(FN=Flat Nose, SP= Spire Point, HP= Hollow Point, RN= Round Nose) JHP= Jacketed Hollow Point, FMJ=Full Metal Jacket)
Loads for .22-250 Remington Rifle:
(Note: These are MAXIMUM loads, you should use 10% less to start.)
(See note on Powders below or read all about various Powders.)
Bullet is .224″ diameter. Case length is 1.912″ Max. Due to different barrel lengths, type of bullet, seating depth, primer type and other factors, you may not get near the FPS charted. It is just a guide and the reason you should start under these charges and work up.
40 grain JSP (Speer or Sierra Spitzer)
| IMR 3031 | 34.0 gr. | 3,871 FPS |
| IMR 4895 | 36.0 gr. | 3,943 |
| H4895 | 37.0 gr. | 4,060 |
| H380 | 39.5 gr. | 3,984 |
| Reloader 12 | 35.5 gr. | 3,749 |
| Reloader 7 | 31.0 gr. | 3,757 |
| A2230 | 37.0 gr. | 4,045 |
| A2460 | 38.0 gr. | 4,091 |
| A3100 | 40.0 gr. | 3,055 * |
45 grain JSP (Hornady Soft Point)(Speer Spitzer)
| IMR 3031 | 34.0 gr. | 3,690 FPS |
| IMR 4895 | 36.0 gr. | 3,846 |
| H4895 | 37.0 gr. | 3,918 |
| H380 | 39.0 gr. | 3,856 |
| Reloader 12 | 35.0 gr. | 3,699 |
| Reloader 7 | 30.0 gr. | 3,690 |
| A2230 | 35.5 gr. | 3,875 |
| A2460 | 36.0 gr. | 3,854 |
| A3100 | 40.0 gr. | 3,104 |
| VV N135 | 37.5 gr. | 3,885 |
| VV N140 | 40.1 gr. | 3,941 |
50 grain JHP (Sierra Hollow Point, Boat-tail)
| IMR 3031 | 33.0 gr. | 3,557 FPS |
| IMR 4895 | 35.0 gr. | 3,729 |
| H4895 | 36.5 gr. | 3,827 |
| H380 | 38.0 gr. | 3,719 |
H450 | 43.0 gr. | 3,552 |
| Reloader 15 | 36.0 gr. | 3,780 |
Reloader 12 | 34.0 gr. | 3,594 |
| Reloader 7 | 29.0 gr. | 3,590 |
A2230 | 35.5 gr. | 3,790 |
| A2460 | 36.0 gr. | 3,805 |
A3100 | 40.0 gr. | 3,169 |
| VV N135 | 34.4 gr. | 3,579 |
| VV N140 | 37.2 gr. | 3,588 |
VV N150 | 38.3 gr. | 3,584 |
55 grain JSP (Hornady Soft Point)
| IMR 3031 | 32.0 gr. | 3,472 FPS |
| IMR 4895 | 34.0 gr. | 3,536 |
H4895 | 35.5 gr. | 3,670 |
| H380 | 37.0 gr. | 3,654 |
H450 | 42.5 gr. | 3,521 |
| Reloader 15 | 34.0 gr. | 3,541 |
Reloader 12 | 33.0 gr. | 3,498 |
Reloader 7 | 28.5 gr. | 3,412 |
A2230 | 35.0 gr. | 3,609 |
| A2460 | 36.0 gr. | 3,670 |
| A3100 | 40.0 gr. | 3,067 |
VV N135 | 34.4 gr. | 3,460 |
VV N140 | 36.5 gr. | 3,483 |
| VV N150 | 38.1 gr. | 3,521 |
60 grain JSP (Hornady Spire Point)
| IMR 3031 | 31.0 gr. | 3,370 FPS |
IMR 4895 | 33.0 gr. | 3,445 |
| H4895 | 34.0 gr. | 3,468 |
| H380 | 36.0 gr. | 3,418 |
H450 | 41.5 gr. | 3,397 |
Reloader 15 | 33.5 gr. | 3,430 |
| Reloader 12 | 32.5 gr. | 3,240 |
| Reloader 7 | 27.0 gr. | 3,212 |
| A2230 | 34.0 gr. | 3,425 |
| A2460 | 35.0 gr. | 3,499 |
| A3100 | 40.0 gr. | 2,981 |
| VV N140 | 35.3 gr. | 3,314 |
VV N150 | 36.5 gr. | 3,318 |
70 grain JSP (Speer Soft Point)
| IMR 4350 | 35.0 gr. | 3,100 FPS |
| IMR 4895 | 31.0 gr. | 3,039 |
| H4831 | 38.0 gr. | 3,189 |
| H414 | 34.0 gr. | 3,117 |
| H450 | 39.0 gr. | 3,118 |
| Reloader 15 | 32.5 gr. | 3,310 |
| Reloader 12 | 31.0 gr | 3,119 |
| A2230 | 31.0 gr. | 3,091 |
| A2460 | 31.0 gr. | 3,077 |
| A3100 | 38.0 gr. | 2,947 |
| VV N140 | 33.8 gr. | 3,079 |
| VV N150 | 35.0 gr. | 3,092 |
80 grain HPBT (Sierra Hollow Point Boat Tail)
| A2700 | 34.0 gr. | 2,983 |
| A4350 | 37.0 gr. | 3,163 |
Discussion: I have listed powders of IMR, Hodgdon, Alliant, VihtaVuori Oy and Accurate. Use which ever you have handy. Slow burning powders generally work better in longer barrels and heavier bullets. .22-250 Cases will stretch, especially with hot loads, and you definitely need to check each in a case length guage and trim off excess brass. Trim to 1.902 (1.912 MAX length). Of course, discard any cases that show a split anywhere on the case.
There are a number of other high performance bullets on the market. The “boattail” is a very good long range target match bullet. It has very good wind performance. If you are shooting for precision, you should weight each powder charge and put exactly the same amount in each case. Each case should be exactly on specs.
*
2400, Reloader 7, 11, 12, 15, 19, and 22 are products of Alliant (formerly Hercules) Powders.
H335, H380, H450 and H4895 are products of Hodgdon Powders.
IMR 3031 and IMR 4895 are products of IMR (formerly DuPont) Powder Company.
No. 2, No. 5, #2230, #2700, #3100 and #2460 are products of Accurate Arms Company
WMR, WSF, WSL, 760, 748, 231 and 540 are products of Winchester, Components Div.
N130, N135, N140, N150 are products of VihtaVuori Oy.
References: Accurate Arms Co. 1996 Reloading booklet – – Alliant Powder Co. Reloaders’ Guide (1995) – – Hodgdon’s Basic Reloaders Manual (1996) – – Speer Reloading Manual, #12 – – Winchester Reloading Components Manual, 14th edition – – Lyman Piston & Revolver Reloading Handbook, 2nd edition. – – VihtaVuori Oy Company, reloading booklet (1995) – – Numerous magazine articles on reloading special calibers and personal loads where noted.
