Comments on: 22 Nosler — More Details, Load Data — And a Bit of History

By: William Ringler

William Ringler — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 18:56:33 +0000

Immediately I wonder would it work in a Mossberg MVP ? And what about necking up to 6mm ?

By: RonS

RonS — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 20:20:27 +0000

According to Nosler’s data the 6.8 SPC case is 1.686″ long and the 22 Nosler is 1.760″. The 6mm Hagar being only 0.100″ longer than the 6.8 SPC, looks suspect to me. I’m just saying…

By: Bo Guss

Bo Guss — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 00:22:22 +0000

A shortened .225 Winchester more than a .224 Win E5, I would say…

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 23:12:36 +0000

I noticed the barrel length in the load data was 24″. Why would you do that for something that is marketed towards the ar-15? I suspect to make the numbers look better. I wonder what one would really gain by having a 16″ barrel?

By: Patrick R

Patrick R — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 22:39:26 +0000

It seems clear to me that Nosler was looking to create something in the 22-250 class that would work in AR rifles for varmint hunting, and this looks like a good approach. There is only so much you can do inside of 2.26″ and AR bolt diameter.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 20:53:00 +0000

On Mosler’s main 22 Nosler page:

https://www.nosler.com/22-nosler/

… they state:

“22 Nosler case holds 34.2gr H2O at overflow”

But on the load data for 55-grain bullet:

https://load-data.nosler.com/load-data/22-nosler/

…they state:

“CASE HOLDS: 34.7 Gr. WATER”

How can the case hold more water with a bullet seated than the empty case?

I seek the true H2O capacity (to overflow) of the 22 Nosler case.

By: kevinbritvec

kevinbritvec — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 17:56:00 +0000

Does Nosler have any load data using their 69 grain or 77 grain match bullets. That’s where I think this round will shine.

Editor: Here is the link to the load page. There are tabs for other bullet weights: 64 grain, 69-70 grain, and 77 grain.

NOTE the tabs may not work with Chrome browser. Also click on the tabs BELOW the number

https://load-data.nosler.com/load-data/22-nosler/

PDFs:
https://load-data.nosler.com/nosler-load-data/pdf/22-nosler/22-nosler-55gr.pdf
https://load-data.nosler.com/nosler-load-data/pdf/22-nosler/22-nosler-64gr.pdf
https://load-data.nosler.com/nosler-load-data/pdf/22-nosler/22-nosler-69gr-70gr.pdf
https://load-data.nosler.com/nosler-load-data/pdf/22-nosler/22-nosler-77gr.pdf

By: Aono

Aono — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 17:33:19 +0000

In my opinion it’s a shame they didn’t move the case shoulder and mouth back by about .2 in order to accommodate the 75+ VLDs. As it stands this cartridge suffers from the same mag constraints that 223 Rem does, intended as it was for the 55 class. For the folks who long load 80 SMKs or we’re looking forward to trying the new 75 ELDs in something this is a bit of a whiff. Looks like a great varmint cartridge for an AR but for long range the 22PPC/224AR class will still be the best option.