Wonderful! I was born in 68, but fell into the 22-250 recently. The story of the beginning of the cartridge drew me in. Then I got the gun, dies, etc. Sure I love the 6.5 CM, but the 22-250 is just a rabbit hole. So many powders, bullets over all these years! I enjoy exploring this cartridge so much.

I have to say a primer in backwards is a testament to your perfect trigger pull..you sir didn't flinch or jerk that trigger!.. it went click without the slightest motion anywhere... wow, what a testament to your skill !!... god Bless and best regards...D.

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, and God bless.

When most centre fire calibre rifles were 'banned' in Ireland (1972) a loop hole in the restrictions allowed hunters to own 5.6x57mm or the 22-250. Many thousands of deer - Sika, Fallow and Reds, were subsequently taken by these two calibres, although I believe the 22-250 was the more popular choice. The Wildlife Legislation still lists the minimum standards for taking deer as - 'The minimum calibre weapon for hunting deer is a rifle of not less than .22 calibre with a muzzle energy of not less than 1,700 foot pounds, which uses bullets weighing not less than 55 grains.' which is 55gr 22-250 ammo. Since hand loading is highly restricted here the 223 is not a contender and altough the 22 Swift only marginally makes the cut the range of ammo that compiles with the legislation is very limited. In the late 1990s changes to firearms licensing policy saw individuals purchasing .270 calibre rifles for hunting and soon after that various calibres began to be licensed and the .22-250 fell out of popularity. The .243 became the go to choice for hunters who took deer and foxes but as the economy improved and licensing began to get easier many hunters picked up the 22-250 as a dedicated foxing rifle. Teamed up with a moderator, which tames its bark and with the NV or thermal scopes replacing the traditional red lamp it becomes a very stealthy and efficient nocturnal foxing rig.

@Powderfinger308

Жыл бұрын

Man, thanks for sharing this valuable information 👍

@fjb4932

Жыл бұрын

My heart bleeds whenever i hear of a good person being restricted.

I am going to enjoy watching this later on the larger screen. I love the 22-250 and I have loved it for many years now. Such a wonderful calibre

I just love listening to this man's voice. Doesn't really matter what he is doing.

People like you are grounded in reality, it’s such a breath of fresh air. I live in a small mountain village in upstate NY near the Fingerlakes. It was nice here despite the state government’s harassments and taxations however even here we are getting an influx of blue and green haired weirdos from downstate - NYC for some reason. They have piercings and tattoos up and down their entire bodies and especially their left arms. Some even have face tattoos. Strangely…They think they are “liberators” or something. Very defined ideology that has multiple “red lines” that they impose upon people who are forced to interact with them. It’s like an infection, a cancer upon society. They don’t have jobs or careers. Their “liberation” imposes upon those they encounter. Big chips on their shoulders and they look at us as though we are an antiquated population of “right wing extremists” because everyone is shy to interact with them. I have not met one directly, I’m getting this information second hand, but I have seen them eye balling my vegtable garden. They probably don’t know what it is. One thing is for sure, they are very anti-gun..

One day at the local range when cease fire was called to check targets I removed my rifle from the bench and placed it on the rack behind the bench with the bold open. When firing was to resume some guy in the next stall grabbed my rifle from the rack. I said "that's a 223". Then he realized it wasn't his but it was behind my spot and not his. So, I know what you mean about public ranges.

My dad bought (mail order) a mdl 70 Featherweight in 270 back in 1958. Its still mounted with the Weaver K4 he bought at the same time. It has now been passed down to his great-granddaughter for this year’s deer season.

@bobbyboothe8964

Жыл бұрын

I love it when yr gun and mine are passed down to our kids and grandkids. And the stores the guns take with them.... I have my Grandad's gun and 20 years later it still has so many memories.

@georgerector9252

Жыл бұрын

@@bobbyboothe8964 my grandfather had a mdl 1915 Stevens Favorite .22 and its on its 5th generation.

@bobbyboothe8964

Жыл бұрын

@@georgerector9252 I have my Great Grandad's Winchester model 97 pump shot gun. He would tell me the stories of when he was a kid hunting squirrels and Rabbits... He was 89 when he passed away almost 20 years ago. To this day I can pick the old shot gun up and it still talks to me.... I can hear my Grands stories....

You Sir, are the only KZread character that has perfectly matched my gun experiences, philosophy and procedures Must be our similar age. I’ve had 7 or 8 22-250s…phenomenal accuracy in all….H414/ww760 gave me stunning speed and accuracy…. My new favorite for the past 25yrs…2506 Rem…same phenomenal accuracy with the range extended…

@jamesg6071

Жыл бұрын

Been looking to buy a model 70 in 25-06

Love the 22-250…thanks again for sharing your wisdom. God bless.

