I need recommendations for a hunting bullet that will preform well in a 22/250 with a 1/14 barrel twist?

A 45 or 50 grain Barnes TSX would work well.

Yep, barnes, GMX, E-tip would be what I was looking at.

My two sons have killed many deer with the barnes X .223, never had any problems, good penetration and internal damage, most never made out the sendero.

55gn Sieera Gameking dispatched plenty of deer for me in a 22.250

The 63 gr Sierra SMP will do just fine. And maybe, if you have a long barrel on the 22-250 and load it hot, and with the right powder, the 60 gr Nosler Partition might stabilize.

45gr. TSX will kill anything you need to watch die. My 1/14 doesn’t like anything over 50gr. It will shoot 55gr.. GK OK but the 45gr. TSX has killed a lot of deer and Hogs for me in the last 4 years. Load it up around 4000FPS and I’ve had it travel through the neck out the backside with a lot of damage at 125 yards from the back porch.

Another vote for the 63SMP...if your rifle will shoot the Nosler PT its a sure bet..but I had some accuracy issues with it.

Good bullets, both the SMP and the Partition. Pick the one with the best accuracy and load a bunch lol.

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

Do y'all get pass thru with the 22-250? Seems a little light for me.

I get exits through both shoulders with the .223 shooting 64 Grain Nosler BSBs and 65 Grain Sierra Gamekings.

Usually in the .22-250 and .220 Swift non polymer tip 55-60 grain bullets will exit on heart/lung shots but sometimes the high velocity will cause them to not go as deep on a shoulder. Use an all copper or bonded/partition for those if your barrel will stabilize it.

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

In a 223 Rem, the 65 grain Sierra GK works ok. The bullet I recovered from a few years ago had full upset and didn't make it to the other side hide. This year, I'll either be running a 75 grain ELD-M (if I get the Tikka magazine modified for the longer COAL) or the Nosler 64 grain bonded bullet. I want a heavier bullet, or a somewhat heavy bullet that will hold together well. I'm not a big Barnes fan, but for a 223 they would also work well.

Have you ever recovered a 75 ELD-M from an animal? I have heard from several sources this bullet is designated match but performs like a hunting bullet.

Thanks a bunch,
LeonCarr

Just from customer feedback that they work well and penetrate well. I don't have a 223 Rem that will shoot these, but I have killed several pigs with my 224 Valkrie with the 75 grain ELD-M. It worked great.

Not much on Barnes either but, for hunting with a small caliber they work flawlessly, accuracy is not the best.

Im also definitely not a big fan of any of the monometal bullets but when it comes to a good hunting bullet for a slow twist 22 cal chambering they are about the only option I would consider. If your head shooting then shoot whatever you want any of them will work. I want dependable expansion and penetration and I will trust no 22 cal cup and core bullet to that task at swift/22-250 speeds.

My dad's old Sako 22-250 has a 1/14 barrel, he handloaded the 63 Sierras, killed a LOT of deer, he was also patient and when he squeezed the trigger it was dead. Taught us to "watch the deer drop in the scope"

I am doing doe culls this month, I like headshots with a good rest.. shot one two days ago with a 308, 178 ELDX, shoot quite a few with the 87g VMAX out a 6mm Creedmoor. Got the itch to do some with my 5.56 next week, looking at what I got in inventory...


Chad, you like the 75g ELD-M?
What length barrel do you run? velocity?
tempted to order a barrel from Wilson Combat

Yes, I like that bullet a lot. I wanted a faster bullet for the 224 Valkrie, and I'm running it 3030 fps, or somewhere over 3000 fps, IIRC. I have some loads in the 2900 fps range, and found a new one that runs faster. I've taken it to 1K yards no problem. I've killed a few pigs with it. It's a Wilson Combat 22", 224 Valkrie shooting suppressed. It's a hammer. I'm using it as my thermal night hunting rig right now.

nice!
I replaced the 18" 308 barrel in my Wilson Combat with a 20" 6mm Creedmoor last year and shooting the 87 VMAX is a deer smacker! love head shots with it..

trying to decide if a 20" Valkarie makes sense or not.. I have 2 16" 6.8s I run with the 120SSTS as well, 2 5.56s, etc..

[video:vimeo]https://vimeo.com/user103810176/review/365646997/36526812d2[/video]

75ELDm out of .224 Valkyrie from last year. Lead separated from the jacket inside the chest cavity, jacket was in the offside shoulder blade with no lead core.

77gr LXR (Barnes)

Still have some Swift Sirocco 75gr bullets loaded up for the 22-243 that I might hunt with this year. They wrork quite well on deer near or far. They also make a 62 gr version.

THe 60gr partition has never let me down in 223 or 22-250. Nosler 64gr bonded is another good one.

65gr Game Kings, 64 gr powerpoints are traditional bullets that can work well,

I like the 60gr Nosler Partition.