reloading 75 gr bullet for a 22 250

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Hursty76

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Hi everyone im new to this online forum stuff so please help me out if I mess up. I was wondering if anybody has reloaded any 75 gr bullets for a 22 250. Currently i am reloading 50 gr hornady vmax bullets with h4895. It does alright but I have been getting into shooting longer ranges and the 50 gr bullet drifts with the slightest wind. The only kicker with switching to a 75gr bullet is that my gun is a 1an14 twist. Everything I have read is that it is not recommended. So if anyone has any advice or personal experiences your more than welcome to comment. Thanks
 
I don't think you are going even come close to being able to stabilize 75 gr bullets in a 1 in 14 twist, even at .22-250 velocities.

My father's 1 in 12 twist .22-250 maxes out at 62 gr bullets.

YMMV
 
Hursty76, I think you would need a 1:9 twist to stabilize a 75 gr bullet. I could be wrong. I've done well with a Hornady 22492 A max 52 gr bullet out to 350-400 yards with a 1:14 twist. I use H380 @37.5 gr.
 
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I have a 220 Swift with a 1-14 twist. Even at Swift velocities, it won't stabilize bullets over 55 grains. In fact, I don't bother with 55's since it shoots 50 grainers so well.
 
Thanks everyone for your advice, like I said I wasnt sure if it would work but im glad I didnt waste my time and money.
 
If my rifle, a 220 Swift with the 1 in 14 twist, is a good indicator, the heaviest bullet I'd expect you can shoot will be the 63 grain Sierra SMP. It's a real short bullet, which is why it works. I tried the 60 gr Nosler Partition, the 65 gr Sierra GK (which never hit paper), and the 64 gr Nosler Bonded Solid Base. The Partition was close to stabilizing, but not quite. There is one heavier bullet that I didn't try, which is shown as an option in some older Lyman manuals, and that's a Speer 70 gr round nose. It might work for you, if you can get some. I'm sure, however, that it has the BC of a brick. And, my 220 with barrel number 1 used to shoot the old Nosler 60 Solid Base very well. I don't know if it would shoot the newer model, the 60 gr Ballistic Tip, which is (I think) a touch longer.

And that's all the info I can offer.
 
Ive done some more research an decided that im just going to shoot 55 grain bullets. im trying a few different bullets an powder to see what works well in my gun. I have done some research bon the hogden superperformance powder and I would like to try it but I cannot find any loading data on it. Has anyone tried this powder out? Any advice is good advice to me. Thanks
 
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