My reloads for the 22-250 were given to me by my late friend Raymond Adams. It's firing a 60 gr. Hornady spitzer softpoint, 33 gr. of IMR 4895 and a rem. 9.5 primer. This load works extremely well in my brothers vanguard.

I worked up a 22-250 load per your instructions in an earlier video, using H380. I was getting 1/2 inch groups. I know the load is accurate, but I was definitely shooting above my pay grade. Thank you for another fun, informative video.

Great, great video! I love the 22-250....been watching you for years now and I've learned more from you than anyone on or off youtube. Thank you and God Bless 🙏

Looks like late late summer just before fall out there. God damned unbelievable time of year

I just acquired my first .22-250, a Remington 700 stainless, set in a Boyd’s laminated stock that highlights the stainless. The barrel has been free floated and the action bedded. The stock trigger has been switched out for a Trigger Tech unit. I mounted a Leupold VariX III 3.5-10X on it. What a pleasure to shoot. I am looking forward to dusting off some groundhogs over the next few months. Your video rendered some excellent information on hand loads for the .22-250. Thanks!!!!

The 22/250 THE coyote killer par excellence. Thank you for another great video.

My favorite varmint round very fast and very flat shooting!!! I loved 30 grains of Varget with a 52 grain Sierra match King bullet that was my go-to formula for my howa 1500 varmint 26 inch bull barrel with a Nikon 6x24x50 mm scope

Cigars and quarter inch groups.....Life's Good.

Finding the perfect charge and getting a 3 in 1 is always makeing it worth it.

Good to see you out there enjoying a nice summer's day, doing what we all love captain. Another fantastic video!

The 22-250 with a 60gr. Nosler partition, performs very well on whitetail deer. Love the Model 70 Winchester!

Great fun. Thanks for taking us along!

Thanks for sharing! I love seeing all your model 70s. I agree that these new ones are amazing rifles, i have a one in 270 and I love it

I've been wanting to get out and shoot for a while now. So busy lately I keep missing the opportunity. Thanks for letting me tag along was relaxing 🙂

I was sitting in a pickup calling cattle to feed and the driver had remington 700 in 22-250 with reloads. Three crows were in treetop in a draw I paced it at 120 yards to confirm all three head shots which were called. He did use rear view mirror for a rest. needless to say I was impressed by the man, the rifle, the 22~250 cartridge.

@charlesclark7350

Жыл бұрын

Dont know the load but one hole at 100yards on paper.

Excellent, Excellent information. The knowledge you share here is phenomenal. 🥇

Absolutely love learnin from you sir! Like Ron Spomer, but not a fudd!! Lol actually reminds me of my grandfather the way he speaks. He’s forgotten more than I’ve ever known about firearms. Would love to spend a day at the range with him and a day in the shop just bs’n with him. Could listen to him speak about firearms all day long!

As a new shooter, I basically have no idea what you’re talking about, but I love listening!

@fjb4932

Жыл бұрын

L Karamazov, As you know, the 1st sign of wisdom is recognizing ignorance. You have my respect . . .

@walterquick8649

Жыл бұрын

Same ,i will repeat over all to slowly obtain some skills. Free Pro Advise is PRICELESS!! Thanks to ALL

good video like how you take your time in shooting your groups and find what you do both interesting and informative thank you

Some fine tuning with a great rifle. Really enjoyed seeing the results with the various loads. And yes, that pencil taper barrel really can group. Thanks for sharing, stay well and God Bless.

A wonderful powder I found gave exceptional accuracy with 55 grain bullets in the 22-250 was varget powder I had loaded Sierra bullets and got under a 1/4 5 shot group at a 100 yards off of my bench

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

I may give it a try again. It gave me fairly good results with a reduced load in my former Model 700 at about 3,200 fps., but it wasn't spectacular. I haven't tried it at standard velocities. It's really like an improved target version of the H4895 that my dad used in his benchrest 22-250. This Model 70 is a more accurate rifle, so Varget may work better in it. Thanks for sharing.

@scottscheuerman6170

Жыл бұрын

@@GunBlue490 my load was 35.1 grain of varget with cci standard 200 primers 55 grain Sierra and it shot out of my older Remington 700 it would clover leaf the group’s in tite one hole group

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

@@scottscheuerman6170 Thank you. I'll give it a try!

@Archer_82

Жыл бұрын

I second that load, mine is 35gr varget with 55gr Siera blitz king and BR-2 primers.

