Comparison of 22-250 Remington Rifle Brass sold at Duck Creek

Remington and Winchester are popular brands of 22-250 Remington brass sold at duckcreeksportinggoods.com, this article is a characteristic and performance summary based on my results.  The only cases prep performed was running brass through a neck size die to ensure case mouths are uniform prior to priming.

My test rifle is a Ruger American Predator fitted with a Zeiss Terra 4-12X scope.  Nosler 55 grain Spitzer Boat-Tail bullets, 34.0 grains of Varget powder and Federal 210 primers.  Cartridge overall length is 2.35 inches

Remington unprimed 22-250 Remington

case weight 151.8 grains
case length 1.904 inches
velocity 3366 fps
group size .736 inches

Remington brass Summary:  Ten random cases was weighed and measured.  The difference between the lightest to heaviest was 1.3 grains and the case length variance was .002 inches.  Average velocity measured: 3369.5 FPS, spread of 70 FPS  Click here to review Remington 22-250 Remington brass (QTY 50)

Winchester unprimed 22-250 Remington brass

case weight 157.9 grains
case length 1.906 inches
velocity 3424.7 fps
group size .751 inches

Winchester  brass Summary:  Ten random cases was weighed and measured.  The difference between the lightest to heaviest was 3.4 grains and the case length variance was .008 inches.  Average velocity measured: 3424.7 FPS, spread of 62 FPS

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