22ARC

Long distance and 250 yards do not go together. If that is the effective range for the 22 ARC, I will stay with my 22 Swift, 243 Win and 222 Rem. Hell, I even shoot my 17 rem effectively on coyotes out to 300 yards.
 
Guys, please look at the actual data before you decide "effective range" and where "the bottom falls out and the drift is crazy", whatever that means...

Gas gun: https://static.hornady.media/site/hornady/files/load-data/22-arc-gas-gun.pdf
Bolt Gun: https://static.hornady.media/site/hornady/files/load-data/22-arc-bolt-gun.pdf

Here's a page from the gas gun data, which is lower than bolt gun data to protect AR bolts. You can wing a 62 grain bullet 3400 fps. You're not doing that with your 222 or 17 Rem.
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No, it's not a laser-flat hot-rod, but it ain't no slouch either.
 
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SupressYourself said:
Compared to what? In the same length barrel, it shoots much flatter and with less drift than a 223. As others have noted, it really shines in an AR platform. In a bolt, it makes less sense unless your goal is a soft shooting, but very capable rig with performance somewhere between 223 and 22-250.
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will let you know the next good day I have to compare the 22-250 and 223 to the 22ARC from 100 to 300 others may blow smoke I won’t if it sucks it sucks point black on the hand if it shoots great then I will post it I was shooting with 15 to 20 mph cross wind so it had a lot to do with the accuracy that day not gonna lock it up just yet
 
I might consider one if it had a slower twist, even an 8, and was throated to shoot lighter bullets. I can get 3,250 with 50 gr. bullets out of my 16" 8 twist barrel and it runs and handles great with the Banish 30 suppressor. So, what Hornady shows with a 24" barrel isn't much use to me.
 
DoubleUp said:
I might consider one if it had a slower twist, even an 8, and was throated to shoot lighter bullets. I can get 3,250 with 50 gr. bullets out of my 16" 8 twist barrel and it runs and handles great with the Banish 30 suppressor. So, what Hornady shows with a 24" barrel isn't much use to me.
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Go with the .224 Grendel chambering. We have been shooting the .224 Grendel 1:8" chambering for a while and have great luck with 53 grain all the way up to 75 grain projectiles. I know others who are also shooting heavier bullets than that. You can use the same brass, dies and loads as the 22 ARC.
 
OK, I'll be the dumb one. What's the difference between a 22 ARK and a 22 Grendel? I was under the impression they were one and the same. Truthfully, I hadn't heard of the 22 Grendel until now.
 
William Suter said:
OK, I'll be the dumb one. What's the difference between a 22 ARK and a 22 Grendel? I was under the impression they were one and the same. Truthfully, I hadn't heard of the 22 Grendel until now.
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The difference is Hornady marketing, same as the 300 Whisper/300 BLK, 243LBC/6ARC, and others.

There's lots of calibers that's been done well before the Hornady marketing team "invented" them and made it SAAMI spec with factory support.

This whole sex appeal of the 22ARC for predators IMO will eventually fizzle out because the market is flooded with options in the 6mm and 22cal that runs through an AR15.

The 6x6.8SPC and 6 Hagar are superior in every way and have been fielded for over a decade, hopefully Hornady can eventually steal those and SAAMI spec them soon, the performance of those will make the others die on the vine....
 
Spurchaser said:
Ok, first of all I don’t reload and will be using factory ammo if I purchase one in the future.
But opinions wanted about the 22ARC in a bolt gun for predators. Just a dedicated predator gun. If I get one I’ll wait on the Ruger Gen II and will shoot it with a Banish 30 suppressor.
Anyone shoot one? Anyone shoot one suppressed? Yeahs or nays about the caliber? Max shots will be 250ish maybe?
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I have a Faxon AR 22ARC shooting through a Banish 30 works good probably would be quieter if you had a smaller suppressor closer to size. Super accurate dead on center of cross hairs at 100&200
 
Resurrected old thread. I am from the speed kills school of thought. I used a 22-250 for years, then I went to a 22 Creedmoor. I also have a CZ 527 .204 Ruger that shoots 35 Berger bullets under 1 moa at blistering speeds. For reasons unknown even to my self, I decided to drink the 22 ARC cool-aide. I just finished a build on a Howa mini action. The goal was to make a cheap knock around rifle for shooting p-dogs out the window of my pick-up truck in the summer (it's legal in Wyoming). Cheap and knock around flew right out the window.

What I ended up with is a rifle that would win the most lip stick on a pig gun contest in the lightweight category. The rifle is sub MOA, feathery light, and fun to shoot. I am running the 69 VLD-VT bullets at 3100 fps, and the 53 V-Max at a pedestrian accuracy node of 3400 fps. The stock is a 20 ounce Stocky carbon fiber, the suppressor is a Scythe-Titanium with compensator cap, and the scope is Swarovski Z3 2X-12X-50mm. I don't even want to look at my credit card statement.

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