Great information. I’ve been shooting my 22/250 since 1990s. It now has a 1:9 west and launches 50 to 77 grain bullets very very well.

A light barrel 22-250 is the perfect varmint rifle if you are moving around a lot calling coyotes, fox or bobcat.

Great show

I see those giant c-130s all the time in the summer they're such an awesome sight to see once they flew over our soccer field, it felt like you could touch it

22.250 here and far south Texas is an amazingly useful round. The main thing people need to understand it is a varmint round with absolutely incredible explosive performance but it is shallow explosive performance. Whitetail deer absolutely no problem whatsoever, but down here was nilgai and huge hogs you need to make ear shots on the very heavy animals. I would never hesitate to use it under controlled conditions on any game in North America note I said controlled conditions if you put that tiny bullet into the skull of a grizzly bear he will not take another step it will be as if someone jerked the rug out from underneath. But if you miss that exact point, you're probably going to get eaten. But yes a very beautiful very long range cartridge with very little recoil which promotes good shooting. In the hands of a decent shooter you can drop a deer a half a mile away with it, and that might be best if you can back off that far because you don't ruin so much meat. Up close, the bullet is rather explosive.

Up late glad to see you again.

My Lee is also over 40 years old and dark yellow. No harm no foul.

Thanks Blue! Bought my Win 1885 low wall 22-250 a few yrs back, and it shoots like a laser. Pencil thin octagon barrel too...

@zayacz123

Жыл бұрын

Nice choice!

Like your videos, love your style . Hats off sir.

I gave my Dad's (Stan Baker) German Mauser 22-250 to my daughter. Now I want it back.

I’ve been waitin to do that myself….that reaction to the primer made me laugh…

Great shooting!

Outstanding !!

Very nice ! I’ve had many model 70s and still have two, 22-250 and .257 ackley in a light barrel. All time favorites. The pre FN winchesters were very tough to get moa with in my experience on the FW rifles. I would imagine FN is much more meticulous in there manufacture. My two rifles have air gaged bores and shoot very well. Love prairiedog shoots as well and spent many hours in the dakotas enjoying time. I’m a new subscriber and enjoy your content. Right up my alley, thank you.

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

Comparing the FN to earlier models reveals all the reasons why they are more accurate. Two-point epoxy receiver bedding, free floating, crisper trigger with no backlash, and above all, cold hammer forged barrel. It's an entirely better made rifle from the bottom up. This one was made in the huge Portugal facility by a people who have been making guns for 200 years before Columbus. Workmanship is superb.

I have been wanting a Winchester featherweight model 70 in 22-250 badly, but cannot find one anywhere. As a matter of fact I can’t find any Winchester model 70 . Don’t care about plastic stocks at all. I’m a walnut wood stock guy. Love your videos.

Thanks, I really enjoyed this. Now I have to drag my old 1995 vintage Win VHB out and give it a try with your loads. My best 5 shot group with this came in at .250" with IMR4064 and a 50gr Hornady Max bullet.

Thanks for a great video! This cartridge was one of my uncle's favorites for deer (head shots only), but I've been very happy with the smaller .222 Rem Mag as chambered in my Steyr SL.

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

The .222 Rem Mag is a fabulous round, with better neck length and velocity than the .223. It was becoming very popular in the 60s and early 70s, until the close of the Vietnam war, when military surplus .223 flooded the market. That's why the Ruger Mini-14 was then and always has been chambered for the .5.56 NATO. I think Sako and Steyr were among the last to offer the .222 Rem Mag. I'm sure you know that .204 Ruger brass solves the issue of case availability for that fine round and it's super easy to neck them up in a Lee sizing die with their long tapered decapping rod.

@daveadolph9069

Жыл бұрын

@@GunBlue490 Thanks Gunblue! I've been loading .222 Rem Mag for about 5 years now. When I've seen Rem Mag brass for sale, I buy it, but honestly, I see no difference when loading the .204 (Hornady brand). Sometimes the stars align, and after I aquired the Steyr, I was worried sick about brass availability. Enter the saviors, Ruger and Hornady, to provide an unlimited supply of fine brass! I'm a lucky guy! Thanks for all you've given to the shooting community in our United States!

When I began reloading I didn’t know at first to shake the primer tray to make the primers go right side up. That’s what those raised rings in the tray are for. Sometimes one escapes being uprighted.

I love the Hornsby varmint round with red tips that are some great bullets and they do shoot fast and dead on. And boy do they expand really good .

I love how you treat the rounds with care when you load them into the rifle... most guys just brutally slam them into the chamber.

