Idaho Lefty
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Thanks for, the Pat on the back, Vince but,. in the case of the .22 Creed, I like, Medium weight, Bullets, driven fairly fast with, a bit slower, Twist in the barrel for, the Faster .22's, because,..I have never blown primers out of cases on any cartridge as I did with an AR Val. Obviously, after all the years of reloading, this cartridge with the heavies presented issues that were out of my league...humbling to say the least. Powders that I was familiar with had pressure spikes that were unbelievable.
I made the decision that if I were going to go down this road, the heavies in a 22 PPC with strong Lapua brass was the way I would go.
I would defer to Idaho Lefty, he has forgotten more about this heavy bullet thing than I will ever know.
I would like, somewhat BETTER Barrel Life than, the 1,000 rounds Average that, the .22 creed's & 250 Ackley's using, 80 and 88 grainers+,.. get.
Once I build an Accurate Rifle, I want it to Last, PAST Load Development, Verification of, bullet / Scope and more than, a Few, Predators.
The 1 in 9 Twist with, the Slower / Cooler burning Powders should get me around 1,500 to 1,800 shots,.. Me thinks ( Hopefully, anyway,.. LOL ! )
A 69 gr. TMK or, 73 gr Berger BT, @ 3,450 to 3,500 FPS, should "Whack" Coyotes / Rock Chucks, as far as,.. I can, Hit one.
The 53 V-Max or, 55 BK's, @ 3,700+ FPS, should be Fine for, Sage Rats.
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