22-250

buford1 · June 14, 2002, 12:10 PM

Has any one tried a 55gr bt over 38gr of H380. Im going to try this load In my 700 BDL varmiter. The loading book says Its so accurate that Bill Hodgen named a powder after It.

Bogie · June 14, 2002, 12:27 PM

Start at about 35 grains of H380 and work up. Different rifles have different characteristics. Ferinstance, my Savage .22-250 has a sweet spot at 37.6 grains of one particular lot of H380 with 55 grain Berger MEFs.

I'd recommend shooting at 200 yards on a calm day. Work up in half-grain increments. When you see the vertical on the groups tighten, that's a sweet spot.

**Mal H** · June 14, 2002, 01:40 PM

It was Bruce Hodgdon, but he used a 52 gr. bullet for his favorite Varminter load of 38 gr of his then new powder. Load wise, there isn't a big difference between 52 gr. and 55 gr. bullets, but there is some. So follow Bogie's good advice, start lower and work up, as usual. You might easily get to 38.0 grains or even a little higher, but only you and your personal rifle will know if it is a safe load.

June 14, 2002, 12:10 PM	#1
buford1 Senior Member Join Date: May 6, 2002 Location: long beach.CA Posts: 116	22-250 Has any one tried a 55gr bt over 38gr of H380. Im going to try this load In my 700 BDL varmiter. The loading book says Its so accurate that Bill Hodgen named a powder after It.

June 14, 2002, 12:27 PM	#2
Bogie Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 2000 Location: Job hunting on the road... Posts: 3,827	Start at about 35 grains of H380 and work up. Different rifles have different characteristics. Ferinstance, my Savage .22-250 has a sweet spot at 37.6 grains of one particular lot of H380 with 55 grain Berger MEFs. I'd recommend shooting at 200 yards on a calm day. Work up in half-grain increments. When you see the vertical on the groups tighten, that's a sweet spot. __________________ Job hunting, but helping a friend out at www.vikingmachineusa.com - and learning the finer aspects of becoming a precision machinist. And making the world's greatest bottle openers!

June 14, 2002, 01:40 PM	#3
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,955	It was Bruce Hodgdon, but he used a 52 gr. bullet for his favorite Varminter load of 38 gr of his then new powder. Load wise, there isn't a big difference between 52 gr. and 55 gr. bullets, but there is some. So follow Bogie's good advice, start lower and work up, as usual. You might easily get to 38.0 grains or even a little higher, but only you and your personal rifle will know if it is a safe load.