22-250 Hornady ELD load data?

MCary

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I want to try loading some 75 g. ELD. I don’t have a Hornady manual. Can anyone help with starting and max loads, Varget.
 
You will need a slower powder like h4350,and you need to have at least a 9 twist barrel
 
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My most current Hornady manual lists 37.9 of H414 for 3300 FPS.

If you can find Superformance, 41gr shows 3350fps. Both are a noticeable jump from your current velocity............ if that’s a pot of gold you’d like to chase.
 
I will be working up a ladder test and doing some grouping with some 73 eld-m loads out of my 22-250 using superformance this week. I'll let you guys know how it goes. The gun is a savage Model 11 with a 22" 9 twist barrel.
 
29.3 grs @ 2900 start -- 33.4grs max @3200
W/varget.. In the 10th edition Hornady manual.

My daughter's custom 28" 8"twist 22-250 is running 3260 w/80gr SMK's w/36.5grs imr4350 (overmax but I'm running it longer than saami length on overall case lenth.its all it'll take but shoots really well and flat to 1K.. very little recoil.
 
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guess I won't be working up any loads. the twist rate on my 22-250 is no where near fast enough. Time for a new barrel I guess
 
Originally Posted By: LittleAndyguess I won't be working up any loads. the twist rate on my 22-250 is no where near fast enough. Time for a new barrel I guess


So does that mean you actually have a 12 twist not a 9 twist. I’m a little out of the loop on savages 22-250’s. I knew like 10 years ago the model 12 had one or two models available with a 9 twist but had never heard of a model 11 9 twist 22-250.
 
Mine is actually a 14 twist....I grabbed a cleaning rod and a brush and measured it out to about 14".

There are 3 different variations of the model 12 that are still offered in a 22-250 9 twist.
 
yea i was very wrong about the barrel twist... i'm hoping it will soon be an 8 twist barrel, but I haven't fully decided if I will rebarrel it or not.
 
About every gun I own seems to have to slow twist for my liking including my Tikka 22-250. I am just going to bite the bullet and re barrel 4 of my rifles in time and be done with it.
 
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