifle as well with the 200 BT. They just shoot tiny groups with H380 for me. Warm and cold weather. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Went out with three test mules today, did a better test then last time. Loaded up ten rounds of Shooters World Precision (SWP), and the same powder charge of of Varget for an apples to apples comparison. Midsouth Shooters Blog stated they were for all intents equal. I've found that SWP is...