.22 bullet that acts like a .17
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Topic: .22 bullet that acts like a .17
Posted By: JUSTN A. MURKAN
Subject: .22 bullet that acts like a .17
Date Posted: 18 October 2010 at 10:39
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!. ------------- If,,in the end all I have is my honor......it will be enough! |
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 05:45
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try the 35 grain Hornady V-MAX . Even at low velocity it will not go throough varmints ('otes and coons)with chest shots. The 22 mag RF is another option if under 150 yards. |
Posted By: JUSTN A. MURKAN
Date Posted: 26 October 2010 at 10:44
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Thanks Bear,,I figgered light was the way to go,,,was thinkin' 35 was a little lite but I'll give'er a whirl! ------------- If,,in the end all I have is my honor......it will be enough! |
Posted By: JUSTN A. MURKAN
Date Posted: 20 November 2010 at 04:13
------------- If,,in the end all I have is my honor......it will be enough! |
BEAR wrote:Posted By: Igbo Foo
Date Posted: 22 November 2010 at 04:47
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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. foo ------------- Wombat Snorgging: Australia's mystery perversion, Elvis's secret shame. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 22 November 2010 at 11:36
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If you are shooting a 22 cal wind is such a broplem it doesn't matter. When I hunt SD, Nd and WY for Pds i use a 243, those are windy areas. My brother shoots a 1/2 MOA 22-250, in windy areas he is totally dis-advantages vs. the 243 with my 80 grain pill. |
Posted By: hedgepost
Date Posted: 22 November 2010 at 14:05
| 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. |
Posted By: JUSTN A. MURKAN
Date Posted: 23 November 2010 at 14:16
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At top vel.s in the .223 with 35's,is 1-12 too fast a twist with the typical varmint slug jacket thickness? ------------- If,,in the end all I have is my honor......it will be enough! |
Posted By: VarmintGuy
Date Posted: 09 December 2010 at 07:48
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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 |
Posted By: JUSTN A. MURKAN
Date Posted: 20 December 2010 at 15:34
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Thanks much VG!,,,I like Speers AND flat based bullets.......they allow me to add that extra 1/10000000000 of a grain of powder to wring every last FPS out of my reloads,without going over O.A.L.
no,,really,,thanxx!!!! ------------- If,,in the end all I have is my honor......it will be enough! |
