This is the best thing I have read in a while ......
.224 53 Gr. VMax... WHY???
- Thread starter urbanrifleman
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jcm24m
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You are over spinning the bullets to death. Your bullet RPM is 346,500 and you should keep your bullet RPM’s at 305,000. Slow them down and they won’t disintegrate on you.
Great little bullet... They have performed well on paper and fur for me thus far.. I was introduced via the Hornady Superformance Round in 53g Vmax. Have since acquired 53g Vmax bullets to reload but haven't done a side by side comparing my hand loads to factory...
Coyotefurharvester
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In good .224 barrels, like the URM and others sell, there will be multiple accurate varmint bullet brands/weights. Speer,Nosler,Hornady,Sierra,Bart's,BIB and others. Price point, for me, is important for shooting. Example I shoot Bart's for hunting coyote(40-50 most winters) prairie dogs usually a vmax or TNT.
Dusty Stevens
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That bullet needs a 14tw barrel. Then he can push em even harder and not lose em
rockhound78
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29". Talked to Hornady and they said the same thing about overspinning them. Shoot them out of a 1-12" and they work great.
Just ordered 10 boxes of the 55 BK from Urban Rifleman to try them out. Have some 55 hp #1390 to try also.
Just ordered 10 boxes of the 55 BK from Urban Rifleman to try them out. Have some 55 hp #1390 to try also.
They run just as good in my 26" 12 twist and 20" 9 twist. These 2 barrels I shot them with IMR3031. My 8 twist 26" is getting SW Match Rifle. That 29" barrel may be compounding the problem in an 8 twist running that the bullet at 3850 fps. It's amazing how friction builds up in a longer faster twist barrel pushing a bullet that fast.
Majday
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Received my order today! Can’t wait to try them out. Thanks for quick shipping
urbanrifleman
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Gotta love FedEx.
Majday
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It was express so it didn't get lost lol big brown pays my bills soo haha I may order sone more really good price
AckleymanII
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53g V max needs a 12 Twist, found out the hard way in two barrels.
urbanrifleman
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19.99 a box I think is really great. For Sierras.
urbanrifleman
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Question,.. Will the 55 gr. BK's, "Shoot, WELL" in, a 1-14 Twist, .22-250 Rem. barrel, does anyone,.. KNOW ??
Or, do I need to try,.. the 50 BK's ?
The 55 gr. Bal Tips shot "good" in my 1-14 Tw in summer, THEN, the group's, turned to, "Crap", IN, Cold, Weather.
They are, LONG ( .817" long, was, my last Batch of, NBT's ).
How long are, the 55 grain, BK's ?
Thanks, in advance !
Or, do I need to try,.. the 50 BK's ?
The 55 gr. Bal Tips shot "good" in my 1-14 Tw in summer, THEN, the group's, turned to, "Crap", IN, Cold, Weather.
They are, LONG ( .817" long, was, my last Batch of, NBT's ).
How long are, the 55 grain, BK's ?
Thanks, in advance !
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AckleymanII
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55g Sierra blitz kings need a 12 twist, you can get lucky, but I never have.
urbanrifleman
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That is interesting. I used to shoot 55 nosler BT in my 14 twist Ruger VT no problem.
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