Info on .224 montgomery
I have purchased a Ruger single six and a Winchester mdl. 67 in the .224 mont.I have the loading dies and the reamer.Its basically a .25 cal necked down to .22 cal. I also got a piece of paper with some loading info.Is there anyone out there who has tried different powders/bullets for this round? I have killed ground squirrels and other small vermin with it and I like it better than a regular .22.My "varmit" round is a small pistol primer and a case full of black powder,with a v-max .224 bullet.Man does it stop a ground squirrel flat!I have tried modern powders with mixed results on accuracy.Any other info on this interesting little round would be appreciated.thanks
Howard L.Pirtle Jr.
Howard L.Pirtle Jr.
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Howard,
From my notes:
224 Montgomery
I was scrounging through a desk drawer the other day and came across a 224 Montgomery cartridge that I hadn't seen in probably five years. Tim Montgomery is the guy that runs our marksmanship program and is one of those tireless workers that keeps doing his thing year after year for IHMSA and doesn't get a darn thing out of it, except perhaps grief.
Anyway, Tim, who likes to have fun with things, cooked up this idea for this new cartridge for his TC. Basically, it's a 25 ACP necked down to .224 inches. Last time I talked to Tim about this inspiration (some time ago), he said he could get sub one inch groups on a still day at 100 yards. A typical load for the Montgomery is 1.8 grains of Bullseye, or 2 grains of Unique with a 40 grain Hornady V-Max or a Nosler 40 grain boat tail. Considering that there are 7000 grains in a pound of powder, a can of Bullseye will last a long time.
"224 Montgomery (C) flanked by a
Lapua Scoremax rimfire (L) and a Winchester 25 ACP (R)."
These loads will produce around 1300 feet per second out of his 1:12 twist barrel. I imagine that Tim is probably getting around 1800 fps with the newer 35 and 33 grain bullets from Hornady and Speer now. Then there's also the 30 grain Berger which would be perfect for the little case. I'll bet a TC chambered in the Montgomery would be perfect for shooting rats down at the local dump. Little noise, no recoil, and deadly accurate.
http://www.lasc.us/RangingShot14-6.htm
That should help.
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".22.My "varmit" round is a small pistol primer and a case full of black powder" THAT MUST BE FUN... CLEANING THE BARREL AFTER EVERY 2/3 SHOTS. 0 -
Actually its pyrodex(black powder)and I swab the inside of the barrel with bore butter before shooting.I shoot all day......
thanks for the info I will cook up a batch of the ones listed and see what I can get out of the two guns I have.I would like to get an TC chambered for it as its a kick in the pants!!!!
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