The 22 creedmoor thread

[43.6N]

77tmk
42.5gr N555
Alpha brass
16.25” Wilson barrel (shots 60-90)

30 shots of the above reload.
3120fps. And would have stiff bolt lift when I let the rounds cook in a hot chamber before firing.

This is more velocity than expected. I’m going to drop down to 42.0, seat them out a little longer, and report back.

 

[Carl Ross]

Starting to chase yet?

Some. It clearly wasn't peak rut, but he was distracted by some ladies when he ran out in front of me.

ETA, that was on the 8th.

 

[Formidilosus]

Some. It clearly wasn't peak rut, but he was distracted by some ladies when he ran out in front of me.

ETA, that was on the 8th.

Ahhh. I wasn’t seeing anything really on the 9th.

 

[Carl Ross]

Ahhh. I wasn’t seeing anything really on the 9th.

Probably saw rut behavior from ~ 1/3 of the deer we put eyes on.

This 4 point was eyeing these ladies up pretty hard in a Bridger foothills subdivision about five minutes ago.

 

[amassi]

What cartridge was the 88 ELDM designed for? It seems that I've observed many with the 22CM not be happy with the accuracy but others who have used it in the 223, 223AI, 22 ARC, 22BR,and 22 GT be very happy with it. Could it be that the 88 is picky at Creedmoor speeds but more forgiving at speeds 200 to 400 fps lower? I haven't had time to test the 88's from UM in my 22CM yet but they shoot great from my 22 ARC in factory Hornady ammo.

Jay

22valkyrie maybe? Timing lines up


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[amassi]

Man, I bet that 73 ELDM screams out of the 22 Creedmoor.

The 73 is designed for mag length 223/5.56
The 75 is a better CM bullet and yes it does scream
3600 fps out of a 24” Makes for a real flat shooting wind bucking cartridge


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[KHntr]

@KHntr

Referencing our conversation about 223ai.

What are your thoughts here?

I’m with mcccdjxgsbdjdgsnshx too. Not enough info yet, but I’m leaning towards the 88 not quite being THE bullet for the Creed.

If I could only have one rifle and one bullet for the rest of my life for deer/elk/moose/grizzly defense, it’s absolutely going to be a 223/223AI 1:7 with 88’s.

But lemme kill another box car worth of critters with the Creed juuuuust to make sure.

 

[StopMakingSense]

Took another booner billy this weekend with the 22cm at 643m, specs below. I was a bit hesitant to post this but figure the data and proof is there for y'all to interpret and make your own decisions.

I stuck with @Formidilosus rec on 1800 FPS with the ELDX/M

80gr ELDX ~3057 - 40.0 of H4350 in Alpha LRP w/ CCI200 out of an 18" barrel

 

[Schmo]

I’ll see myself out of the 22 Creed thread and meet you in the middle in the 6mm one

And I call dibs your 22 Creed barrel!

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Took another booner billy this weekend with the 22cm at 643m, specs below. I was a bit hesitant to post this but figure the data and proof is there for y'all to interpret and make your own decisions.

I stuck with @Formidilosus rec on 1800 FPS with the ELDX/M

80gr ELDX ~3057 - 40.0 of H4350 in Alpha LRP w/ CCI200 out of an 18" barrel

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Heck yeah!