Dodgeit
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A friend has a Remington 700 in 22-250. BBL has 14-1 twist. What bul?let weight would be optimum?
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after 300yds maybe a 22-250 is almost useless with all the powder being burned. My 223 with 1x8 twist and 80 grain AMAX at 2950 will shoot flatter then 22-250. I was in a ditch off to the side of a target at 600 yds and watched light 22 bullets tumble in the dust before the target like someone threw them. I put a 1x8 barrel on a ruger target 25-06 chambered it in 22-250 and pushed the 80 grain AMAX 3250 and shot 2/12 groups at 450 yds with the first loadThe 70 grain Speer isn't bad, but it is pretty blunt.
The 14 twist was standard in .22 centerfires for many years, when they were varmint rifles and a 55 grain spitzer was about the maximum.
The Army went smallbore and screwed everything up with heavier and heavier bullets, requiring faster and faster twist; leading people to think that a 14 twist was useless.
I am not sure but I think when the bullet goes faster it might make it worseIf I can get a 60 Nosler Partition to group in a 1/14 .223 barrel, you should be able to get one to shoot from your faster 22/250 with the same twist.