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

A good father doesn't slam food into his baby's mouth.

Outstanding👍👍👍

I haven't had my 22-250 out since the year 2000, I got the bug now to brush off the dust and get back with it.

I have a Remington 700 BDL Varmint Special in .22-250 with the heavy barrel. This rifle loves a 34.8 gr. charge of IMR4064. Several years ago my late hunting/shooting buddy and I were able to visit the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park and spend a couple of days on their beautiful rifle ranges. I got to shoot my .22-250 at 100, 200, 300 and 600 yards. The targets are all electronically scored on a display at your bench and I was able to take pictures of my best ones. The electronic scoring is a bit of a mystery to me and hard to translate into group size in inches, but my best consistent results were using 52 gr. Sierra HPBT MatchKings. I had one 3-shot group at 600 yds. that appeared to be touching on the display that scored 10.2, 10.1 and 10.2. If the 600 yd. target is an NRA standard 36" MR-1 bullseye, I calculated my group at 2.4". I had one other group of 50 gr. Nosler Ballistic Tips that shot a calculated 1.6" group. The only other inherently accurate round that I have ever played with was working up a load for my brother-in-law's Remington 788 in .243 Win. It didn't seem to make a difference what powder or load you shot, everything grouped really well. It was the same with his son's Ruger M77 Mark II in .243. Everything seemed to shoot acceptably well. It's nice to see Tom River also follows GunBlue490. It's always an education.

I always learn from watching you i would love to have you teach me how to shoot better and handload thanks for your time and videos thanks old man

I almost did the same thing with a CCI primer last week. One flipped in my RCBS hand priming tool. First time that had ever happened to me with that tool. I just happened to notice it before seating it in the case and then it flipped sideways when I tried to get it out and it ended up taking quite a few minutes to clear. Last week must have just been the week for odd primer issues? As always, I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on reloading and shooting. And nice rifle!

My favourite cartridge of all time! Long live the 22/250. My favourite load is 34grains ADI 2208 behind a sierra 1390 55g HPBT = Dynamite 💯👍🏼👌🏼🇦🇺

I like that rifle and that round and I love Remington model 600 in 222 but the 2506 is starting to get me very excited and I don’t own one but will some day !

I use H-380 in my 22-250. 41 grains with a fed 210 match primer, and 40 grain V-Max. 3 shots all in same hole at 100

Great vid. I have a Winchester model 770. In 22-250. Taking it coyote hunting next week. Good video

If I ever have a case of insomnia I'm going to rewatch this video ... 😄

big m70 fan as well even like the xtr made in the early 80s tho many hated them i own 2 of them and 2 of the new crf they are great as well

@GunBlue490 Don't beat yourself up, Sir, it is only human to make a mistake now & then. And I admire your willingness to openly take responsibility for it. As you are aware, one of the signs of a good man is to have the humility to admit when you are wrong. Especially in this instance because you are a tried-and-true expert/veteran in this field. I'm going to wager that this was either your first or second backward-seated primer in ~50 years. God Bless.

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I've discovered many in the course of using progressive loaders, going back to the departmental Star Universal press in the 70s, and with my Load Master. By design, the primer shuttle occasionally flips instead of sliding the primer, which isn't seen until inspection. I actually cannot recall doing it manually like this before, but it serves as a reminder to visually inspect them before charging with powder.

Re prairie dog shooting w/.22-250 Fwt: unless your willing to pass up beaucoup shot opportunities while waiting for barrel to cool, your barrel will get RED hot with that combination. Because I felt the invite by the rancher was predicated on killing as many pasture poodles as possible, I chose gun/cartridge/scope combinations that would make sure I could take all shots from point blank to mirage-limited ranges. My two cartridges were .22 Hornet & .222 Rem Mag, with a M70 Varmint .220 Swift for beyond 350 yds. Yes, multiple rifles were to hand. 20x magnification seemed about the upper limit as higher seemed to accentuate mirage at about 425 yds. During summer, shooting was hopeless ~500 yds; mirage made everything out there look like a rolling ocean.

My 22/250 improved load: Varget 39.0 grains .. 52 grain Berger hollow point… 3945 fps…… Winchester brass…. 26 in Custom Barrel Shilen… Macmillan stock Jewel trigger adj to 16 oz….. Shoots as good as u Can Shoot….. very accurate

@barrydeacon3551

Жыл бұрын

The way your shooting : Looks like gun is on an angle rising to the rest? I would change the front bag…. Or possibly remove sand ….. gun doesn’t slide that well … would be nice to see your targets…… I would suggest Varget powder…. I use in a lot of my guns… Give it a try: better for cold weather ….. I definitely don’t like your position of gun on the bench….

