.256 MAX or 256 Super Mag

[newhh]

I have the .256 mag in a 10 inch and a 21 inch. I realy like the way they shoot but wish it had a little more power. I was thinkint that the .256 Max in a 12 inch with a 10 or 11 twist would provide that little extra and still be a very handy carry gun. It should stabilize the heaver and/or longer bullets better and might even work ok for deer. If you had duel extractors you could use both .357 max brass and the .222(R) family brass. This almost looks like a 250 Wisper doesn't it.

I think I rember reading an article by Al George (?) where he modified the soft head of his bullets with a screew to hunt carabo with his .256. He was able to make quick one shot kills.  

If this works out ok it would might also be interesting to chamber a longer barrel, 16 inches plus using 5.6x50(R) improved brass. With the smaller brass diameter and long case, which could grip the chamber better, and the ability to reach pressures to 55,000 you might beat or atleast equil 250 Savage velocities with less power and greater saftey.

I have seen chamber listings for both the .256 Max and 256 super mag but haven't read anything about them yet. I don't think there is much differance in a bull barrel over a tapered barrel in a 12 incher, but the tapered barrel would be lighter. Anybody have any info or opinions on these chambers or barrel type?

Thanks for any input.

[Johnly]

I have the .256 mag in a 10 inch and a 21 inch. I realy like the way they shoot but wish it had a little more power. I was thinkint that the .256 Max in a 12 inch with a 10 or 11 twist would provide that little extra and still be a very handy carry gun. It should stabilize the heaver and/or longer bullets better and might even work ok for deer. If you had duel extractors you could use both .357 max brass and the .222(R) family brass. This almost looks like a 250 Wisper doesn't it.

I think I rember reading an article by Al George (?) where he modified the soft head of his bullets with a screew to hunt carabo with his .256. He was able to make quick one shot kills.  

If this works out ok it would might also be interesting to chamber a longer barrel, 16 inches plus using 5.6x50(R) improved brass. With the smaller brass diameter and long case, which could grip the chamber better, and the ability to reach pressures to 55,000 you might beat or atleast equil 250 Savage velocities with less power and greater saftey.

I have seen chamber listings for both the .256 Max and 256 super mag but haven't read anything about them yet. I don't think there is much differance in a bull barrel over a tapered barrel in a 12 incher, but the tapered barrel would be lighter. Anybody have any info or opinions on these chambers or barrel type?

Thanks for any input.

How about a rimmed 257 TCU? Dies and reamers are available and you could form the brass from 5.6x50R.  I have a 10" Bull 256 Winchester barrel and it's one of my favorite small T/C chamberings.

[RonF]

Why not just rechamber to .257 TCU and change the extractor to a .223?  Then you could form brass from .223 Rem the usual way.

RonF

[Moe]

I have a 256 Super Mag in an Encore carbine(16.5 inch). I like it a lot, deadly accurate, better than I am. Fairly easy to make brass. Have no Chrono so I don't know velocitys, but its fun.

[newhh]

I thought about the 257/TCU but thought it had a little more power than I wanted in a easy carry gun. If the .256 MAX turned out to be too light then I could have it rechambered to the 257/TCU. Also with the doul extractors I could use 357 MAX, 221, 222, 222R, 223, 222Mag, 5.6x50 and 5.6x50R brass. With a tapered 12inch barrel the weight would be less and maby a 1 in 10 twist I to ultize most bullets up to 117 gr.  I would also like to use cast bullest but might stick to gass check.

The case diameter of this series of cartridges could alow for a series rounds that could work at high chamber pressures in the contender. The other ones I'm concidering are 5.6x50 AI (almost a 22-250), 257x50 AI (hoping to be equil ot better 250 Savage), 7x50 AI (not shure what this one will do but should be a little better than a 7 TCU), 308x222 (a little better than a wisper in a 12 inch) and 308x50 AI (close to the Savage or maby a little more). You could buy 1000 5.6s50 or 5.6x50R cases, sort by weight after cleanind and dressing, and have all the cases you will need. As the necks start to get excesive wear you could then use them for shorter rounds. The full lenght cases (50mm) will be used in barrels of 15 inches or longer. Mighr even do one or two in fill carbine lenght.