I have had good accuracy with the loads below (I have not tried on deer yet, but the rifle goes on a walk through the woods several times each fall, whilst my oldest son lays claim to the .30-06).
I’m basing the bullet recommendations based on what I have heard from others, with good shot placement being considered critical.
This is for a 12” twist Savage. I really enjoy loading for the 22-250 (probably a bit too much...I often try out a new bullet just to see how accurate of a load i can find, hence the multiple suggestions below)
Most of the recipes below came from Hornady’s 8th edition, or the Hodgdon online data site.
1. 55g Sierra GameKing over IMR 4064 or H414 at 2.350”. This was one of the most accurate of the loads listed below, and i typically can get MOA at 100 yards if i do my part well.
2. 60g Nosler Partition over IMR 4064. I seemed to have better accuracy when these were seated a bit deeper (2.325”). Groups are a bit wider here, and about 2” is the normal group (for a 100 yard shot on deer. I had similar results with H414, but seemed more accurate with Varget (typical MOA, but not tested as much as prior examples). With Varget I was seating to 2.350”.
3. 50g Barnes TTSX over IMR 4064. My notes say 2.350” COAL, and a 2” group is about typical. I had similar results with Varget.
4. 64g Nosler Bonded PSP over IMR 4064. These also showed better accuracy with a shorter COAL of 2.325”. My typical group is 1.5” from the bench.
I’ve also had good luck with other bullets with H4895, so if you have that on hand, it might be worth a try.