.204, 40 gr v-max Hornady far superior ballistics over most if not all .22 bullets until you get into the really heavy ones (60+ grains). I choose a Ruger Varmint 26" barrel to ring out every ounce of velocity I could from the round. I found TAC powder works very well, DO play with primers they make a difference. I also have a couple .222 they stay home, the 22-250AI to much recoil to spot your hits or misses.
Also have a .17 Hornet LOVE it but a pain to load so if your new to reloading come back to it later.
I was looking at re barreling my 22-250AI to .20BR Seeing as I have a couple hundred Lapua 6mm BR brass sitting on a shelf but not sure if a couple hundred feet per second is worth the extra powder, recoil etc. And the other .20 players out there really Don't do any more or less then the .204R.
Ruger builds a fine rifle but you will seat the bullets out too far to use the mag. so it basically a single shot.
CZ would have been my top choice but none were available when I came across the Ruger.
Most rifles will not stabilize the long 40 gr. V-max bullet but people have had very good luck with 39 gr. pills.
So my gopher getters are:
.22 LR up close and personal 0-90yds.
.17 HMR 0-175yds
.17 Hornet 0-275yds.
.204 R 0-500 yds.
.22wmr just because
.22 Hornet old and slow but awesome
.222 Rem classic and awesome to 300yds
.22-250AI paper puncher. why? recoil mainly
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Trades I would interested in:
- Sightron rifle scopes, 4.5x14x42mm or 4x16x42mm
especially! with the HHR reticle. (no duplex pls.)
- older 6x fixed scopes with fine X or target dot.
Last edited by 6.5 shooter; 01-22-2019 at 09:36 PM.
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