22 nosler

I've been using a 22-250 the last 2 years but was using a 24 inch White Oak 22 Nosler before that. I was shooting 52 gr. ELDM's at close to 3600. It puts them down as good as a 22 250.
 
Given the brass cost and availability ....I'd probably go the 22 arc route and push it ...
The arc is not going anywhere and getting more popular by the day ...
The performance difference is minimal ...
 
Brass cost? You can buy nosler loaded varmint ammo for $.84 per round on ammo seek. Hornady's cheapest loading for the 22arc is currently $.91. When you get done firing that round, then you either have a piece of once fired nosler brass, or a piece of once fired hornady brass. You'll get 10-15 firings out of that nosler brass that you paid less for to begin with, and maybe you'll get 5 out of the hornady brass, if you're lucky.

22arc with a 53gr v-max from a 24" barrel is 3,400fps. See photo below.

22 nosler with a 53gr v-max is 3,450fps but from an 18" barrel, see photo below.

If you want to shoot varmint bullets, the nosler blows the arc out of the water. If you want to shoot long heavies, the arc is your choice.

Be careful who you get advice from, as some people talk without having any idea what they are talking about.
 

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Just a change of pace really. I figured out the AR 22 250 magazine problem so decided to build one.
I got out of the 22-250 because I had so much trouble getting them to feed out of a magazine into a bolt gun. I may build a 22gt eventually. I think it's plenty and gives you almost double the barrel life of the 22cm. They seem to feed really well too..
 
Brass cost? You can buy nosler loaded varmint ammo for $.84 per round on ammo seek. Hornady's cheapest loading for the 22arc is currently $.91. When you get done firing that round, then you either have a piece of once fired nosler brass, or a piece of once fired hornady brass. You'll get 10-15 firings out of that nosler brass that you paid less for to begin with, and maybe you'll get 5 out of the hornady brass, if you're lucky.

22arc with a 53gr v-max from a 24" barrel is 3,400fps. See photo below.

22 nosler with a 53gr v-max is 3,450fps but from an 18" barrel, see photo below.

If you want to shoot varmint bullets, the nosler blows the arc out of the water. If you want to shoot long heavies, the arc is your choice.

Be careful who you get advice from, as some people talk without having any idea what they are talking about.
I reload so don't deal with the up front factory ammo cost but I shot the Valkyrie a while to. It has a .5 grain gain in case capacity compared to the 22 ARC and is a good little coyote round but can't measure up to the 22 Nosler for fast light bullet hunting. Long range heavy bullets the Valkyrie/ ARC is better.
 
22 Nosler is pretty sweet if you want to shoot light bullets fast and flat.

If you’re into the new craze of long heavy bullets, there’s other choices that were designed for such.

My 22 Nosler has a 22” white oak barrel. It’s crazy accurate. I wish I had more shots on coyotes with it, but I know it is very lethal on groundhogs and fox. I shoot the 55 grain Nosler BT factory loads.
 
I run a 24" white oak 1-12 twist and use hagar brass, 55gn @ 3650 and 53gn @ 3700... nothing in the ar15 platform outperforms it currently.

It's fast, flat ,accurate and flattens them.

If you get one be sure to get the extended length gas system.

I have been trying to get starline to make longer 6.8spc unfinished brass for when I run out of hagar brass. I have plenty nosler brass but the hagar brass takes it to another level.

I will contact starline again this coming week and ask if it is possible to purchase the unfinished brass before they trim it.... if a few more people do the same and plead with them it may help the possibilities.
 
I have been running a 22 Nosler that I built for over a year. It's a 20 inch proof carbon barrel. It's lights out accurate, and when using the 55 grain nosler ballistic tips, most critters drop. Factory nosler ammo is readily available and there are some other options like 1776 ammo and midway has dogtown. I have had pretty good luck with it.
 
No shortage of lil men with chips on their shoulders here ....

here is your brass for 22 Nosler ..... NOT LOADED AMMO !! who in the fuq buys loaded ammo
for a custom rig ?? I kinda thought most here were reloaders ??
Average cost approaches a buck or more per case..







