22-250 info please

Full MeTal Jack · 09-14-2005, 08:16 PM

Just helped a friend retreive part of his inheritance from his fathers estate (if you want to call it that). He inherited his fathers custon 22-250.
His father, Mr. R. Kinney of Kentucky, was a tool & die machinest by day and gun/accuracy nut by night.
He buildt this 22-250 varmint/competition rifle on 98 action, 26" barrel (Twist rate unknown). Beautiful Rifle.
The old man's reloading books were sold and we have no idea what he found to the best loads in his rifle.
I will be reloading for this rifle. Besides a couple of reloading manuals I have Question?
Where else can I get additional information on this caliber?

The barrel is stamped with his name and "born on date". November 1, 1955. Heck, I was 3 months old.

Thank you much,

jerry · 09-14-2005, 08:23 PM

Can't answer specifically, however the 22-250 is one smoki'n round. My favorite 22-250 story: A frind of mine had a girlfriend who was trying to get him to stop smoking. We were shoting. He agreed to let her pace off his lighter at approx 200 yards. If she hit it on one shot, he wouldn't smoke for a week (definitely not that day) Well, Shannon did it. Danges thing I ever did see. She was very good with that rifle. I'm not a great story teller, but I admired Shannon and her 22-250 She was cute to boot.

Dale · 09-15-2005, 07:12 AM

Full, since many loads vary with the gun they are shot in I would suggest working up some recipes with different powders and different bullets and see which one the gun likes best.

I did a lot of research on the 22.250 round for varmint use and I came to the conclusion Jerry did about it.

I have the money set off the side for a 22.250 platform but, honestly, I'm waiting because of some emergency travel costs I expect any time.

Full MeTal Jack · 09-15-2005, 08:46 PM

I fianally found this:

1-16 will only stabilize up to about 45 grain bullets
1-14 about 50gr
1-12 around 55gr
1-10 up to about 63gr flatbased and blunt 70gr
1-9 is needed for the very pointy, boat tailed 62-68gr target bullets
1-7 for the VLD 75-80gr spears

Will have to determine twist rate. The old man would shoot 5 shot groups. Or most of the time he had his two sons shoot 5 rounds. change powder charge maybe .5 grains. Have the boys shoot 5 more. on and on and on. No wonder my friend is not gun-ho about shooting.
Wonder what that lighter looked like?
Happy belated birthday Dale.

mr mom · 09-15-2005, 09:25 PM

my son and his buddy both have the same rifle.. savage fv12 in 22-250. 1 likes 55 gr. vmax and the other likes the 60 gr. v max. when they had both rifles on the same range neather would shoot the others round very well try diffrent powders and diffrent bullet combo's.. KEEP good notes on what you are doing so you can go back to what you liked...

auspighunter · 10-02-2005, 08:29 PM

i have 1 in 14 twist and 55gr bullets stabilise fine
with the 24 inch barrel in my speer reloading ,manual the rifle they use with 70gr bullets is a 1 in 14 twist 24 inch barrel so

09-14-2005, 08:16 PM	#1
Full MeTal Jack Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 1,422 Images: 1	22-250 info please Just helped a friend retreive part of his inheritance from his fathers estate (if you want to call it that). He inherited his fathers custon 22-250. His father, Mr. R. Kinney of Kentucky, was a tool & die machinest by day and gun/accuracy nut by night. He buildt this 22-250 varmint/competition rifle on 98 action, 26" barrel (Twist rate unknown). Beautiful Rifle. The old man's reloading books were sold and we have no idea what he found to the best loads in his rifle. I will be reloading for this rifle. Besides a couple of reloading manuals I have Question? Where else can I get additional information on this caliber? The barrel is stamped with his name and "born on date". November 1, 1955. Heck, I was 3 months old. Thank you much, __________________ [IMG]http://img287.echo.cx/img287/63/9130110x100a4vb.jpg Last edited by Full MeTal Jack; 09-14-2005 at 08:20 PM.

09-14-2005, 08:23 PM	#2
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,870 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	Can't answer specifically, however the 22-250 is one smoki'n round. My favorite 22-250 story: A frind of mine had a girlfriend who was trying to get him to stop smoking. We were shoting. He agreed to let her pace off his lighter at approx 200 yards. If she hit it on one shot, he wouldn't smoke for a week (definitely not that day) Well, Shannon did it. Danges thing I ever did see. She was very good with that rifle. I'm not a great story teller, but I admired Shannon and her 22-250 She was cute to boot. __________________ I'm a down home back woods redneck

09-15-2005, 07:12 AM	#3
Dale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Too Dang Hot, Arizona Posts: 4,284	Full, since many loads vary with the gun they are shot in I would suggest working up some recipes with different powders and different bullets and see which one the gun likes best. I did a lot of research on the 22.250 round for varmint use and I came to the conclusion Jerry did about it. I have the money set off the side for a 22.250 platform but, honestly, I'm waiting because of some emergency travel costs I expect any time. __________________ "It confuses me how some people can vigorously go against the 2nd. Amendment and still call themselves patriotic"-me

09-15-2005, 08:46 PM	#4
Full MeTal Jack Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 1,422 Images: 1	I fianally found this: 1-16 will only stabilize up to about 45 grain bullets 1-14 about 50gr 1-12 around 55gr 1-10 up to about 63gr flatbased and blunt 70gr 1-9 is needed for the very pointy, boat tailed 62-68gr target bullets 1-7 for the VLD 75-80gr spears Will have to determine twist rate. The old man would shoot 5 shot groups. Or most of the time he had his two sons shoot 5 rounds. change powder charge maybe .5 grains. Have the boys shoot 5 more. on and on and on. No wonder my friend is not gun-ho about shooting. Wonder what that lighter looked like? Happy belated birthday Dale. __________________ [IMG]http://img287.echo.cx/img287/63/9130110x100a4vb.jpg

09-15-2005, 09:25 PM	#5
mr mom Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 216	my son and his buddy both have the same rifle.. savage fv12 in 22-250. 1 likes 55 gr. vmax and the other likes the 60 gr. v max. when they had both rifles on the same range neather would shoot the others round very well try diffrent powders and diffrent bullet combo's.. KEEP good notes on what you are doing so you can go back to what you liked...

10-02-2005, 08:29 PM	#6
auspighunter Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 99	i have 1 in 14 twist and 55gr bullets stabilise fine with the 24 inch barrel in my speer reloading ,manual the rifle they use with 70gr bullets is a 1 in 14 twist 24 inch barrel so