Ramshot Big Game & 22-250

[AKShooter]

Have been shooting ramshot big game in my 22/250 for a year now and I think I can say it loves this powder.

Speeds are a little slower then ramshots load data but not way low. 25*f temps run 3600 vs a listed 3695 with a 55nbt. Carefully prepped win brass or lapua brass, cci,wlr,wlrm primers all shoot well with it. 55nbt, 55sbk, 52smk all shoot great.

12fv 22/250 b&c medalist stock, vortex viper pst 6-24ffp.
Shot off a bipod and rear sandbag. Gloved hands in 25*f snowing weather. Great day at the range, planets must of been aligned! All groups @ 100yds.

Group shot a year ago with 6-18 nikon.
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Groups shot a few days ago.
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Gonna have to tape a couple of these up on the reload bench.

[LHitchcox]

I am having good luck with the same load- 39gr. Big Game/55 gr. NBT and the same charge with a bulk Hornady 55 grain sp.

[justinp61]

None of the local sporting good stores here have it, I looked today.

[AKShooter]

justinp61 were ya at? sportsmans warehouse I know carries it.

[justinp61]

I'm in West Kentucky.

[AKShooter]

http://www.ramshot.com/retailers/?state=Kentucky

Dunno if this helps but here's a couple that carry it. I wish hodgdon made another extreme series powder between h4895 and h4350 other than varget.

My top 4 powders I've tried for accuracy would be as listed
Ramshot Big Game
W760
Rl15
H380

I would rather shoot extruded for their temp resistance but haven't found a great one yet besides rl15. Which is really dirty and kinda slow, though very accurate, runs close to my big game loads for accuracy. Alliant lists a really high max of 37 something grains while most books list 35.5 with a 55 grain.

I'm going to give rl17 some more testing with 55's and 64 grainers. Check out the following link. It is generally recommended to follow imr4350 data, so I worked up to 40.0 grains RL17 and 64 grain Berger, clocked 3500fps. No accuracy tests yet though, the day I shot started to blow steady 35mph.

http://www.shootersforum.com/handloading-procedures-practices/70115-anyone-tried-reloader-17-22-250-a.html

Good luck, keep shootin

[AKShooter]

Just some more insight. H380 group was @300yds. RL15 @ 100yds is actually my best group to date, yes that's 5.
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[keeki]

where at in west Ky? I live in west ky and I can get it.

[justinp61]

where at in west Ky? I live in west ky and I can get it.


I live near Paducah, Shooters Supply, Dunns and Gander Mountain didn't have it. I talked to Lynn, the owner of Shooters about it, he said he'd never heard of Ramshot powders.

[keeki]

I live in Hickman and get mine at Hills Hardware in Union City Tn. If he dont have something I need on the shelf he just throws it in on his next order and I usually have it in a couple days.

[keeki]

for the big bullets Superperformance powder works well, and for the 50-55gr Benchmark does a fine job

[keeki]

Ramshot is made by Western Powders Inc, the same ppl own Accurate Arms. Im sure the guy at shooters has heard of them