So far, H414 has given me my best (.877) group with the Featherweight 7X57, with Speer 145 gr. Grand Slams so I need to write that load down. I loved your response at the C-130 flyover. We rode those from Kunsan AB Korea to Clark AB and back for TDY Cope Thunder exercises in the late 70s as a weapons mechanic. Never before did a box lunch taste so good. As a kid, I ran outside to see what was flying over if it sounded military (and still do). So lucky to get to work on the F-4D Phantom and F-106. So far I'm working and trying to empty PPU factory ammo for the brass with which to work up some loads trying to just use (flat base) hunting bullets and see how tight I can get groups. Mine gets hot too, so I only do 3 round groups and take other rifles to alternate. Since it was with the last load I think the rifle shot better partly due to the barrel being fouled some, and may perform better that way.

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. My experience riding the C-130 was a bit discomforting, bouncing in a web bench of one of those planes in Vietnam on the way from Cam Rahn Bay to Cu Chi, I thought my spine would shatter. But, I still enjoy seeing them fly for America!

@cbsbass4142

Жыл бұрын

@@GunBlue490 Yes, it wasn't the most comfortable ride...and a bit loud. grabbed a hop on the way back from Kunsan to Hickam on a C-141. Smoother, but I was facing backward with no windows and staring at some big jet engine all the way that they had strapped down.

@waynehajek6346

Жыл бұрын

@@GunBlue490 You're right about that sir. I rode in a C-130 from McMurdo Sound Antarctica to Christ Church New Zealand back in 1970. No heat and a long cold flight. Cold Ham and Lima C-Rats on the way back.

@brentgarbett5306

Жыл бұрын

My Dad was in Cam Ranh Bay for 2 tours in Army

I bought a program called Quick Load and it's been great. I would highly recommend if you don't already have it. You can come up with nearly infinite combinations of bullet and powder combinations with all of the pressure data for your respective loads. I came up with a great plinking load for the .458 Win Mag, firing 350 grain FMJ spitzer with 15 grains of IMR RED @ 1300fps. I wouldn't have attempted this without Quick Load.

@walterquick8649

Жыл бұрын

THANKS

@ironDsteele

Жыл бұрын

@@walterquick8649 Is this your program Walter?

I got a five shot group with my Remington pencil barreled mountain rifle that were all through the same hole damn near. Looked like a really small clover leaf. IMR4350

I dont know anybody that has ever seated a primer up side down congrats on checking your work before leaving the reloading bench

I sometimes see those aircraft flying up Lake Winnipesaukee at low altitude, pretty impressive. Used to see A-10s pretty often, not so much now, I think F-35s have replaced them. They drill over the Sandwich Range. The trust fund babies in Sandwich resent them but my dad was a Hellcat pilot during WWII, I love to see this sort of thing.

That was fan dad gum-tastic thank you

I'm thinking about getting the model 70 super grade and 270 and setting it up with a micrometer like the traditional model 54s and early model 70s for the scope became popular. I would actually love to find one of those old sights and put it on the new rifle. Thank you 👍

Can't tell you how many hours I've spent and enjoyed watching your videos. Thank you! I live in PA and would like to purchase a 22-250 for ground hog/coyotes as well as for just enjoying some time at the range with a versatile/fun round for reloading (which I enjoy almost as much as shooting...). Is there an optimal barrel length and twist you'd recommend? May I ask what barrel length your Model 70 is? Also, are there any manufacturers you'd recommend staying away from in this caliber? Thanks.

Congrads on your clover leaf group. Unfortunately this in most cases is not repeatable especially on a hot sporter barrel. Now if you can repeat this on different days and in varying weather conditions you've got something 😉

@GunBlue490

9 ай бұрын

Yes, accuracy is repeatable on any day. Light, FREE FLOATED barrels with solidly bedded receivers do not wander. Turn to my .257 Roberts video. That's the same Featherweight barrel. Being the exact same outer diameter, but with a larger inside diameter and larger chamber, the barrel is even lighter and more flexible. Having much greater recoil, the primary and secondary barrel vibrations are even more severe. I can do the same thing with any caliber. The advantages of a heavy barrel are 1. They hold steadier, 2. They are "quieter" (weight dampens trigger and muscle movements), 3. Mass absorbs heat better and reduces heat damage over prolonged shooting. There's a caveat to that, however. Mass retains heat, requiring longer cooling time when the barrel reaches critical temperature. The reason light barrels become less accurate when they heat up is because they are more sensitive to barrel deflections caused by stock contact, or conventional broach rifled barrels that have not been stress relieved. Such deflection does not occur to a hammer forged, free floated barrel.

