bigrich wrote:i've considered 1-12 twist as well if i eventually rebarrel. i think 50-55 gn is more usefull, at the moment my 222 seems to prefer 40's. good old wet and dry, works wonders if you use it right hey
Indeed that it does and a small file
bigrich wrote:i've considered 1-12 twist as well if i eventually rebarrel. i think 50-55 gn is more usefull, at the moment my 222 seems to prefer 40's. good old wet and dry, works wonders if you use it right hey
bigfellascott wrote:Looking good BR, especially with the 60gn projies, normally the 222 likes the 50gn as a rule.
bigrich wrote:bigfellascott wrote:Looking good BR, especially with the 60gn projies, normally the 222 likes the 50gn as a rule.
Yeah , BFS . It still shoots 50’s well , but the 1-12 twist rate means it shoots 60’s quite well now. I’m going to try some 60 gn soft points at some stage, if they work well it should give the old 222 a lot more versatility. As for lighter loads , I ended up buying my old hornet rifle back ....
Stix wrote:bigrich wrote:bigfellascott wrote:Looking good BR, especially with the 60gn projies, normally the 222 likes the 50gn as a rule.
Yeah , BFS . It still shoots 50’s well , but the 1-12 twist rate means it shoots 60’s quite well now. I’m going to try some 60 gn soft points at some stage, if they work well it should give the old 222 a lot more versatility. As for lighter loads , I ended up buying my old hornet rifle back ....
Sheesh Rich...you treat your LGS like a pawn shop ....all you did was pay interest on a loan against the old hornet...
bigrich wrote:Stix wrote:bigrich wrote:bigfellascott wrote:Looking good BR, especially with the 60gn projies, normally the 222 likes the 50gn as a rule.
Yeah , BFS . It still shoots 50’s well , but the 1-12 twist rate means it shoots 60’s quite well now. I’m going to try some 60 gn soft points at some stage, if they work well it should give the old 222 a lot more versatility. As for lighter loads , I ended up buying my old hornet rifle back ....
Sheesh Rich...you treat your LGS like a pawn shop ....all you did was pay interest on a loan against the old hornet...
y'know stix , i thought i was a gunaholic when actually i've got a bad case of buyagunitis yes mate, i can be impulsive at times and being a bit OCD as well doesn't help the guy who owns my LGS is always happy to see me, i've chopped and changed a bit, done like for like deals ( no waiting on a PTA ), i got rid of the krico hornet cause with a heavy target type barrel it was a pain to lug around the paddock and i didn't get the opportunities to sit and snipe at wabbits and such like i hoped. but i missed it and in hindsight shoulda kept it . i got some new plans however ........ . back on topic to azza's BSA , it's peaked my interest in this brand and i've noticed one online in 22-250
AZZA'S HJ47 wrote:Like i said i like mine and for what its worth I'd do it agin if i had the same choice.
gordicans wrote: ... wondering if a gunsmith can eyeball a barrel and determine the twist?
Stix wrote:gordicans wrote: ... wondering if a gunsmith can eyeball a barrel and determine the twist?
Nah mate...dont get a gunsmith to tell you...
Send it to me...im a "BTI"... (barrel twist interpreter)...ill figure it out for you...
AZZA'S HJ47 wrote:Has been a while since i saw this thread. I have a load also for 40g zmax as well as the 40 siearra bltz king thats good. I have some more to shoot tommorow hopefully find a load for 55g Sierra super roos that im happy with.
bigrich wrote:AZZA'S HJ47 wrote:Has been a while since i saw this thread. I have a load also for 40g zmax as well as the 40 siearra bltz king thats good. I have some more to shoot tommorow hopefully find a load for 55g Sierra super roos that im happy with.
What twist rate did you get in your 222 again azza?
gordicans wrote:took the old BSA 222 to the range the other day after not firing it for a long long time. Bought it in 1975 new and it wouldn't have had any more than 500 rounds through it so the barrel should be in good nick. Ammo was stuff that I reloaded sometime last century, and using Sierra 50gn Spitzers. I had no idea how it would should but was pleasantly suprised by the results on the 100 meter targe. Next task is to tighten up what was a pretty sloppy reloading regime to improve accuracy.