I was told they were made inspected and boxed by hand until about 1970. I even have quite a few other custom bullets by Calhoun and others...All hand made. I also have a bunch of 22 Hornet bullets custom made back in the 50s etc. Still didn't shoot all that great for the most part. My M-70 Super Grade pre War gun is a consistent 1 1/2 inch shooter. My Ruger 77-22H is consistently under 3/4 inch...better bbls don't cha know? The older bbls for Hornets and other 22s was variable from 222 to 224 and almost all were 14 and some 16 inch twist
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I was told they were made inspected and boxed by hand until about 1970. I even have quite a few other custom bullets by Calhoun and others...All hand made. I also have a bunch of 22 Hornet bullets custom made back in the 50s etc. Still didn't shoot all that great for the most part. My M-70 Super Grade pre War gun is a consistent 1 1/2 inch shooter. My Ruger 77-22H is consistently under 3/4 inch...better bbls don't cha know? The older bbls for Hornets and other 22s was variable from 222 to 224 and almost all were 14 and some 16 inch twist
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Thank you for the information. I haven't heard or read about the Remington BR bullets in a long time. I may have read something about them in PRECISION SHOOTING, but it's been defunct for twenty years or more.
I have a 22-250 with a 1-14 twist that will acually shoot a heavy bullet quite well, for some odd reason.
It will open up in size at 200 yards to 2 3/4" but still good enough for the larger animals.
The 60 gr. Nosler Partition will do a job on deer, if that is all that you have
but try to go to at least a .25 cal, if possible, for added insurance.
It will open up in size at 200 yards to 2 3/4" but still good enough for the larger animals.
The 60 gr. Nosler Partition will do a job on deer, if that is all that you have
but try to go to at least a .25 cal, if possible, for added insurance.
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I have a 22-250 with a 1-14 twist that will acually shoot a heavy bullet quite well, for some odd reason.
It will open up in size at 200 yards to 2 3/4" but still good enough for the larger animals.
The 60 gr. Nosler Partition will do a job on deer, if that is all that you have
but try to go to at least a .25 cal, if possible, for added insurance.
Good for you. I've never been able to get the 60 Partition to shoot well in any slow twist barrel regardless of the chambering. 3" groups have been the norm.
I've also seen the twist rate charts as sort of crude and only a rough guideline, but many see such charts as 100% correct. If I have a bullet I'd like to try, I do so. Sometimes the charts are right, sometimes not.
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I used a lot of AA2230 for years in .223 rifles. Very accurate and probably still a good choice.
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First target is a Savage M11 with a Nikon 3-9X rested at 100 yards Sierra 52 grain Match King. 3 shots. As with the other pictures of targets I posted this rifle loves Sierra Match Kings in 52 Grains.
The next target I cheated and used iron sights. It is a Swedish CG-63 in 6.5X55 using 140 grain A-Max bullets with RL-17 powder 40.6 grains. Again rested at 100 yards.
The next target I cheated and used iron sights. It is a Swedish CG-63 in 6.5X55 using 140 grain A-Max bullets with RL-17 powder 40.6 grains. Again rested at 100 yards.
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Bullet weight isn't the only factor in stabilizing a bullet in a slow twist barrel. Bullet length and bullet velocity is part of the equation. Since the 22-250 can push a bullet quite fast, if you're loading a bullet which is long enough you can stabilize a 60gr bullet in a 1/14 twist. (can, not always)
Edit: Fix typo, 25-250 to 22-250 bullet. Sorry for the typo.
Edit: Fix typo, 25-250 to 22-250 bullet. Sorry for the typo.
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Sierra 52 gr BTHP Match is my favorite.
Another Sierra fan. I only use 35 caliber hunting caliber rifle bullets now, but use the Sierra 225 grain SPBT GameKing for sighting & practice, then the same load with 225 grain Noslers for the hunt.
I've used tens of thousands of Sierras in 243, 260, 270, 7mm, 30, 338, 35, and 375 calibers over the decades with complete confidence and excellent accuracy.
I've used tens of thousands of Sierras in 243, 260, 270, 7mm, 30, 338, 35, and 375 calibers over the decades with complete confidence and excellent accuracy.
In 2 bolt actions (700 Rem) I had, both the 6mm Rem (243 caliber) and 30-06, Sierras always proved best.
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Took the Ruger NO1 and shot the reloads that I bought from the owner. At 50 yds I had a 5 shot group at 1/2”, didn’t have enough time to shoot at 100 yds. Very happy, will probably reproduce the formula he sent. He used a 50 gr Nosler Ballostic Tip and 27.5 gr of 748. Less playing that way but will try some of the bullets mentioned. Want to try some reduced loads also with 5744 like I did 20 yrs ago. Have some misc 40 & 45 gr bullets down stairs.
Love the 18x Leopold with fine cross hairs and a micro dot in the center, Larry
Love the 18x Leopold with fine cross hairs and a micro dot in the center, Larry
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Well, it's been a month. How about an update on how it's going so far. Oops, I missed your post above. Thanks for the update
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I have a 24X and a 36X Leupold Scopes. I used them on Winchester 52D's and Remington 40X target rifles. Great for shooting off bags and rest. Down side is you can watch your heart beating. Both are very fine crosshairs and a micro dot. Much prefer a variable power scope for hunting.
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