tikka t3 22.250 remington

[Night Hunter 109]

hi guys what factory ammunition works well in yor tikka t3 22.250 rem ,i normally reload but i am seeking a factory load that delivers accuracy and consistancy what do you recommend,i dont want to have to trawl through them all because they have become very expensive......

[SNAP SHOT 194]

Mate to cut a long story short you won't find a consistantly accurate load from factory rounds, If you do reload then why not stay reloading....?

 

factory ammo is mass produced and the degree of care taken to finish off each round simply isn't there, you will get variables, such as seating depth, slight inconsistancy in powder charge, etc all lead to inaccurate rounds,

 

plus what is your defination of accurate, are you happy with 1 inch at 100 yards or do you want it more accurate?

 

 

snap.

[weejohn 3]

the best factory ammo i used was federal v-shok in either 40,50 or 55 gr, they all had the same zero.

[woz 260]

i had 120 norma 50g given to me and they were pritty good in my rifle..not as good as the rounds that were load deleloped for my rifle but my rifle isnt fussy

[Night Hunter 109]

Mate to cut a long story short you won't find a consistantly accurate load from factory rounds, If you do reload then why not stay reloading....?

 

factory ammo is mass produced and the degree of care taken to finish off each round simply isn't there, you will get variables, such as seating depth, slight inconsistancy in powder charge, etc all lead to inaccurate rounds,

 

plus what is your defination of accurate, are you happy with 1 inch at 100 yards or do you want it more accurate?

 

 

snap.

 

 

i do still intend to reload but i was just interested in trying some of the factory alternatives im getting good groupings with my home loaded stuff about 0.75 inch at100yds but wondered if there were factory rounds that could produce this or better

[Night Hunter 109]

the best factory ammo i used was federal v-shok in either 40,50 or 55 gr, they all had the same zero.

 

cheers mate

[lgray88 4]

you cant really go on someone elses views for what his own rifle prefers, as yours will most likley be completely diffrent, you would be best to select a few types and differents weights of bullets. Or better still work on your homeloads to acheive tighter groups try new bullets different amounts of powder and different C.O.L's as you will most definately be able to better .75inches at 100yards i have been quite lucky with my .22-250 i called up a guy who knows a damn sight more than i shall ever know, but anyway that aside he gave me a recipe that he uses reguarly and it seems to work well in my rifle and ive never looked back. The best group ive had is the one shown below at the end of my thumb its quite a poor foto but you get the idea, it is a 5 shot group at 0.34inches at 100 yards and as you can see i had a quite a poor time with the HMR it raised my spirits abit when i got the CF out instead

 

Liam

Edited March 17, 2009 by lgray88

[Night Hunter 109]

you cant really go on someone elses views for what his own rifle prefers, as yours will most likley be completely diffrent, you would be best to select a few types and differents weights of bullets. Or better still work on your homeloads to acheive tighter groups try new bullets different amounts of powder and different C.O.L's as you will most definately be able to better .75inches at 100yards i have been quite lucky with my .22-250 i called up a guy who knows a damn sight more than i shall ever know, but anyway that aside he gave me a recipe that he uses reguarly and it seems to work well in my rifle and ive never looked back. The best group ive had is the one shown below at the end of my thumb its quite a poor foto but you get the idea, it is a 5 shot group at 0.34inches at 100 yards and as you can see i had a quite a poor time with the HMR it raised my spirits abit when i got the CF out instead

 

Liam

 

hi mate , i have been trying out other homeloads using different heads and powders and grains of powder for that matter but cannot get it any tighter do you mind me asking what the recipie for the homeloads was so i could try that at the moment i am using maximum C.O.L. as this is still back from the start of the rifling

Edited March 19, 2009 by Night Hunter

[lgray88 4]

im using at the moment , 50 grain v-max bullets , Accurate 2520 36.5grains of , cci Benchrest primers and COL of 2.370inches. Let me know how you get on.

 

liam

Edited March 19, 2009 by lgray88

[Night Hunter 109]

im using at the moment , 50 grain v-max bullets , Accurate 2520 36.5grains of , cci Benchrest primers and COL of 2.370inches. Let me know how you get on.

 

liam

 

thankyou liam , i will give it a try and let you know what happens i never thaught about changing the type of primers the load i was using was 55gr nosler bt heads and vit n140 @ 34gr with cci large rifle primers with a C.O.L.of 2.350nches

[lgray88 4]

i honestly dont think for us normal guys the primers you use will make much odds, i just use the primers i got i buy a 1000 at a time so its awhile before i buy other ones, aslong as there large size i have no problems

 

liam

[dicehorn 38]

im using at the moment , 50 grain v-max bullets , Accurate 2520 36.5grains of , cci Benchrest primers and COL of 2.370inches. Let me know how you get on.

 

liam

 

thankyou liam , i will give it a try and let you know what happens i never thaught about changing the type of primers the load i was using was 55gr nosler bt heads and vit n140 @ 34gr with cci large rifle primers with a C.O.L.of 2.350nches

 

NH - you are almost there with your recipe.

 

I shoot an R93 and a Rem 700 Tactical both in 22.250. I use the same recipe for both as does a friend with his CZ550

 

I use Remmington cases, CCI primers, N150 @ 37gr, 55 grVmax and bullets are seated on the ogive at 1.970 which + COL 2.373

 

Both rifles shoot sub .3 at 100 yds. Picture below of group at 200 yds shot recently measured .572

 

http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq101/wyndog/scan0001.jpg

 

.75 at 100 yds is really what you would expect from good factory ammo.

[Night Hunter 109]

im using at the moment , 50 grain v-max bullets , Accurate 2520 36.5grains of , cci Benchrest primers and COL of 2.370inches. Let me know how you get on.

 

liam

 

thankyou liam , i will give it a try and let you know what happens i never thaught about changing the type of primers the load i was using was 55gr nosler bt heads and vit n140 @ 34gr with cci large rifle primers with a C.O.L.of 2.350nches

 

NH - you are almost there with your recipe.

 

I shoot an R93 and a Rem 700 Tactical both in 22.250. I use the same recipe for both as does a friend with his CZ550

 

I use Remmington cases, CCI primers, N150 @ 37gr, 55 grVmax and bullets are seated on the ogive at 1.970 which + COL 2.373

 

Both rifles shoot sub .3 at 100 yds. Picture below of group at 200 yds shot recently measured .572

 

http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq101/wyndog/scan0001.jpg

 

.75 at 100 yds is really what you would expect from good factory ammo.

 

cheers dicehorn,could be i am just a wee bit short on the powder load will try upping that a wee bit i think when i do more test loads ,on the loading data i have it said that the max COL is 2.350 i might look at extending that a bit aswell

[woz 260]

i honestly dont think for us normal guys the primers you use will make much odds, i just use the primers i got i buy a 1000 at a time so its awhile before i buy other ones, aslong as there large size i have no problems

 

liam

 

 

iv seen primers make a massive differance.....3" group down to sub 1" just on a primer change...they make a much bigger diference than people give them credit for....

[lgray88 4]

haha i guess im proved wrong yet again . i shall have to try this primer theory.

 

liam