IMR 4064 with Sierra 55 and 60gr bullets usually deliver sub moa groups in all my 22-250 and 220 Swifts over the years. My favorite accuracy rifles are Rem VSSF and Krieger-barreled Weatherby Varmiters. All in 26".

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

IMR4064 is an old traditional favorite with the 22-250, going back to the days when Dupont was the only player on the block. It's still an accurate powder in the 22-250, but there are many current powders that perform at least as well, and often quite better than MOA in the cartridge. It's not unusual for an off the shelf 22-250 to be capable of 1/3 MOA with some of the powders, such as Reloder 15, W-296, H414, and a host of others that were not around when IMR4064 ruled.

I had 22250 for 1 day and traded it away for a winchester 97 12 gauge. Now i use 243. Winchester , 80grains bullets set at 200 yards. Very good round to hunt with , drops them in their tracks. 1 shot 1 kill. Im fixing up a parker hale i found in the field , 30.06 and it was bedded before but i removed it and going to rebed it myself. Im also going to bed my sks stock.

@RegularGunGuy

Жыл бұрын

Also prefer .243win reload 58gr vmax around 3800 fps. Does everything better than 22-250.

I’ve had primers flip on my Dillon 550 with handgun loads. I “usually” caught it, but I have tried to fire a few. 😀

I like shooting a relatively hot barrel for heat consistency. Going from cold to hot can give wider groups. Can’t get a bolt action hot enough to do any barrel damage with small caliber burning less powder than thirty cals.

Love my 22-250. I went the other way, 18lbs with scope.

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

I presume you got the tow package with liquid cooling.

@C8geyB

Жыл бұрын

@@GunBlue490 And dual exhaust.

I just traded my Ruger American 22-250 for a Savage 110..22-250, What a difference..the same hole all day,,Put a muzzle brake on it 😳 No..kick or nothing,,No problems with the clip..

Can you speak a little about where to place the fore end of the stock onto the rest? In my experience I always get the tightest groups if the gun is resting immediately forward of the start of the barrel. The farther down the stock it moves the less tight the groups get. I have found this rather consistently. I just figured that it allows for maximum barrel flex and recovery this way.

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

Sure. Your method is highly advised with guns having stock to barrel contact because it minimizes pressure to the barrel through the stock. With totally free-floating barrels such as this one, it's of no consequence, because the barrel is entirely isolated. The important thing is for the stock clearance to be sufficient to avoid barrel collision, which is 30 to 50 thousandths, or 3 to 5 business cards all the way back. The old dollar bill thing is not enough.

El Rey Del Mundo...

Nice

I shot the barrel out of a 22-250 ruger m77. 55 grain game kings and h380 have taken deer, pigs, and coyotes! I had a soft spot for a 22-250 until i bought a 243.

Excellent 👍. Have you tried light varmint bullets in your 270? Have you ever set up a model 70 with a aperture sight? Thank you

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

Indeed I have. I worked up a few loads for 100 and 110 grain bullets and they were lots of fun to plink with. It's a great option for a one-gun owner. The issue is the practicality. Besides the nuisance of changing sight adjustment (and forgetting which one is currently in place if it's not tagged), the noise doesn't make friends with farmers, and it's a lot of raw materials and cost for woodchucks and crows. I don't notice the muzzle blast of most 22 centerfires laying down in a hayfield that absorbs the sound, but that .270 is quite another story! It's the reason that Ned Roberts created his .257, so folks could have the ideal combination gun, previously unavailable. That idea was hijacked by Winchester for their .243. Because they're so fast and accurate, I've had receiver sights on quite a number of various rifles over the years, including the Model 70 and Rem 700. I was always heartbroken to carve the necessary notch into the stock, and it always degraded the resale value. I've dedicated a couple of videos to them that I recommend to you. Unfortunately, many companies have discontinued drilling for receiver sights, and due to lack of popularity and commensurate price to balance the production cost, receiver sight pricing has risen out of proportion to the cost of living increase over the last 40 years, and they're not the quality, either.

Good video. Thank you. I watched your hesitancy and caution after that click in case it was a hang fire. I'm also assuming that you and many other shooters shoot at paper on full magnification.

