Tikka 22-250 1 in 8 twist with light bullets?

[Castle Rock]

If you're only going to shoot factory ammo the Tikka 22-250's with 8tw barrel probably isn't the best choice and you'd have been better to get the 22-250 Tikka makes with the slower 14tw barrel.

It's great that Tikka makes a fast twist 22-250, since hardly anyone else does, but that particular rifle is geared more toward the shooter that will be reloading their own 22-250 ammo and not so much for the folks shooting factory ammo.

To be clear, I wasn't implying an 8tw 22-250 won't shoot light bullets well. I know someone could work up a load, with light bullets, to make it shoot well, but I believe the OP is shooting factory ammo and off the shelf factory ammo with light bullets, which is about all you can get in off the shelf 22-250 ammo, may not shoot the greatest.

I don't know if Tikka puts more freebore in their 8tw 22-250's then they do their 14tw chambers but considering they're using a faster twist on certain models so someone can shoot heavier bullets it would make sense that their 8tw barrels have more freebore then their 14tw and they're already putting plenty of FB in those 14's.

If the OP isn't shooting factory ammo and is developing a load for his Tikka 8tw 22-250 then they have a much better chance of getting light bullets to shoot well for them and any of the above is much less of an issue.

Stop replying to this topic, you only have theoretical ideas that are wrong
Plenty of us have actual information on the rifle and ammo under discussion and can confirm that it is accurate and works really well, the added rpm increases killing effects

 

[walk2112]

Stop replying to this topic, you only have theoretical ideas that are wrong
Plenty of us have actual information on the rifle and ammo under discussion and can confirm that it is accurate and works really well, the added rpm increases killing effects

Here’s some supporting info!
About 80-100 rounds on the barrel is all, shot as about as fast as I could whilst fighting suppressor mirage. Shot 8 rounds, then loaded the last 4 of the box in 5rnd mag real quick, and shot them in the little windows the breeze afforded to reduce mirage effect on view through scope which is a SWFA 3-9.

Sierra 50gr. blitzking, average MV 3670fps. I’d say the 1:8 twist loves 50gr bullets. With more careful shooting and a mirage cover this group would likely be 3/4MOA for 12 shots.

 

[coyotekilla]

I recently picked up a tikka 22-250 with a 1 in 8 twist. I’m wanting to shoot 50-55 grain bullets for coyotes. Is the 1 in 8 twist too fast to shoot the light bullets accurately or will I be good?

How did the 1:8 turn out? I have a 1:14 varmit that I was thinking of replacing with a 1:7 just for heavy bullets

 

[Thegman]

My Tikka 22-250 shot the 50 grain VMAXs very nicely. That rifle and bullet combo killed around 1,000 coyotes from 2016-2019.

Here are velocities with factory Superformance ammo after 200 round barrel break in.

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1,000 coyotes...public service announcement. Maybe you should spend a few years in AK and do the same with wolves...!

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

1,000 coyotes...public service announcement. Maybe you should spend a few years in AK and do the same with wolves...!

That was just one gun haha. Many others did work as well.

Would love to hunt wolves in AK.

 

[cq0302]

Mine shoot 55 vmax very well