He concluded it worked best as a varminter, but could also do PRS duty, provided it is loaded under the 3200 fps velocity limit common in PRS matches. RSCAR. LEARN MORE about the 22 Creedmoor .22 Creedmoor Exclusive | Handloader Magazine Others have experienced the same thing saying it builds up a carbon ring in the barrel. New, properly-headstamped brass was ordered from Hornady and was used in all loads. SAAMI test data confirms 6.5 mm Creedmoor, 15 feet (4.6 m) from muzzle, velocity of 2,940 ft/s (896 m/s) for the 129-grain bullet and 2,690 ft/s (820 m/s) for the 140-grain bullet (which compares to .300 Winchester Magnum data of 2,930 ft/s (893 m/s) for a 200-grain bullet and 2,665 ft/s (812 m/s) for a 210-grain bullet). Smiths pet load for taking long range coyotes was a bit different from the 75-grainHornady ELDhandloads I had developed for my test rifles. I wouldn't recommend h1000. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Alpha Munitions, Petersen Cartridge, Quality Cartridge and Hornady offer properly-headstamped brass, though creating .22 CM brass is no more difficult than running factory 6mm CM cases through a full-sizing die, with no trimming required, though some neck turning may be required. Hey guys, I'm brand new to Gunhive and I came by references to the 22 Creedmoor. These bullets turned those cans inside out. Ive experienced fairly reliable terminal performance on small varmints with Berger 6mm bullets, and the companys .224-caliber, 85.5-grain Long Range Hybrid Target is one of its newest offerings. Of course you can neck down high-quality Lapua 6mm Creedmoor brass. With the below loads, we did have to shorten the COAL of the round slightly to fit into our universal receiver. https://forum.snipershide.com/threads/22-creedmoor.6255624/. Magnum primers increased our velocity standard deviation (SD) and extreme spread (ES) by 7 fps and 14 fps, respectively. Reloder 16 is both temperature stable and includes a copper-erasing ingredient. A MAGPUL magazine well kit was added. Although the Nosler and Valkyrie, shooting 55-60 grain projectiles, have a decent following with the predator hunting crowd, running the ballistics on the .22 Creedmoor and a slightly heavier bullet showed that it would outperform the two with both speed and energy. Now you try comparing the CCI 22 lr ballistics with the Winchester 22 lr ballistics and let me know what you discover. Thirty-five grains beneath a 77-grain Tipped MatchKing produced this .46-inch, five-shot 100-yard group. Shooters World Long Rifle proved a good match for the .22 Creedmoor. Here are five Cooper Creek options with Sierra and Berger bullets: In addition, multiple companies are now selling 22 Creedmoor cartridge brass: Alpha Munitions, Atlas ADG, Hornady, and Peterson Cartridge. CZ Model 550 22 Creedmoor Build with Bonus Rockchuck Hunt The 22LR muzzle velocity has a lot to do with the weight of the bullet measured in grains, which is why we see hyper velocity bullets weighing in at 30 gr -32 gr. Mike Barton I would look at load data for the 6 creedmoor with 105 class bullets and start from there. 4 Myths About The 22 Creedmoor Shot Down - HORIZON FIREARMS In addition to their hundreds of other bullet options, Sierra also produces some heavy-for-caliber 22 caliber bullet options which are suited well for use with the .22 Creedmoor. Join other outdoor enthusiasts who already get great content delivered right to their inbox. Velocity was pretty good with rl 26 at around 3100, but I'm getting 3000 with 4350 with low es and way more consistent groups. This yields high velocities that provide explosive impacts on small varmints. There is a simple reason why. Although H4350 works well in the .22 Creedmoor when using mid-weight bullets, it does tend to cause pressure spikesearlier than, say, RL26when you are using heavy-for-caliber bullets like the Sierra 90 grain and 95 grain MatchKing. Look at the 22lr ballistics table to compare the muzzle energy at various distances. 22, 6mm and 2 6.5s. TMKs shoot good in all rifles I've tried. The Timney Trigger was adjusted to break at a crisp 1.53 pounds. This leaves .22-250 Ackley Improved data as a viable starting point. Overall, none gave me the accuracy, velocity and lower pressures I was looking for. It may not display this or other websites correctly. The Kimber Open Country rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor wears a 24-inch barrel to wring every last bit of velocity from the cartridge. And what could you expect barrel life to be? LEARN MORE about the 22 Creedmoor Shooting heavier bullets at more reasonable velocities also calms some barrel-burning qualms. The Peterson 22 Creedmoor brass is excellent. Glen R. Shaffer GunsAmerica tester Jeff Cramblit favors the 22 Creedmoor as a varmint round: The performance of the 22 Creedmoor with 75-80 grain bullets makes it an outstanding varmint cartridge. The bullet weight of CCI Stinger Ammunition is 32 grains; therefore its bullet weight is .07 ounces. The loads we chose to test were ones that we thought might be over pressure. JavaScript is disabled. When I heard the first rumblings of a .22 Creedmoor, my first thoughts were