22 Arc Hornady brass new ...84 cents per case

and many manufacturers are in the process of rolling it out ! unlike 22 Nosler

or if you have a brain you'd buy 6.5 Grendel Brass for 49 cents per case
spray em with lanolin one run through your 22 arc die and shes ready to go ...

Wow !! thats tough !!

Now with regards to performance...show me some Significant spread in performance ...you list one source
As if that is THE BIBLE on the cartridge's true potential

Thats like an asshole everybody has one just like your opinion
I'm the last guy to endorse 22 ARC as I love my 223 AI ...but in all honesty the 22 ARC is here to stay
and has an much more availability behind it in all regards ..especially if you are buying loaded ammo
heaven forbid ..

Ohh btw ....here a unbiased review between the 2 .....
22 Nosler lost on all accounts ....LOL '


He could fall all the way ! LOL

What kinda dull blunt headed instrument advises to buy loaded ammo for the brass ?
Then goes on to talk about reloading ?? nobody that reloads buys loaded factory ammo
for the brass .....we buy components and make our own loads from the onset .
 
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No shortage of lil men with chips on their shoulders here ....

here is your brass for 22 Nosler ..... NOT LOADED AMMO !! who in the fuq buys loaded ammo
for a custom rig ?? I kinda thought most here were reloaders ??
Average cost approaches a buck or more per case..







22 Arc Hornady brass new ...84 cents per case

and many manufacturers are in the process of rolling it out ! unlike 22 Nosler

or if you have a brain you'd buy 6.5 Grendel Brass for 49 cents per case
spray em with lanolin one run through your 22 arc die and shes ready to go ...

Wow !! thats tough !!

Now with regards to performance...show me some Significant spread in performance ...you list one source
As if that is THE BIBLE on the cartridge's true potential

Thats like an asshole everybody has one just like your opinion
I'm the last guy to endorse 22 ARC as I love my 223 AI ...but in all honesty the 22 ARC is here to stay
and has an much more availability behind it in all regards ..especially if you are buying loaded ammo
heaven forbid ..

Ohh btw ....here a unbiased review between the 2 .....
22 Nosler lost on all accounts ....LOL '


He could fall all the way ! LOL
I wonder if you know that everyone on this site cringes at everything you post. A chip on my shoulder? You made 5 different posts attacking me for making a joke about a Chinese scope. You have no credibility. You don't even understand the difference between the cartridges or how they apply to use case. You realize this is predator masters, so....you know... that frames the conversation. Maybe some of the Chicoms you worship are invested in the 22arc components or something. That might clear things up a bit.
 
I see 3300 fps on the regular in all data provided with a 60 - 62 gr in the 22 ARC
I seethe same for the 22 Nosler ...

So where are these BIG gains in performance ???

Ohh there is none ...

it's like an asshole ...or perhaps your opinion
But most certainly NOT FACT ...



BLC2 load data for both cartridges shows comparable performance with the 22 ARC using less powder
 

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I wonder if you know that everyone on this site cringes at everything you post. A chip on my shoulder? You made 5 different posts attacking me for making a joke about a Chinese scope. You have no credibility. You don't even understand the difference between the cartridges or how they apply to use case. You realize this is predator masters, so....you know... that frames the conversation. Maybe some of the Chicoms you worship are invested in the 22arc components or something. That might clear things up a bit.
LOL ohhh yes as if you speak for everybody on this site ?
did you get a hat when you were given that title ?
 
I wonder if you know that everyone on this site cringes at everything you post. A chip on my shoulder? You made 5 different posts attacking me for making a joke about a Chinese scope. You have no credibility. You don't even understand the difference between the cartridges or how they apply to use case. You realize this is predator masters, so....you know... that frames the conversation. Maybe some of the Chicoms you worship are invested in the 22arc components or something. That might clear things up a bit.
Data little man ...provide some

Show me a genuine accurate test done in a controlled environment that
shows Hornady Brass is inferior to Nosler Brass

Other than ford vs Chevy
opinionated BS !
 
It's sad, because you know it's true don't you? You've always known. You show up making declarations everywhere you go like you're an authority on everything, and everything I've seen you post was either ridiculous or just flat out wrong. You aren't short on hubris, but wisdom..... whoa.
 
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