.22 bullet that acts like a .17

in a .223,,,you know,one little hole in,NO exit!!,like a .17,,,I figger to have to go lite,but not so lite that I give up good rangeing,,,35 gr-40gr??would like to save more fur!.

Thanks Bear,,I figgered light was the way to go,,,was thinkin' 35 was a little lite but I'll give'er a whirl!

Well, a lighter bullet won't have the B/C of the 55's & such, so accommodations will have to be made.  In other words, it'll drift more in the wind, shed velocity faster & therefore drop quicker as the range gets longer.  Just a guess, you need to do the range work to be sure, but probably somewhere around 250 yards would be pushin' max effective range.

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Calhoon double hollow point. 42 grains. I believe he also offers 38 grns. Plated, not jacketed, and with a figure 8 hollow point down in there.In a .222 they go to pieces on a 4x6 hanging plate in a grey cloud and don't swing it much. If they get inside without making a big hole on that side I'd doubt they come out the other.

Justin A Murkin: The answer is - the Speer 52 grain hollow point flat base.

Be sure NOT to confuse this fur friendly bullet with the Speer 52 grain hollow point boat-tail!

The Speer 52 grain hollow point boat-tail is NOT fur friendly.

I have used these 52 grain Speer hollow point flat base bullets for some time now in my 220 Swifts and 22-250's and they are a flat shooting, accurate and lethal projectile that is also quite fur friendly.

Good luck with whichever you choose.

Hold into the wind

VarmntGuy