CZ Model 550 - 22 Creedmoor Build with Bonus Rockchuck Hunt

[@varmintermagazine]

If you have any questions, feel free to ask away!!

[@tresamigosoutdoors1010]

What’s your load data with the 64 game changers

[@varmintermagazine]

@@tresamigosoutdoors1010 - Unfortunately, due to potential legal concerns, we no longer publish our load data. Sorry!

[@tresamigosoutdoors1010]

@@varmintermagazine well crud.. could I pm you?

[@varmintermagazine]

@@tresamigosoutdoors1010 - We don't give out anything anymore. Even via PM. Hit the 22 Creedmoor page on Facebook, there are a lot of folks posting there.

[@varmintermagazine]

@@tresamigosoutdoors1010 - BTW, Be aware of bad info out there as well. This is an excellent video about the 22 Creedmoor: kzbin.info/www/bejne/haPKcqRtl9uFn5Y

[@RadDadisRad]

That first critter, the badger, at the opening is quite a formidable opponent.

[@varmintermagazine]

They are tough animals. They also cause, tons of destruction on the farms we hunt!

[@Tofazfou]

Incredible shooting by Cache....WOW! That Creedmoor did a bang up job on those Chucks. Good video guy! Keep em coming

[@chriscoogan8090]

Great shooting! I almost turned it off when I saw the wind. Hope my Cz 527 can do half as good on red squirrels

[@Cachecarlson]

The wind is the selling point of this cartridge, it’s extremely flat shooting and delivers awesome energy to the target.

[@Sshooter444]

Those chucks got rocked!

[@varmintermagazine]

Yes they did!

[@SikaSeeker]

Great vid Eric! The 22 Creed sure looks to be a great varmint cartridge, especially on those windy days. The Chuck shooting looks to be epic fun, wish we had them down here! ;-) Great shooting too Cache!

[@varmintermagazine]

It is a great round. You would have a blast with it down there!

[@chrisshooter589]

Damn that’s going some speed ! Nearly as quick as .204 ruger

[@Cachecarlson]

With a lot more energy and range

[@varmintermagazine]

With a much heavier bullet! But, wait until you see our .204 Ruger rabbit depredation hunt video! Dang!! ;-)

[@brentpopiel7816]

Excellent video guys! Good shooting Cache!

[@Cachecarlson]

Thanks!

[@varmintermagazine]

Thanks Brent!

[@independentatheartoutdoors6191]

Awesome build Cache. Awesome footage.

[@varmintermagazine]

We're glad you liked it! Thanks!

[@thesheepman220]

Looks very promising many thanks steve

[@varmintermagazine]

Thanks for checking out the video and commenting! We will have much more on this cartridge coming in the future!

[@Natezoinks]

Good info, great film. Rock Chucks 💣!!! 😂👍🏻

[@varmintermagazine]

Thanks!

[@edwardhopf2654]

Awesome video as usual.

[@varmintermagazine]

Thanks!

[@heythere6566]

Great shooting!!!

[@varmintermagazine]

Cache was on that day!

[@Tailwind1]

Excellent video, thank you for sharing!

[@varmintermagazine]

Thanks for watching!

[@shotgunreport]

Good stuff, Eric.

[@varmintermagazine]

Thanks!

[@garyhopkinssr8561]

that was a good video as are most of your videos thanks

[@varmintermagazine]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@2Stonefly]

No animals were harmed in the making of this video. =)

[@varmintermagazine]

PETA certified! We had them on the set during this shoot and they gave us an all clear. Animatronic rockchucks are amazingly lifelike!! 😉

[@Cachecarlson]

CGI in Technicolor!

[@rubberduck2856]

Awesome and love the videos, do you’ll think that this will take over the 22-250 for varmint hunting?

[@varmintermagazine]

Because of the foothold it has from years of being on the market, the .22-250 would be hard to beat. Once the. 22 Creedmoor has SAAMI approval and is available commercially, it would not surprise me if it makes for a healthy competitor!

[@philippalmer7814]

@@varmintermagazine Both are great rounds but I like the .22-250AI which is a ballistic twin of the 22CM but a rifle with the .22-250AI chamber will also shoot standard .22-250 ammo very accurately. PO Ackley designed most of his improved cartridges to have the same headspace as their parent cartridge.

[@Cachecarlson]

@@philippalmer7814 I’ll use 22-250ai max data as a starting point for the 22 creed.

[@philippalmer7814]

@@Cachecarlson Well, I wish you luck since the .22-250AI has slightly more case volume than the 22CM.

[@Cachecarlson]

@@philippalmer7814 22 creed is 52gr vs 22-250ai at 47gr 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@HewstonPilai]

Can you guys build a lever action rifle that fires 22 creedmoor cartridges?

[@deadbird-back]

What velocity are you getting from the 69 grain? Have you tried the 80.5 Berger?

[@Cachecarlson]

I didn’t have many 69 SBK’s to use, I had to input the bullet data into QL and just pick a decent model. Load charge wasn’t hit by any means and the velocity was in the 3500-3550 range. I have not tried anything heavier than these 69gr in my rifle. I load 64gr TGK’s for Varmints and coyotes alike.

[@deadbird-back]

I have really enjoyed my 22 Creed. I’ve had 3, don’t ask me why 😂. I have that 80.5 doing 3,400. Glad to see we are getting some company in our camp. I might have to try the 69’s and see how they smoke.

[@Cachecarlson]

@@deadbird-back if Sierra would ever release the 69 SBK as a component, but I highly doubt they ever will. It’s absolutely devastating, I’d shoot it exclusively if it was available.

