Has the SAAMI print been released yet? I ordered brass from alpha and received an email with the neck measurements/specs to make it easy to choose neck bushing size and expander mandrels, I like that, very helpful and time saving service.
About 4 years ago I bought 600 pieces of Alpha SP 22 Creedmoor brass, Whidden dies and a reamer. A couple years before that I had gotten a Defiance Deviant Elite action off a prize table. Never used any of it.....until the day before yesterday. I got a 8 twist barrel blank from Ace Barrels to have a 26" finished length and chambered it up. Did a little load development yesterday with 75gr ELDM/StaBall 6.5 and to say I'm happy is an understatement. I will possibly have to continue to tweak my load a little because the pics below are shots 11, 12 and 13 thru this Ace Barrel.
I was VERY lucky with my starting load/OAL being so close to what seems to work. This rifle is only going to be used for Thermal hunting so I'll mount and zero my HALO-XRF today and be out looking for coyotes with it tonight.
PS I really don't wanna hear all the crap about a 3 shot group. ;-)
What stock are you running? Eh6 or mcs-t possibly?
I shot a 22-243 & 22-243AI for many years. In both configurations it was extremely accurate. I only used the rifle for longrange groundhogs but it sure was fun to shoot.
I simply ran 243 Lapua cases into a Redding FL die and I was ready to load. My smallest group with that rifle was shot at 600yds and came in at .625".
It appears that the 22 Creed would be very similar to the 22-243.
More like a 22-250AI but in a 30 degree shoulder than the 22-243 flavors. I have fire-formed 22CM brass in my 22-250AI chamber. The 243 and 22-243/AI's are a little longer with larger case capacity. Typically, the 22-243 and AI can gain a little more speed over the 22CM.
Below is the 243 vs 22-250AI vs 22-250.
My dad just got done building a 22 GT you won't be disappointedYou won't fall off the .22 Creed bandwagon, I have 17 different pop-guns in flavors of .22 from .22 short to .22 Creed including .220 Swift. The Swift has gone into retirement since I rigged up the 22 Creed.
Thinking about 22 GT next. My buddies say I'm 22 queer. I don't take offense, all are shooters.