of gross overbore and short barrel life, but I was also envisioning 55-grain bullets pushed to 4,000-plus fps. The 22 Creedmoor round is just too darn good to pass up, and yes, I see the same pattern in future factory rifles developing. Hegstrom skim bedded the recoil-lug area (The stock included a precise aluminum bedding block and didnt require full-blown glass bedding. When I had the opportunity to hold a 6mm Creedmoor next to a .22-250 Remington, my assumptions proved somewhat overblown. Will Chambers The cheetah might have a bit more horsepower depending on who's loading it, but the 22CM is an easy button in comparison. I started with 77-grain bullets and went to 90, where I entered ballistic-coefficients normally found in heavier 6mm bullets. The advent of the 6mm Creedmoor immediately had folks necking the hornady 6mm down to 22 cal and upon doing so found virtually the perfect case capacity for heavy weight .224 bullets. Reloder 16 printed a .54-inch group at only 2,821 fps with 35.5 grains of powder and .64 inch with an added grain of powder at 2,910 fps (12-fps extreme velocity spread). Every single kill was the result of devastating destruction that was an instantaneous death, or as close as you could get to one. As a result, your viewing experience will be diminished, and you may not be able to execute some actions. JavaScript is disabled. Barnes Vor-TX TTSX 6.5 Creedmoor Review | Field & Stream CLICK HERE to read full GunsAmerica 22 Creedmoor test report. Magnum primers increased our velocity, on average, by 25 fps, #2. Move up two more grains or powder, the velocity steps up to 3,400 fps and downrange it tends to fight wind like very few other bullets. Eld-x & m's shoot good in most but some guns hate them. My stock should be in next week then i'll give them a go and i can let you know. If you have any other specific questions just let me know. All powders tested shot close to or less than .5 MOA with at least one combination. My reasons for this recommendation are numerous, but the results in pictures and on the video(s) released, solidify my reason for making this suggestion. Lastly, some shooters on the internet forums report using our casings to push bullets to extraordinary velocities without any problem. Based off the 6.5 Creedmoor case and that new family of centerfire cartridges, the 22 Creedmoor, while still in the development stage in terms of factory offerings, is turning some heads. You will enjoy it. 2023 Grand View Outdoors All Rights Reserved The other that stands out, is at 6:32 in the video. The 22CM hits with 300ft/lbs more energy at 600yds than a 6.5CM. It includes a .524 BC and accuracy-enhancing construction. Besides having created a ton of helpful articles on reloading, and shooting in general, Primal Rights also produces and sells some advanced reloading equipment and rifle parts. 1 at 395 and the other around 475.. 22 LR Bullet Weight: Weight of the bullet in grains, there are 7000 grains in one pound; the abbreviation for grains is gr. Loaded ammunition is available with bullets in the 70-75 range leaving 24 barrels at velocities around 3400+ fps, a bit more conservative than personal hand-loading, but still making it a very flat shooting, low recoiling round delivering impressive results., Jeff says the 22 Creedmoor will also work for PRS with heavier bullets: I built the 22 CM to be a dual-purpose gun, or actually a 3-purpose gun. As the trigger breaks, targets explode (observed against prairie dogs under ballistics testing as applied to his article). Send your results to help@mcarbo.com! In addition to the 6.5 and 6mm Creedmoor cartridges, now there's a new Creedmoor on the block, the .22 Creedmoor. Plus the round is just straight-up fun to shoot. I settled on the load that gave me the 0.50 groups at 3700 feet per second and proceeded to test bullet performance on some local rockchucks. Copper Creek also offers load development packs with either Alpha or Hornady brass. John Whidden produces some of the most precise and well-built custom reloading dies you can purchase. Jake Dempsey New Hunter Experience The primers were also of Match grade quality. Wolfe Publishing Company | 2180 Gulfstream Suite A | Prescott, AZ 86301. Case capacity very similar to 22-250 AI. In our opinion, the easiest way to avoid this problem is by not exceeding the established safe velocities we have listed above. I expect vel. We re seeing about a half grain to grain more in 22 CM. 88s in mine were running 3550fps. This is a distinct step up in performance. This also creates a different beast altogether, including higher maximum pressures (based on SAMMI 6mm CM numbers). My average shot on coyotes is between 200 and 300 yards and about the same on crows. 