The 22 creedmoor thread

[waspocrew]

85s are oos unfortunately

Weird. Showing in stock for me. Added 4 boxes to my cart and went to check out without any issue or error message.

MADE In The USA! Mead 22 Creedmoor 85gr Match BTHP! 20 Rounds, New Brass! | Mead Industries, Inc

22 Creedmoor 85gr Match BTHP Ammunition These are MADE in the USA! Not imported!

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[ChrisAU]

Got home from lunch today and started reading thread from the beginning. Didn’t learn that much lol.

I am in possession of 200 pcs of Peterson SRP brass, 500 77gr TMKs, 4,000 CCI 450s, and lots of powders but notably, a lot of Varget. Going to try it in my 16.5” first. Temp stability will be more important to me than top speed, tho I do kinda wish I had went with LRP brass after reading the thread.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Got home from lunch today and started reading thread from the beginning. Didn’t learn that much lol.

I am in possession of 200 pcs of Peterson SRP brass, 500 77gr TMKs, 4,000 CCI 450s, and lots of powders but notably, a lot of Varget. Going to try it in my 16.5” first. Temp stability will be more important to me than top speed, tho I do kinda wish I had went with LRP brass after reading the thread.

You should be good to go. Let us know.

 

[mtnbound]

Got home from lunch today and started reading thread from the beginning. Didn’t learn that much lol.

I am in possession of 200 pcs of Peterson SRP brass, 500 77gr TMKs, 4,000 CCI 450s, and lots of powders but notably, a lot of Varget. Going to try it in my 16.5” first. Temp stability will be more important to me than top speed, tho I do kinda wish I had went with LRP brass after reading the thread.

I won't say that I have never had an issue with SRP, but I also can't say the same about LRPs. For me, the SRP is a great option, and I love that they are often more readily available in my area than LRPs.

 

[Castle Rock]

Weird. Showing in stock for me. Added 4 boxes to my cart and went to check out without any issue or error message.

MADE In The USA! Mead 22 Creedmoor 85gr Match BTHP! 20 Rounds, New Brass! | Mead Industries, Inc

22 Creedmoor 85gr Match BTHP Ammunition These are MADE in the USA! Not imported!

meadammo.com

That ammo must be hot
Read the temperature disclaimer

 

[waspocrew]

That ammo must be hot
Read the temperature disclaimer

I hadn’t noticed that disclaimer (i.e. probably overlooked). Looking at several of their other ammo offerings, they have that same disclaimer (even on subsonic 300 BLK). Probably more of a “cover your ass” thing.

The 85s clock ~ 2911 out of my 20” Proof.

 

[BLJ]

Ruger American G2 22 Creedmoor 22" Centerfire Rifle

Ruger American G2 22 Creedmoor 22" Centerfire Rifle

www.dunhamssports.com

 

[Rugger7622]

Anyone run QL on their loads? I'm trialing Gordon's Reloading Tool and my pressures seem way off for the velocity I'm getting with a Garmin chrono. I'm sure I have something an input not right, but with an 85.5 Berger and staball 6.5 GRT is saying I have over 77K pressure at 3,036fps, which doesn't feel right. Gun shoots great, no heavy lift, no primer pressure indication. GRT is off on my 4350 loads as well, not just a little, but like 500 fps. I do have a 16.5" barrel, that would cause the program to go wonky, would it?

Was just curious what QL would say.

 

[rifletuner]

I dont know if this has been asked before and I missed it, but I searched and couldnt find it.

I just received a 22 Creedmoor Barrel and plan to run 85.5 Bergers because I have a good supply. I have not even started load development yet, but confident the Bergers will shoot well. For those shooting the Berger 85.5 out of the Creed, what velocity have people found for good terminal performance?

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

I dont know if this has been asked before and I missed it, but I searched and couldnt find it.

I just received a 22 Creedmoor Barrel and plan to run 85.5 Bergers because I have a good supply. I have not even started load development yet, but confident the Bergers will shoot well. For those shooting the Berger 85.5 out of the Creed, what velocity have people found for good terminal performance?

From what I’ve seen, which is minimal, significant yawing and fragmentation in gel. This is a recipe for dead animals but can be unpredictable at low impact velocities.

I can’t make a fully educated guess, as nothing replaces shooting animals for me, but, if I was to hunt with them I’d keep them closer to 2,200-2,500 FPS impact velocity on deer and elk and then further analyze from there.

I’m guessing dead animals is what you will see, would be curious to see detailed photos if you end up killing and don’t mind sharing.

 

[rifletuner]

From what I’ve seen, which is minimal, significant yawing and fragmentation in gel. This is a recipe for dead animals but can be unpredictable at low impact velocities.

I can’t make a fully educated guess, as nothing replaces shooting animals for me, but, if I was to hunt with them I’d keep them closer to 2,200-2,500 FPS impact velocity on deer and elk and then further analyze from there.

I’m guessing dead animals is what you will see, would be curious to see detailed photos if you end up killing and don’t mind sharing.

Yeah, will definitely share results, but probably wont be using them on game until the end of the year. I dont have actual velocities from my rifle yet, but if 2500fps is the bottom end for good terminal performance, that would put me at around a 500 meter range. Maybe out to 600. I will start out pretty conservatively. I am just trying to work out an envelope to operate in before I have any actual experience to go off.

 

[HuntHarder]

I've used and seen Bergers used on quite a bit of kills. Vast majority were very destructive internally, with few exits or small exits. I have seen a few "failures" which did not expand for some reason. All of my experience is with bigger cartridges 300win, 300 rum, 7 mag, 7 prc. A few of those would be in the 1800-2000 fps impacts and overall great results. I'm not sure I would say 2500 fps, personally, I set my minimum at 2000ish fps. YMMV. I'll be using 130 VLD-h this year out of a 6.5. I'll try and pay attention to the details of the shot.

 

[ID_Matt]

I think we are generalizing all bergers together though. I think the LRHT that is being mentioned is likely to behave differently than the others due to the more pointed and less open tip.

 

[rifletuner]

I think we are generalizing all bergers together though. I think the LRHT that is being mentioned is likely to behave differently than the others due to the more pointed and less open tip.

Yes, I am looking for feedback on the 85.5 bullet specifically. We have seen enough variation from bullet to bullet that I dont want to assume about performance.

For example, the 7mm 180gn Berger seems to pretty reliably perform well on game, whereas the 195gn would be great in theory, but gets some pretty negative reviews from people who have used them for hunting.