Favorite .224 bullet under 55 gr~?

[COLT45SA]

I'm shooting a Ruger M77 in .223 with a 1/12 twist barrel. What is your favorite bullet 55 gr and under for accuracy~?

 

[GLShooter]

40 grain VMAX loaded to the hilt for me

 

[COLT45SA]

40 grain VMAX loaded to the hilt for me

WOW~! I never thought of trying something that light. I'll guess I'll have to try some. Would you shoot something that light to kill a coyote!?

 

[Idaho-Lefty]

50 grain V-Max, 52 gr ELD-M's, 50 to 53 gr. Sierra's, 52 and 55 grain Berger F B Varmints, to name a few !
I've fooled around with, .22 cal. Bullets, way, WAY too, much !

 

[SSeal]

52 Berger flat base.
52 bib

 

[Idaho-Lefty]

In my 1-14 twist .22-250 Rem. for Yotes,.. the 50 V-Max and 55 grain, F B Berger's,..
Nothing Lighter, due to, WINDY conditions in Idaho / Northern Nevada and the longer Ranges that, might be, encountered !
I'll pull out my 6 XC with, 103 gr. Eld-X's if, longer range is deemed necessary, on the desert.

 

[JB10]

50gr nosler ballistic tip varmint is my favorite. But with the increased price of them and beeing hard to find for last 5 years id say 50gr vmax for cost.

 

[GLShooter]

WOW~! I never thought of trying something that light. I'll guess I'll have to try some. Would you shoot something that light to kill a coyote!?

Never shotca coyote with one but they disassemble a prarrie dog spectacularly.

 

[Mark M.]

53gr v-max work well for me

 

[rockhound78]

Second the 53 vmax

 

[Barman54]

50 gr Speer TNT
Good and Less Expensive!!

Barman54
Out

 

[K22]

50 and 55 grain Nosler BTs for my 12" twist precision varmint rifles.

The 50's have been difficult to find for several years so I've been using more 55's with excellent results in my 12" twist rifles.

The 55 Vmax also is quite accurate in my 12" twist rifles. For my 8" twist rifles, the 60Vmax is outstanding and outperforms both the 50 and 55's I have tried.

 

[dusterdave173]

53 Vmax is the deal for me but I also think with that 12 twist you can sling a 40 Vmax at Warp speed and just be smiling all day long--The 40 Vmax is never mentioned in accuracy posts but it will one hole with the very best of them when in tune

 

[jcm24m]

53 grain VMAX

 

[RegionRat]

53 V Max, 40 VMax, are both usually available and prairie dogs, badgers, coyotes, etc. hate them....

There are many other good ones from Sierra, Berger, etc., but always a PIA to find them when you want them.

 

[Drop Port]

I'm shooting a Ruger M77 in .223 with a 1/12 twist barrel. What is your favorite bullet 55 gr and under for accuracy~?

On the heavy end 52 Berger FB
On the light end 40 V-Max

 

[Dgd6mm]

Second the 53 vmax

50 gr Speer TNT
Good and Less Expensive!!

Barman54
Out

I shoot a lot of 53vmax bullets.
I just bought 1000 of the 50 gr Speer TNT to play with.

 

[603Country]

I use the Nosler 40 Gr Ballistic Tip, and it drops a coyote straight down. I think all the energy goes into the coyote and not the tree behind him. First coyote I shot with the bullet dropped so fast that I wondered where he went. Maybe I missed. Nope. Straight down to the ground.

I’m sure the V-Max would do about the same thing.

 

[Alguapo]

Second the 53 vmax

Third. But the 40 in a one in twelve twist would work great.

 

[SSL]

1-14" twist - 52-grain Hornady AMAX (ELD-M)
1-8"twist - 53-grain Hornady VMAX.