22 Creedmoor Brass from Peterson Cartridge Patrick has used this bullet successfully on varmints and hogs from his AR-15. Bergers 90-grain VLD Target and 44 grains of Vihtavuori N565 produced this .30-inch group at 3,100 fps. The 220 Swift certainly has the speed at muzzle velocity, but once you're shooting out past 400-500 yards, the 22 Creedmoor quickly outshines the competition in each category we looked at. Normas time-tested MRP proved remarkably consistent with 41.5-, 42.5- and 43.5-grain charges producing nearly identical groups of .45, .46 and .47 inch, respectively, at velocities from 3,198 to 3,371 fps. In fact, I was planning my own build at the time, using a Howa 1500 donor rifle, so I understood the want for this dynamic cartridge, in a bolt-action rifle! Powders suitable for the .22 Creedmoor include slow burners to accommodate the cartridges overbore dynamics. FPS and bullet weight (grains) work together to create the rearward force that drive the weapon's cycling. I dont trust RL26 anymore because of this. The second was for shooting PRS (Precision Rifle Series) style matches on occasion, and the third was for hunting deer-sized game. If you are looking at a new varmint cartridge, I highly recommend the .22 Creedmoor. The higher the number the lower the drag of the bullet. The wildcat .22 Creedmoor holds half a grain more water than the .22-250 AI and is loaded to higher pressures. The 308/175 SMK outperformed the 6.5 Creedmoor/ 142 SMK inside of 800 yards, however, at 1,000 yards the superior characteristics of the 142 SMK allows it to perform better. the .221 Fireball, the 22 Creedmoor, the .22 PPC, the .222 Remington Magnum, the .223 WSSM, the .224 Valkyrie, and the .224 Weatherby Magnum. Learn how your comment data is processed. Redding 3-Die Set (.22 Creedmoor) In a matter of a few minutes a pair of coyotes appeared on the ridge line about 1 1/2 miles out and almost directly aligned with our gun barrels. Vihtavuoris N565 did best as velocity increased, with 43 grains at 3,100 fps printing .55 inch and 44 grains at 3,169 fps grouping into .30 inch. 22 LR Bullet Drop Chart: Shows how 22 long rifleCCI Ballistics, 22lr Winchester Ballistics and 22lr Remington Golden Bullet Ballistics compare to one another in the bullet drop comparison at various distances. Winchester StaBALL 6.5 didnt shine until reaching a 40-grain maximum load, printing .36 inch at 3,244 fps. As with any new wildcat cartridge, its difficult to determine where actual maximum loads lay without the benefit of pressure equipment, or at least factory ammunition to use as a baseline for measured case expansion. Readers should approach all listed loads with all due caution, as every rifle chamber and case are a bit different. The 22 Creedmoor is a wildcat caliber you get by necking down a 6.5mm Creedmoor to .22 cal. Goodluck. This was the first bullet I shot through this fresh barrel. Patrick was curious to see if Hornadys 80-grain ELD Match might expand on smaller varmints. Muzzle velocity changes per inch of barrel length ranged from 6 ft/sec per inch between 20 and 19 inches to 63 ft/sec per inch between 19 and 18 inches. PDF Ballistics - Hornady Manufacturing, Inc. Thanks to everyone for all the guidance I appreciate it very much! In addition to producing some of the lightest AR10s in the world, F4 Defense is the only company in the gas gun industry that has a SUB-1/2MOA accuracy guarantee. Review: The 22 Creedmoor on Coyotes | Grand View Outdoors I also loaded some 95 smks with H4831sc and H1000. (function(){var cid=document.createElement("script");cid.async=true;cid.src="//seal.digicert.com/seals/cascade/seal.min.js";var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script");var ls = s[(s.length - 1)];ls.parentNode.insertBefore(cid, ls.nextSibling);}()); 5601 116th Ave N
My god that rabbit (or hare) just exploded at the endtook a while for that chunk of flesh to fall back into the shot in slo-mo. Hello all, I am currently building my first 22 Creedmoor and plan on shooting the 88gr ELD-M from Hornady. If you make a habit of perusing gun magazines, for the past several years you could be excused for believing the 6.5 Creedmoor was the only centerfire cartridge of significance. Therefore, in the Maximum Pressure Load Data section listed above, we were only able to estimate the pressure each load produced in the rifle. We have compiled the data below. @220yotekiller A 22 cheetah is a fringe cartridge in comparison. Reviewer Jeff Cramblit built a 22 Creedmoor rifle and tested it with a variety of bullet weights. Velocity was pretty good with rl 26 at around 3100, but I'm getting 3000 with 4350 with low es and way more consistent groups. Hornady's taking a long-range shot at outgunning the .22 Swift with its blistering 22 Creedmoor bullets, with the 75-grain ELD handloads leaving the pipe at 3,200 fps. The charge is low and i expect to end up in the 42-43gr range but its new brass and a new barrel so trying to find a charge weight and FPS wouldn't help right now. Noslers 85-grain RDF, with a .498 BC, is not a bullet likely to expand properly on small varmints, though it would make an ideal choice for shooting predators destined for the raw-fur market. Recoil developed by the 22 Creedmoor is negligible. The custom Surgeon rifle featured a 22-inch barrel, and I decided to shoot the test without the suppressor attached (i.e. 6.5 Creedmoor Ammo Test Part 3: Live-Fire Muzzle Velocity & Consistency var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
This is the main reason we chose to perform this testing with large rifle magnum primers.