22-250 Remington & 64 Gr Sierra Tipped Gamechanger, HELP?

[RL338]

Here's Nosler's data for their 64 grain bullet, which is a pretty stubby bullet despite the weight. If you use their data for your Sierra bullets, start low and work up. Not all 64 grain .224" bullets are the same. Just selecting the max charge is a bad idea, particularly since you don't have that exact bullet.
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Whitetail medicine right there. Outstanding combo.

 

[BankWalker316]

I "think" that bullet has been discontinued by Sierra. They're really good about answering inquiries about their bullets if you call 'em on the phone which I'd recommend at this late date instead of an e-mail since you intend to hunt with the bullets on Monday.

What I'm worried about is that your bullet may be too long to stabilize in the .22-250 unless it's got a faster than normal barrel twist.

That's pretty common with the 22-250 as many of them were built with 1:14 twist rates for short, light varmint bullets. Some 55 grain bullets don't even stabilize well from some 22-250's. Mine has a 1:14 twist rate and doesn't do well with tipped 55 grain bullets. If I use a shorter bullet, it shoots great. Your 64 grain Sierra is longer than many .224" bullets, so I'm concerned about stability issues. Meaning they could keyhole through the target, landing a bit sideways...

Regards, Guy

I don't know if that bullet has been discontinued or not? I had them on my watch list at Midway USA and they just emailed me last week saying they came back in stock. They won't shoot out of my 22-250 due to stabilizing issues. However 36 grains of Varget under a 50 Grain V-Max bullet will outshoot my capabilities. Especially when I topped the rifle with a $49.99 air rifle scope. I shot a .27" 3-shot group with that combo around 9 am this morning. The brass was PPC not PMC.

 

[JD338]

Here's your deer bullet for the 22-250 with a 14t.

.224 64 gr BSB

.224 cal 64 gr Bonded Solid Base MV 3372 fps shot into water jugs at 30 yds, recovered in the 5th jug. The recovered weight was 50.2 grs (72%) and expanded to .481". JD338

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