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

Yes, though hangfires with full powder charges are virtually unheard of, one should assume that possibility after a failure to fire, and give it 30 seconds. I use full magnification settings for load testing, but whether the scope has a maximum magnification of this 14X or just the 5X of my wife's .243, the actual precision and potential group size is pretty much the same. Target aiming with crosshairs on a diamond can be done in two ways, by positioning the hairs inside the small aiming center, or aligning the corners of a lower powered scope symmetrically. I've used the latter technique with 1.5X scopes and zero magnification peeps that gave half inch groups. Positioning and leveling, not magnification, is the key to precision.

Sir, WW760 with a CCI LR primer and a Hornady 55 grain flat base spire point at 40 grains was my go to 22-250 load! IMR 4320 was next same bullet and primer at 34.5 grains, sadly this powder was discontinued. Both powders will shoot under 1/2". I have found that boat-tail bullets don't work in 1/14 twist barrels, and a 1/9 barrel are good replacement once you have shot them out. I have a Winchester varmit rifle that has gone through 3 barrels and is close to it's 4th Barre, I have sitting in my gun room ready to go this winter.

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

IMR4320 (I still have a pound) never had a real following, which I think was simply a matter of it being overshadowed by IMR4064 and IMR4895. Ironically, it's got the same burning rate and almost identical appearance to Reloder 15, which is very popular for many loads. Yet, in 50 years of trying it, I've yet to find a great load for it that some other powder beat, but I've burned up a number of pounds trying! For whatever reasons, it was just never a powder that made it into the "favorite loads" discussions. Give R-15 a try. It always worked better for me in any load where IMR4320 should.

Have you tried using a “Chamber Chiller” to help cool your barrel? Like you I am careful not to get the barrel to hot so it will last longer. Here in Cochise County, Arizona it gets pretty hot and the barrel can get hot before you even shoot if your out in the sun. They have battery operated and the USB ones that use one of those battery pack things. I’ll stick it in the chamber sometimes after every shot for a minute or two when the barrel starts getting on the warmer side, especially when I’m shooting the 28 Nosler. Amazon carries them. Thank you for your work and honesty, it’s always a pleasure to watch your videos sir.

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

Cory, to be honest with you, I was very skeptical that blowing ambient air through a hot barrel could have any meaningful effect. On the basis of my experience with hot metals in cooking, welding, bullet making, and even just my tools in the sun, it seems a bit gimmicky to me. My intuition tells me that it certainly must have some effect, depending on the air temperature, but not such that it would make any significant difference regarding the temperatures at which steels break down. Perhaps I should purchase one and conduct a controlled scientific test experiment for my viewers! As an aside, heavy barrels absorb greater amounts of heat from their barrel interior, or number of shots before the exterior becomes physically hot. Such barrels go through long curves of heating and subsequent cooling down, and if the curve goes too high on the interior, that destructive heat will linger. Due to the slow transmission of heat through steel, which is not a highly efficient conductor, a barrel may feel comfortable on the exterior while it's getting very hot inside. My dad and I observed that phenomenon with his stainless heavy 1" x 28" J.Dewey benchrest barrelled 22-250. Shooting ten shots relatively quickly in Florida, he discovered that the barrel was initially cool to the touch, but after a few minutes, it got very hot. Lighter barrels are more "honest". They don't conceal what's going on inside, so the shooter is more apt to pay heed. What's best is that light steel dissipates heat into the surrounding air more efficiently, just as a Harley engine's cooling fins work, or a steam radiator does through its thin jacket. So, when my Featherweight barrel feels hot or cool, it's a more immediate temperature indicator than heavy ones are. That can be seen by the frequency that bench rest shooters must change barrels much more frequently than other target shooters who use conventional weights. A good friend of mine was screwing on new 6mm PPC barrels every 800 or so shots, because his barrel would really cook during a match, firing only 10 shots at a time. Of course, what he considered inaccurate in that game would give the average shooter great joy.

@corymcleod2728

Жыл бұрын

@@GunBlue490 Thank you so much for your reply and sharing your knowledge with me. I have noticed how much faster the pencil barrel on my SCAR 17 cools compared to the heavier barrels on my bolt rifles. I never thought of the inside of a heavy barrel still being hot after the outside had cooled but it makes since. I think you doing a scientific experiment with the chamber chiller would be a great idea. If it is possible to show the difference in temperature between the inside and out that would be remarkable. I was telling my wife Tuesday afternoon after I returned from a 6 hour day shooting at our public range how friendly the people that love to shoot and load really are. Every range trip I meet more good people and I must say your definitely one of them. God Bless you and your family sir.

Once again, @GunBlue490 posts a wonderful video for us. I've been contemplating a new 700 either in . 22-250 or . 204 Ruger for coyote hunting (100-300 yards).. What is your opinion on the . 204, Sir?

