The 22 creedmoor thread

[Formidilosus]

Have you found a bullet that works well with something with a very short throat? I'm trying to find something that would work on a barrel that I might have to toss (gunsmith won't touch it since it's nitrided and would ruin his reamers he said).

77tmk is what I am using right now for that very thing.

 

[Formidilosus]

To add to this @Formidilosus, if you could choose one bullet to shoot from a 22cm, would you run the 77tmk, 80 eldx, 80 eldm or 88 eldm?

Ehh. Either the 77gr TMK or 80gr ELD-X.

 

[TuckTruck]

Ehh. Either the 77gr TMK or 80gr ELD-X.

Any particular reason to sacrifice the bc gain of the 88? Pressure?

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Any particular reason to sacrifice the bc gain of the 88? Pressure?

My guns are already both 800-900 yard big game killers depending on DA, with 80 ELDX; using 1,800ish FPS as a minimum IV. What are you trying to achieve would be my question?

You're maybe going from what, a 5 MPH gun to a 6 MPH gun? I'd need to run some numbers...

 

[ChrisAU]

Ehh. Either the 77gr TMK or 80gr ELD-X.

What specific to 22CM makes you choose the 80gr ELD-X over the 80gr ELD-M? Just curious with all the ELD-M love I assumed it would get the nod.

 

[Formidilosus]

What specific to 22CM makes you choose the 80gr ELD-X over the 80gr ELD-M? Just curious with all the ELD-M love I assumed it would get the nod.

Not specific to the 22 CM. .224 ELD-M’s do not open as quickly as I would prefer at times. The X seems to be more consistent shot to shot in producing a football shaped wound profile.