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Topic: .22-.243 Middlestead?

Leonard
HMFIC
Member # 2

posted May 03, 2011 11:02 AM

You will never regret it.

GH/LB

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EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All.
Don't piss me off!

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UTcaller
NEVADA NIGHT FIGHTER
Member # 8

posted May 03, 2011 12:16 PM

Yeah you are probably the main reason I keep coming back to that Cartridge. I've thought about alot of different ones too. .243 win,.243 AI,6mm Remington,.220 Swift,.22-243 Middlestead, and the Plain Ol' .22-250 again.

Keep coming back to the .22-250 AI.For my type of calling seems like the best choice. I am very interested in the 64 grain Bergers as a go to bullet too.If I could get 3600-3700 fps I would be very happy.

Good Hunting Chad

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Leonard
HMFIC
Member # 2

posted May 03, 2011 01:19 PM

Chad, if you have ever owned a swift or even a 270Winchester, you would appreciate never having to trim necks in an Ackley. And, in my experience, the brass lasts forever.

So, if you don't get 4 grand, it will still outperform a 220Swift, which is practically the Gold Standard for 22 caliber. And, my swift cases were good for about four reloads. My Ackleys, I'm careful and I get ten. And, performance makes a swift look like a 223 in comparison.

This is why there is so much to gain, by using a heavier bullet. Most people punch a standard 22-250 and stick with the 55 grain bullets but with the slight gain in case capacity, it gives you enough horsepower to drive a heavier bullet just as fast as the 55's in the factory case. The other error is they tend to use an incorrect powder. For my money, H414 is a perfect powder for that case capacity, all things being equal. Some caution about temperature sensitivity, but I never had a problem. All canister powders have degraded performance at low ambient temperatures, and I work up my load in warm weather, so that has never caused me a problem, either. Of course, it makes sense to not leave them out in the sun.

I can't make promises, but there is a lot of potential, if you're smart. And, I think you are.

GH/LB

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EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All.
Don't piss me off!

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UTcaller
NEVADA NIGHT FIGHTER
Member # 8

posted May 03, 2011 01:31 PM

Thanks Leonard. Your advice is very much appreciated.I will probably be picking your brain a little in the near future.

Then when I get her up and shooting well you'll have to show me what it can really do by taking me out to West and show me how to kill those Nevada Coyotes at night. [Wink]