NEED Berger 90gr VLD’s
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morpheus
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Since this is the Discussion forum, I believe you would be better served by placing a Want-To-Buy request here:
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Ned Ludd
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Josh, in your shoes I would consider trying out the Hornady 88 ELDMs:
www.powdervalleyinc.com
They are fairly similar in terms of BC, reloading specs (i.e. freebore/seating depth), attainable velocity, etc., to the 90 VLDs. The one caveat is that I wouldn't recommend pushing them "hard" in a barrel longer than 30" or with a twist rate faster than 1 in 7", unless you are using a 0.219" bore barrel. The reason for this is that I have caused jacket failures with both the 90 VLDs and 88 ELDMs out of a 30", 0.218" bore barrel when I pushed them fairly hard. If you are not planning on running the upper node (around 2840-2850 fps with H4895 from a 30" barrel), they should be fine. In my hands, the 88 has a slight edge in BC, and will likely tune in at around 20-30 fps faster than the 90 VLDs with the same powder. The 88s have a longer BTO dimension and will seat deeper in the case than the 90 VLDs, but not so far as to cause any major issues (i.e. effective case volume will be smaller with the 88s in a rifle of given freebore). Both are capable of very good precision.
The other commonly-used alternatives to the 90 VLDs are Sierra's 90 and 95 gr Matchkings. Both are excellent designs, but they may be even more difficult to find than 90 VLDs until sometime well into the 2022 season.
I certainly wish you luck in finding someone that has some 90 VLDs they are willing to part with. But if not, I think you might find the 88s a very reasonable and less expensive alternative to tide you over until the 90 VLDs become available again.
Hornady .224 Diameter 88 Grain Polymer Tip ELD Match Bullets
Hornady .224 / 22 88 grain ELD-M (Extremely Low Drag Match) bullets from Powder Valley offer highest-in-class ballistic coefficients and superior accuracy.
www.powdervalleyinc.com
They are fairly similar in terms of BC, reloading specs (i.e. freebore/seating depth), attainable velocity, etc., to the 90 VLDs. The one caveat is that I wouldn't recommend pushing them "hard" in a barrel longer than 30" or with a twist rate faster than 1 in 7", unless you are using a 0.219" bore barrel. The reason for this is that I have caused jacket failures with both the 90 VLDs and 88 ELDMs out of a 30", 0.218" bore barrel when I pushed them fairly hard. If you are not planning on running the upper node (around 2840-2850 fps with H4895 from a 30" barrel), they should be fine. In my hands, the 88 has a slight edge in BC, and will likely tune in at around 20-30 fps faster than the 90 VLDs with the same powder. The 88s have a longer BTO dimension and will seat deeper in the case than the 90 VLDs, but not so far as to cause any major issues (i.e. effective case volume will be smaller with the 88s in a rifle of given freebore). Both are capable of very good precision.
The other commonly-used alternatives to the 90 VLDs are Sierra's 90 and 95 gr Matchkings. Both are excellent designs, but they may be even more difficult to find than 90 VLDs until sometime well into the 2022 season.
I certainly wish you luck in finding someone that has some 90 VLDs they are willing to part with. But if not, I think you might find the 88s a very reasonable and less expensive alternative to tide you over until the 90 VLDs become available again.
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Ned Ludd
Silver $$ Contributor
Josh, in your shoes I would consider trying out the Hornady 88 ELDMs:
Hornady .224 Diameter 88 Grain Polymer Tip ELD Match Bullets
Hornady .224 / 22 88 grain ELD-M (Extremely Low Drag Match) bullets from Powder Valley offer highest-in-class ballistic coefficients and superior accuracy.
www.powdervalleyinc.com
They are fairly similar in terms of BC, reloading specs (i.e. freebore/seating depth), attainable velocity, etc., to the 90 VLDs. The one caveat is that I wouldn't recommend pushing them "hard" in a barrel longer than 30" or with a twist rate faster than 1 in 7", unless you are using a 0.219" bore barrel. The reason for this is that I have caused jacket failures with both the 90 VLDs and 88 ELDMs out of a 30", 0.218" bore, 1 in 6.8" twist barrel when I pushed them fairly hard. If you are not planning on running the upper node (around 2840-2850 fps with H4895 from a 30" barrel), they should be fine. In my hands, the 88 has a slight edge in BC, and will likely tune in at around 20-30 fps faster than the 90 VLDs with the same powder, albeit at a slightly lower charge weight due to the longer BTO dimension and resultant smaller effective case volume. The 88s have a longer BTO dimension and will seat deeper in the case than the 90 VLDs, but not so far as to cause any major issues (i.e. effective case volume will be smaller with the 88s in a rifle of given freebore). Both are capable of very good precision.
The other commonly-used alternatives to the 90 VLDs are Sierra's 90 and 95 gr Matchkings. Both are excellent designs, but they may be even more difficult to find than 90 VLDs until sometime well into the 2022 season.
I certainly wish you luck in finding someone that has some 90 VLDs they are willing to part with. But if not, I think you might find the 88s a very reasonable and less expensive alternative to tide you over until the 90 VLDs become available again.
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Majday
Silver $$ Contributor
If all else fails...RMR 90 gr Sierra matchkings
www.rmrbullets.com
.224 90 Gr. Sierra Match King Hollow Point Boat Tail Bullets *NEW* | RMR Bullets
These beautiful, sleek SMKs are the bullets to use for reaching out there with your Valkyrie, 22 Nosler, .22 Grendel, .22 Creedmoor, etc. Brand new factory firsts! These will not be loadable in .223 Rem/ 5.56 at magazine length but if you want to single feed them they will work. BC info: .563 @ 2080
www.rmrbullets.com
Ned Ludd
Silver $$ Contributor
Also a very good alternative. I looked at the usual places before replying and didn't find any 90 SMKs available.If all else fails...RMR 90 gr Sierra matchkings
.224 90 Gr. Sierra Match King Hollow Point Boat Tail Bullets *NEW* | RMR Bullets
These beautiful, sleek SMKs are the bullets to use for reaching out there with your Valkyrie, 22 Nosler, .22 Grendel, .22 Creedmoor, etc. Brand new factory firsts! These will not be loadable in .223 Rem/ 5.56 at magazine length but if you want to single feed them they will work. BC info: .563 @ 2080
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