224 Match bullets ,52 gr comparison

Howard31 · July 21, 2015, 09:00 PM

Wondering if any 22 cal shooters have tested the Sierra , Hornady and Nosler 52 grain Match bullets. I know Sierra is the most expensive and Nosler the least expensive, but my concern is how they shoot ? I shoot 222 Rem and 22-250 .

Rimfire5 · July 22, 2015, 08:36 AM

I can't speak for the .222 Remington but I have shot a lot of 52 grain bullets in a .223 and .22-250. Here are the results to date.
The Berger #22408s and Sierra # 1400 bullets are flat based.
The Sierra #1410 is HPBT.

Remington 700 .22-250 26 in barrel 1:14 twist:
Bullet------ Weight - Powder --- Avg.---# Grps --- Best Load ---Velocity
Sierra # 1410 --- 52 ---- RL-15 ---- 0.479 ----140----- 0.208 ------- 3463
Sierra # 1410 --- 52 ---- N140 ----- 0.416 ----28 ----- 0.276 ------- 3550
Berger #22408 --52 ---- RL-15 -----0.378 ----186----- 0.142 ------- 3362
Berger #22408 --52 ---- N140 ----- 0.373 ----25 ----- 0.258 ------- 3600
Sierra # 1400 ---53 ---- RL-15 ---- 0.289 ----95 ----- 0.165 -------- 3412
Sierra # 1400 ---53 ---- N140 ----- 0.346 ----109 ---- 0.184 --------3419

With a Savage 12 LPV .22-250 26 inch barrel 1:12 twist:
Bullet------ Weight - Powder --- Avg.---# Grps --- Best Load ---Velocity
Berger #22408 --52----RL-15 ---- 0.407 ------58 ------0.232 ------- 3536
Berger 322408 --52----N140 -----0.411 ------46-------0.202 -------3702
Nosler #53294 --52----N140 -----0.417 ------39 ------ 0.293 ------ 3289
Sierra @ 1400 --53 ----RL-15 ---- 0.365 -----35 -------.0201 -------3300

Results with the .223 are similar, but with different powders:
Best results are with N133 with Berger #22408 52 gr with a 0.255 average for 83 groups.
The other Berger #22408 52 gr load averages with N130, CFE223, H4895, and H335 are in the mid 0.357, 0.339, 0.484 and 0.441 respectively.
Sierra #1410 52s average 0.0377 with N133, 0.421 with H335, 0.440 with CFE223, and 0.459 with H4895.
Sierra #1400 53s average 0.357 with N133, 0.366 with H335 and 0.366 with CFE233.

I hope this helps.

Howard31 · July 22, 2015, 06:56 PM

Wow that helps a lot . Thanks

July 22, 2015, 06:56 PM	#3
Howard31 Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2009 Location: Hudson Valley,NY Posts: 231	224 Match 52 gr bullets. Wow that helps a lot . Thanks

July 21, 2015, 09:00 PM	#1
Howard31 Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2009 Location: Hudson Valley,NY Posts: 231	224 Match bullets ,52 gr comparison Wondering if any 22 cal shooters have tested the Sierra , Hornady and Nosler 52 grain Match bullets. I know Sierra is the most expensive and Nosler the least expensive, but my concern is how they shoot ? I shoot 222 Rem and 22-250 .

July 22, 2015, 08:36 AM	#2
Rimfire5 Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 982	I can't speak for the .222 Remington but I have shot a lot of 52 grain bullets in a .223 and .22-250. Here are the results to date. The Berger #22408s and Sierra # 1400 bullets are flat based. The Sierra #1410 is HPBT. *Remington 700 .22-250 26 in barrel 1:14 twist:* *Bullet------ Weight - Powder --- Avg.---# Grps --- Best Load ---Velocity* Sierra # 1410 --- 52 ---- RL-15 ---- 0.479 ----140----- 0.208 ------- 3463 Sierra # 1410 --- 52 ---- N140 ----- 0.416 ----28 ----- 0.276 ------- 3550 Berger #22408 --52 ---- RL-15 -----0.378 ----186----- 0.142 ------- 3362 Berger #22408 --52 ---- N140 ----- 0.373 ----25 ----- 0.258 ------- 3600 Sierra # 1400 ---53 ---- RL-15 ---- 0.289 ----95 ----- 0.165 -------- 3412 Sierra # 1400 ---53 ---- N140 ----- 0.346 ----109 ---- 0.184 --------3419 *With a Savage 12 LPV .22-250 26 inch barrel 1:12 twist:* *Bullet------ Weight - Powder --- Avg.---# Grps --- Best Load ---Velocity* Berger #22408 --52----RL-15 ---- 0.407 ------58 ------0.232 ------- 3536 Berger 322408 --52----N140 -----0.411 ------46-------0.202 -------3702 Nosler #53294 --52----N140 -----0.417 ------39 ------ 0.293 ------ 3289 Sierra @ 1400 --53 ----RL-15 ---- 0.365 -----35 -------.0201 -------3300 *Results with the .223 are similar, but with different powders:* Best results are with N133 with Berger #22408 52 gr with a 0.255 average for 83 groups. The other Berger #22408 52 gr load averages with N130, CFE223, H4895, and H335 are in the mid 0.357, 0.339, 0.484 and 0.441 respectively. Sierra #1410 52s average 0.0377 with N133, 0.421 with H335, 0.440 with CFE223, and 0.459 with H4895. Sierra #1400 53s average 0.357 with N133, 0.366 with H335 and 0.366 with CFE233. I hope this helps.