| Ripp |
| (.577 member) |
| 28/01/19 09:32 AM |
Re: The-Keefe-report- .224-Valkyrie- The-next-big-thing?
|
Quote:
I just got a call from Colin Stolzer. He has a customer that has an Olympic arms AR in 22-250.
I looked it up and yup..........he's right.
The down side is they are using the old 1-14" twist, so this is not going to shoot the long heavy VLD type bullets, but I'd bet they could be talked into making one with a 1-8" twist.
So they were ahead of me on that.
Yes, I googled that and saw it earlier as well, but didn't think it was really relevant as their website shows the following:
Availability: DISCONTINUED
This product is no longer available. - This product has been discontinued either by our distributor or the manufacturer. It is not currently available for sale.
NOTICE: Due to unexpected demand and events beyond our control, this ETA is only an estimation and the actual time frame may be longer.
We are not currently accepting back orders for this item. Please add the Ultimate AR in .22-250, Olympic Arms part number UMAR22250 to your watch list to be notified when this item is available again.
To my knowledge, they are/were the ONLY manufacturer that was offering it, and as you state the twist is incorrect for what the Valkyrie is designed for.. long, bc, heavy for caliber bullets..moderate velocity for barrel life, etc...
Other concerns I would have is the velocity of the 22-250 during what can be a rapid rate of fire..based on what I have read, during the evaluation of SOCOM between the 6.5 and 6 Creedmoor, even the relatively small difference in velocity between those 2 resulted in lower barrel life by over 30% for the 6 Creedmoor..hence, SOCOM choose the 6.5..
I constantly get hammered on here for my love of high velocity cartridges.. 26 & 28 Nosler..300RUM, etc. to name a few...this is no different..actually far worse as is a target/comp. rifle with many fast follow up shots...as least for the longer range target shooting...
Interesting video on the two I found here..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkHqm4V6Z6s