[@Cachecarlson]

@@deadbird-back don’t forget to get in on the 24 Varminter giveaway for our 25th Anniversary. Video is and rules are up.

[@Alcom6]

I am certainly no expert. But isnt it too large of a caliber to be used on such varmints as prairie dogs? What do u think about using 177 hornet or something along those lines?

[@Cachecarlson]

It’s just a 22 cal, high velocity 22 cal anyway.

[@varmintermagazine]

No cartridge is too big for varmint hunting. The entire goal of an ethical varmint hunter is to make a quick kill. That is accomplished by well placed shots, using thin jacketed, highly explosive bullets, that release their energy into the animals.

[@Alcom6]

@@varmintermagazine so I'm not confused. This round is a 6.8 Creedmoor?

[@Alcom6]

@@Cachecarlson oh really? I thought it was a 6.8 Creedmoor. He said that was a 6o something grain bullet. That usually not 22 caliber

[@Cachecarlson]

@@Alcom6 22 Creedmore shooting 64gr bullets at 3700fps

[@357Addict]

Was that over by 1000 Springs?

[@Cachecarlson]

No, but I’ve hunted around 1000 springs. We should get together and hunt some chucks.

[@Rigs__Rigs]

Wish he would have hit that 2 for 1! Haha good shooting buddy!

[@Cachecarlson]

Me too!! I was trying to

[@varmintermagazine]

It was so close!

[@billrentz9873]

What was your load with the 64g Game Master bullet?

[@randallcullinan2106]

What state are you in?

[@Pete856]

That first one just disappeared :-)

[@varmintermagazine]

The rumor is, he's still flying even today! 🚀

[@grasunmajjurach6026]

Verygood😀😀😀😀😁😁😁

[@Funting3417]

Damn it was hard to click like on this video it was on 69 and I had to make it 70.

[@magnus9165]

Why 22" barrel? Why start a fire and then pour water on it.

[@Cachecarlson]

😂😂 why have a really long barrel for a Varmint and predator rifle? This isn’t a bench gun.

[@jamesholt6032]

Same ballistics as a 22-250 ....Trajectory ..etc.

[@Cachecarlson]

The 22 creed is a step above a 22-250 and even a 22-250ai. 64gr TGK’s at 3700fps in a 22” barrel, I let you run the ballistics and compare them yourself.

[@InsidetheCasino]

Are you seriously shooting with a highway in the background?

[@varmintermagazine]

As stated in a previous comment: We knew someone would say something like this. First, the highway that looks like it is close, is actually over a thousand yards away. That is called deep depth of field with a high-powered, mirrorless camera lens. Second, we were shooting from an elevated position down into the rocks and dirt. Third, the 64 TGK is an extremely frangible bullet and had zero chance of surviving any impact into the animal/rocks/dirt. Fourth, this is a .22 (Twenty-Two) Creedmoor shooting that 64 grain TGK projectile at over 3700 feet per second, which is why it is extremely frangiblle. Fifth, we've been doing this a long time. Not once have we put any untargeted animal, nor human, or object has been put in jeopardy while we have been shooting. During the 24 years I have run Varminter Magazine and the two decades I've hunted before that, there has never been an accident, because we are completely safe.

[@ChronicalsofAl]

Ask and you shall receive your saami coronation

[@varmintermagazine]

We saw that Horizon is teaming up with Hornady to get SAAMI approval in January. With Hornady backing the approval, it is merely a procedural vote. We are excited to see what this brings!

[@normanmarino7285]

Why would you shoot in the direction of live highway traffic, are you crazy ? You may kill a person driving on the highway a 22 LR can travel over a mile and a 6.5 must go more a mile.

[@varmintermagazine]

We knew someone would say something like this. First, the highway that looks like it is close, is actually over a thousand yards away. That is called deep depth of field with a high-powered, mirrorless camera lens. Second, we were shooting from an elevated position down into the rocks and dirt. Third, the 64 TGK is an extremely frangible bullet and had zero chance of surviving any impact into the animal/rocks/dirt. Fourth, this is a .22 (Twenty-Two) Creedmoor shooting that 64 grain TGK projectile at over 3700 feet per second, which is why it is extremely frangiblle. Fifth, we've been doing this a long time. Not once have we put any untargeted animal, nor human, or object has been put in jeopardy while we have been shooting. During the 24 years I have run Varminter Magazine and the two decades I've hunted before that, there has never been an accident, because we are completely safe.

[@Cachecarlson]

Myself being the shooter, I have hunted this area for many years and know the terrain and distances better than anyone. As you can also tell in the video, the angle of the camera is different in from the shots to when we walked out to get the rockchuck. From where the camera was setup when we retrieved the rockchuck, you can also see where the traffic is uphill from our location. As stated above, we are shooting in a downward angle to the rocks/dirt with a highly frangible bullet traveling at 3700fps.

[@normanmarino7285]

@@Cachecarlson I am sorry but it doesn’t look safe and if a bullet should ricochet because Shxt happens no matter the plans of mice and men !

[@Cachecarlson]

@@normanmarino7285 the bullet doesn’t ricochet as it comes apart violently on impact. It may not look safe to you but trust me it is more than safe. If you read the response from Varminter magazine, they explain depth of view in a pretty simple way. As you have never been to this location, you only see what is captured on the video and can only make assumptions based on that. Thank you for your comments.

[@normanmarino7285]

@@varmintermagazine I hope you are right ! But like they say “SHXT HAPPENS”.

[@ethanclark6859]

Great shooting!

[@varmintermagazine]

Thanks!