anyone used 60g bullets in a 22-250 successfully with 1-14 twist?

[RevolverMan567]

I know there are varying opinions on the matter and I am sure i have heard them all so Im not looking for suggestions but instead personal anicdotes. I am thinking about getting a remington 22-250 with 14" twist and wondering if anyone HAS a 22-250 with this twist and if so have you stabilized 60 grainers in it?

 

[Jim Watson]

Mine did well with 60 grain Hornady flatbase softpoint spitzer. A 60 grain Hornady flatbase hollowpoint was slightly longer and shot wild. No keyholes but no accuracy.

I didn't see the need to push the limits and settled for 55, or more often 52 grain bullets.

 

[RevolverMan567]

thanks. thats the kind of input Im looking for.

 

[Mal H]

Like Jim, I don't push it any longer, i.e., use the proper weight bullet with the proper twist rate barrel. However, in my experimenting days (about 35 to 40 years ago) I did.

Digging through my old files I found that I used both a 60 and 63 grain bullet in a Remington 788 with a 1:14 twist rate. Both bullets were stable and accurate. But I never loaded to the max with either one so the velocities usually associated with a 22-250 were never reached.

I used a Sierra 60 gr. HP and a Sierra 63 gr. Semi-point and 33.0 gr. of DuPont IMR 4895. I got the load data from Hodgdon's Manual #20. The load for the 60 gr. bullet wasn't listed, but I noted that the same 33.0 gr. load of 4895 was safe with the slightly lighter bullet.

A little later (about 15 years ago), I also tried a Hornady 68 gr. BTHP even though they didn't recommend it in a slow twist barrel. Know what? They're right. I was using 31.0 gr. of 4064, again not pushing the max, and the results in the target were perfect little keyholes. In fact, I must have loaded them quite consistently, because the keyholes were all oriented in precisely the same direction so the bullets must have been tumbling with the same rotational velocity.

 

[MinnMooney]

60gr. Berger Match in 1:12

I just loaded some of Berger's 60gr. Match bullets for my Savage LRPV .22-250 with the 1:12" twist as an experiment. I tested some (25-30) at 100 yds before going to my 300m F-Class compitition this past Sunday. My 100 yd groups were .402 & .397 but they were only 3-shot groups. Then I shot 4 5-shot groups at the same 100 yds and measured .495", .633" & .480" (.536 Avg.). I was surprised at the heavier bullet's accuracy. I normally don't go over 53gr. Sierra MKs.
At the compitition, I shot 584 out of 600 and got 3rd place agaist other shooters who were mostly shooting very high-buck, "built" rifles with all of the goodies like BAT receivers, krieger barrels and some very nice looking, fancy stocks. They shot 6mm Norma BR and 6 PPC using 90gr - 105gr. bullets. I though that my factory stock rifle with the 60gr.Bergers did pretty well.
Going the one step further by slowing the twist to 1:14 might just be a tad too slow..... but what the hell, try it and let me know. I just ordered Berger's 62gr and 64gr Match bullets. I'm trying those next month.
We have the Army Marksmanship Unit from Ft. Benning, Georgia coming up to compete with us. Should prove very interesting.