BOY! Have I been BUSY! :shock:
I got my new rifle, a Kevin Rayhill 1/8 twist 22-250 Ackley Improved. The rifle has a twist and is throated to shoot long 65gr to 80gr .224 bullets. My first impression of the rifle is that it is quality thru and thru. I topped the rifle off with a Leupold VX-III 8.5-25X50 LRT with the varmint hunters reticle.
I bought 250 of the new Nosler 22-250 brass to try. That brass DOES seem to be a cut above Rem/WW brass. I loaded 20 rounds to try and really did NOTHING to the brass but prime it, add powder, and seat a bullet. I loaded 10 each with 34.5gr of AA-4350 using a 75gr A-Max and 10 77gr Match Kings. Of course I am doing nothing more than fireforming brass but I have been told that this round is very accurate while doing so.
22-250 AI on left, un-shot 22-250 on right
First four, 5-shot groups all using 34.5gr AA-4350. Two 5-shot groups using a 77gr Match King and two 5-shot groups using a 75gr A-Max. Pretty good for a first try. I'm going up .5gr and going to load some more with the Match Kings. I ALSO have some 75gr Bergers and 70gr Lapuas I'm going to try..
I got my new rifle, a Kevin Rayhill 1/8 twist 22-250 Ackley Improved. The rifle has a twist and is throated to shoot long 65gr to 80gr .224 bullets. My first impression of the rifle is that it is quality thru and thru. I topped the rifle off with a Leupold VX-III 8.5-25X50 LRT with the varmint hunters reticle.
I bought 250 of the new Nosler 22-250 brass to try. That brass DOES seem to be a cut above Rem/WW brass. I loaded 20 rounds to try and really did NOTHING to the brass but prime it, add powder, and seat a bullet. I loaded 10 each with 34.5gr of AA-4350 using a 75gr A-Max and 10 77gr Match Kings. Of course I am doing nothing more than fireforming brass but I have been told that this round is very accurate while doing so.
22-250 AI on left, un-shot 22-250 on right
First four, 5-shot groups all using 34.5gr AA-4350. Two 5-shot groups using a 77gr Match King and two 5-shot groups using a 75gr A-Max. Pretty good for a first try. I'm going up .5gr and going to load some more with the Match Kings. I ALSO have some 75gr Bergers and 70gr Lapuas I'm going to try..