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

I've shot it and loaded for it with my buddy. The 204 Ruger is capable of phenomenal accuracy. I'd be a bit skeptical on using it at extended ranges on very large 50 pound eastern coyotes, but it's a good killer on smaller ones out west, for sure. It's a VERY small, light bullet.

Hello sir, I very much appreciate your sharing the knowledge! And Semper Fi! With the loads that you determined were not “up to snuff” but already made up and brought to the range, would you take them back to the reloading bench and pull the bullet and reload?

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

I would dismantle rounds that I considered too hot, but would otherwise just fire them for practice.

They have a decent recoil for a small projectile I have a Sako 75 in 22-250 AI

@GunBlue490

3 ай бұрын

Yes, indeed. However, it's a pussycat compared to the belch and kick of the old 220 Swift that gets only another 100 fps, at most.

Have 2 savage 22-250. One for day and one for night. both sub MOA. Great content today. What shooting bag do you have there. Both have sporter barrels.

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I'm using a Protektor Model 13B all leather Rabbit Ear Bag with Hard Bottom, filled with Regular Sand, $59. Empty is $4 less, and Heavy Sand is $70, direct from www.protektormodel.com. The high rabbit ears are especially suited for sporter stocks, and give good support, plus, they allow for squeezing for elevation adjustment. I like the hard suede leather bottom especially at ranges with rough benches, and it gives excellent support without slipping. They have a great many styles and other materials to choose from, too, including front rest bags, and even their own aluminum front rest, with features similar to my Caldwell. These bags have been the benchrest standard forever.

I agree with your view about heavy barrels vs. light barrels for accuracy. However, is there any advantage with heavy barrels with overheating?

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

No. Having owned both, the lighter barrels cool much faster. Benchrest shooters use heavy barrels because they are "quiet", with little recoil and less disruption of the lock mechanism, but they discard barrels due to washout very regularly. Their barrels can take 40 minutes or more to cool down after a match. Mine will cool down in half the time after as many shots, simply because it has much less mass to retain heat. Mass and heat retention is the reason that boilers are made of heavy cast iron. Machine gun barrels are quite thin, including the M-16.

GunBlue490 I am getting ready to start reloading, what equipment and manuals do you suggest?

GunBlue, Sir, you mentioned ball powder and magnum primers, finicky nature, etc....I was wondering if I should consider that with BL-C(2) or 748? I have been using Remington Bench Rest (all I could find at the time to supplement small rifle primer stock) and get good groups with it, so I was just wondering. Is it just a thing with H-414/W760 or extend to other ball powders as well or a burn rate thing? Thanks in advance if you have time. BTW--It was for use with Model 700 .223 SPS Varmint.

I observed you had loaded a couple of cartridges while waiting for the barrel to cool. Could those cartridges be warming up during that wait time, especially given the temperature sensitivity of the powder?

Good morning from Australia GunBlue I see you shoot with both eyes open

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

Good morning Australia! shoot both ways, depending on lighting conditions. I typically will when in the field, but on the range, it entirely depends on whether it's comfortable.

Nikon made some wonderful reasonably priced rifle scopes. I hated to see them get out of the business

@willlotz6956

Жыл бұрын

yes, and at about the same time Leupold had become prohibitively expensive. My most recent scope purchase is one of the mid-priced Burris models and thus far I've no complaints. One time I bought a Vortex and sent it back. Too heavy and the eye relief varied greatly when changing magnification.

Have you had the opportunity to try out the bergara rifles?

I enjoy every video that you do. I am about your age. Even though I no longer hunt, I make weekly visits to my local gun ranges for an afternoon of marksmanship enjoyment. I would like to purchase a Winchester model 70 Featherweight in 22-250. I can't find any locally in Eastern , Pa. or on line. It seems that the only calibers that they are offering are 6.5 Creedmore and .300 Win Mag. Will you offer any suggestions about online retailers that offer more cal. variety. Please help

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

The .22-250 is very popular, and peak season sales are during the warmer varmint hunting months. I'm sure my Featherweight accuracy videos have helped dry up whatever was left. Winchester has been making this rifle and caliber steadily for many years, so I'm sure it'll be back in stock. Peak rifle sales season is already starting. I do recommend that you place yourself on the various notification lists. Try Midway, Grab-A-Gun, Bud's Gun Shop, D-K Firearms, Sportsman's Warehouse, and Hinterland Outfitters for starters, but the list is endless. Check your e-mails frequently, because they run out as soon as folks are notified on a first come basis.