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I am on my second .22-250, and both were 1:14 barrels.
The first was a Savage Model 16, and that one would
throw 55 gr. Nosler BTs through the target sideways,
at 100 yards /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif On the other hand, 50 gr. VMax
bullets held into small groups, and stabilized. For this
rifle, I would have preferred a 1:12 twist. I re-barreled
it into 6mm Rem. and now I am a very happy 6mm shooter.
I have the long range rifle, I wanted the .22-250 to be.
My second .22-250, is a Howa Varminter, in stainless, that
I won at a DU banquet. This one loves 50 gr. VMax,
bullets, and will stabilize the 55 gr. Noslers. So in
this barrel, a 1:14 twist does work well with the 55 gr.
bullets. My point is I think 1:14 is right on the edge
of too slow, for 55 gr. bullets, which are better bullets,
for windy shooting. So for me, I have dedicated my .22-250
to shooting 50 gr. bullets, out to 300 yards, and longer
ranges, I set up the 6mm Rem. But if I had to get down
to only one rifle /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif I would go with the .22-250,
in a 1:12 twist.
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