Well, I am going to custom load eventually but for now I am shooting 40 grain Winchester elcheapos (40 round bulk boxes) and it likes them. I spent about 10 rounds sighting it in last weekend and getting comfortable with it. After that it produced 2 shots touching, twice. I haven't officially benched it yet to really see what she's got. I did however drill a Hunt's Tomato Sauce can with one shot at 50 yards which impressed my brother. I haven't pushed it past 50 yards yet but if the weather holds out on Sunday I am planning on taking it a step further out to 100. I would like to eventually get comfortable out to 150 yards, I think it would still have killing power and be accurate enough for that. I think some of the 40 V-MAX's and possibly something like the Speer TNT bullets would be great fun meeting a groundhog at super speeds and close ranges. But, that will come later on I guess...
The sucker is loud though, and she does have a little bite in the grip. Either way I split it I couldn't be more thrilled with it's current performance and can't wait to take it out again. I would say one more box of the cheap stuff and I will be comfortable enough to take it hunting. This is my first time using a LER Scope so I am still kind of finicky while using it.
I will be the first to admit (and I have taken a lot of crap from folks on here from my stance) that I have never been a huge fan of the 22-250. It was the first time I ever got excited about the round when I put this hair-brained idea in my own head...and I don't regret it. The 22-250 is finally getting some respect and love from me that it has long deserved. I'm still not a fan of getting a rifle in it but the pistol is definitely a blast!
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