22 Creedmoor Explained | Gun Talk Hunt

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🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Gun Talk Hunt, host KJ sits down with Todd Bonura of Maniacal Arms to explore the rising popularity and ballistic potential of the 22 Creedmoor. From custom rifle builds to real-world hunting and precision shooting applications, this deep-dive covers everything you need to know about one of today’s most buzzworthy cartridges.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

Why the 22 Creedmoor is gaining ground over traditional cartridges like the .22-250 and 6mm Creedmoor
Real-world ballistic performance: velocity, energy, and barrel life
Custom rifle build details including actions, barrels, suppressors, and triggers
Factory vs. handload ammo performance for long-range precision
Practical hunting applications for the 22 Creedmoor—yes, even moose
The future of short-barrel builds and suppressor-friendly calibers
22 ARC, 6mm ARC, and comparisons in energy retention and effective range
Rifle tuning tips, optics mounting, and why factory ammo is better than ever

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Transcript

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0:00.0	We're talking the 22 Creedmoor and an awesome rifle build from Maniacal Arms with Todd Benura.
0:06.6	Hey, I'm KJ.
0:08.3	Dedicated lifelong hunter here.
0:10.5	If you've got an interest in all things hunting, you're in the right spot.
0:13.7	Whether chasing quail across the plains of Oklahoma or in pursuit of belt in the backcountry of British Columbia, you'll always find me on the hunt.
0:24.2	Gun Talk hunters, I'm your host, KJ, and today in studio we've got Todd Benura of maniacal firearms,
0:30.8	maniacal arms.
0:32.3	Yeah, yeah.
0:33.1	Firearms, arms, all the same.
0:35.1	All the same.
0:36.6	We're going to get into a conversation, but this episode is brought to you by Ruger, Range Ready, Studios, and Eotech.
0:44.1	All right, to start out everything, we do, I do an AI generated poem about our host, and usually it involves a random animal and a random fruit, maybe sometimes a vegetable.
0:59.5	I don't know why it came up.
1:01.5	Yeah.
1:02.1	Yeah.
1:02.8	So this is what it came up for Todd Benura.
1:05.4	In the bayoues where the cypress lean lives Todd Benura, machine so keen.
1:10.5	With maniacal hands and craftsmen's pride,
1:13.1	he builds the truth no gun can hide. Steel and spirit, bolt and breach, he shoots fly, his shots fly
1:21.2	truer than a Georgia peach. Through the wind and rain, through dusk and dawn, his rifles
1:26.9	hum a deadly song.
1:29.0	A beaver watches from the cypress roots as lead fly flew clean in tailored boots.
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