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After watching @huntnful thread about the 22 creedmoor I wanted to start a thread about the 22 br. I am in the process of building a 22 br for coyotes and possibly whitetail in WI.
I have a Zermatt TL3 action.
Chassis will be a XLR element 4.0 magnesium
Triggertech diamond 2 stage
Nightforce NX8 2.5-20 F1 in Mils with Nightforce rings.
Brass is Lapua 6br.
Silencer Co Omega
My goal is to shoot berger 80 gr VLD's but plan to do some testing with the Sierra 69 HPBT.
Barrel will be a criterion shouldered prefit from Northland Shooters Supply at 24", standard palma contour with 1-7" twist and .100 freebore. Barrel specs say 4 pounds 9 ounces at 26", so I will weigh it when it arrives. I have shot a .243, 2 6br barrels and a 6bra barrel from them in PRS matches over the years and do not have anything negative to say about the barrels and customer service. I ordered the barrel the other day and there is a 12-22 week wait for the barrel. Plenty of time to resize the brass.
I have about 6 pounds of H4895 powder and plan on using CCI 450's. According to Hodgdon reloading for a 70 gr bullet and H4895, starting load is 23.0 grains. A few other google searches show people using up to 28.8 grains and getting about 3000 fps with 88 ELD-M's.
The brass neck thickness it right about .015-.016 and after reading a few articles, the recommendation is to turn it down to about .012-.013" for necking it down.
I will have plenty of time to research things further, but if anyone has any experience with the 22br, please feel free to post your results here.
I have a Zermatt TL3 action.
Chassis will be a XLR element 4.0 magnesium
Triggertech diamond 2 stage
Nightforce NX8 2.5-20 F1 in Mils with Nightforce rings.
Brass is Lapua 6br.
Silencer Co Omega
My goal is to shoot berger 80 gr VLD's but plan to do some testing with the Sierra 69 HPBT.
Barrel will be a criterion shouldered prefit from Northland Shooters Supply at 24", standard palma contour with 1-7" twist and .100 freebore. Barrel specs say 4 pounds 9 ounces at 26", so I will weigh it when it arrives. I have shot a .243, 2 6br barrels and a 6bra barrel from them in PRS matches over the years and do not have anything negative to say about the barrels and customer service. I ordered the barrel the other day and there is a 12-22 week wait for the barrel. Plenty of time to resize the brass.
I have about 6 pounds of H4895 powder and plan on using CCI 450's. According to Hodgdon reloading for a 70 gr bullet and H4895, starting load is 23.0 grains. A few other google searches show people using up to 28.8 grains and getting about 3000 fps with 88 ELD-M's.
The brass neck thickness it right about .015-.016 and after reading a few articles, the recommendation is to turn it down to about .012-.013" for necking it down.
I will have plenty of time to research things further, but if anyone has any experience with the 22br, please feel free to post your results here.
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