224 55gr SP what is it
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Thanks mate, I think ya on to it!
Alot more exposed lead than mine..here's a .224" Speer 55gr soft point :
I'm curious what type of packaging the bullets you query about were in when you found them.
I don't know how many "factory seconds" are released each year, or just from individual runs.
I'm thinking, from the blemishes on the bullets in your pic, they may have been purchased in the bulk packs of factory seconds, which are usually offered at very dear pricing, depending on the commercial outlet.
The last bunch of those I found were for sale from an Ebay seller about a decade back. The fellow was selling them by the pound, in clear plastic bags, with the weight written on the bag.
After contacting him, he told me he purchased them directly from Speer and sold them all over the world.
I don't know how many he had for sale, but unless you purchased in larger bulk quantities, they weren't any cheaper than first quality, in 100 count boxes.
At the time, Speer offered first quality bullets in boxes containing 100, 250, and 500 bullets.
They likely still do, but I don't know how much demand there is.
Back to the point, I bought 200 pounds of the same bullets in your pics. I kept 20 pounds and sold the rest off, so there was no expense, other than the work of weighing and packaging, for the bullets I kept.
They shoot very well from the rifles I shoot them through. No difference in accuracy when compared to their unblemished counterparts.
I use them in the 22-250 and my 223.
They're very frangible and wouldn't be suitable for game much larger than Coyotes, Foxes, and maybe Wolves.
They're OK accuracy wise and consistently predictable out to 300 yds to stay within a 3 inch group at that distance, depending on conditions at the time.
They're fine for most of the predator hunting I did with them, which was from the Win Mod 70, 22-250, because it's lighter than the Tikka T3X CTR, 223 remington.
The Tikka shoots them best between the two rifles. Sub moa 5 shot groups are the norm. Different platforms though, and meant for different styles of shooting.
The 22-250 shoots best with 37.5 grains of Varget, over magnum primers, 3700+fps.
The 223 likes 27.0 grains of Varget, over magnum primers, 3100+fps.
They aren't "tack drivers," but for practical purposes, they're very useful.
Hopefully, you found a decent quantity.
I don't know how many "factory seconds" are released each year, or just from individual runs.
I'm thinking, from the blemishes on the bullets in your pic, they may have been purchased in the bulk packs of factory seconds, which are usually offered at very dear pricing, depending on the commercial outlet.
The last bunch of those I found were for sale from an Ebay seller about a decade back. The fellow was selling them by the pound, in clear plastic bags, with the weight written on the bag.
After contacting him, he told me he purchased them directly from Speer and sold them all over the world.
I don't know how many he had for sale, but unless you purchased in larger bulk quantities, they weren't any cheaper than first quality, in 100 count boxes.
At the time, Speer offered first quality bullets in boxes containing 100, 250, and 500 bullets.
They likely still do, but I don't know how much demand there is.
Back to the point, I bought 200 pounds of the same bullets in your pics. I kept 20 pounds and sold the rest off, so there was no expense, other than the work of weighing and packaging, for the bullets I kept.
They shoot very well from the rifles I shoot them through. No difference in accuracy when compared to their unblemished counterparts.
I use them in the 22-250 and my 223.
They're very frangible and wouldn't be suitable for game much larger than Coyotes, Foxes, and maybe Wolves.
They're OK accuracy wise and consistently predictable out to 300 yds to stay within a 3 inch group at that distance, depending on conditions at the time.
They're fine for most of the predator hunting I did with them, which was from the Win Mod 70, 22-250, because it's lighter than the Tikka T3X CTR, 223 remington.
The Tikka shoots them best between the two rifles. Sub moa 5 shot groups are the norm. Different platforms though, and meant for different styles of shooting.
The 22-250 shoots best with 37.5 grains of Varget, over magnum primers, 3700+fps.
The 223 likes 27.0 grains of Varget, over magnum primers, 3100+fps.
They aren't "tack drivers," but for practical purposes, they're very useful.
Hopefully, you found a decent quantity.
i bought about 495 of them from a Graeme Spraggon who is a Dealer / gun smith up north of NSW region.
he must buy an or trade stuff, or perhaps they came in with a rifle or deceased estate-
so i assumed they were a run of 500ct an from my googling i thought maybe speer varmint is on the money aswell.
cant remember the exact packaging but it was some kind of clear plastic with a tear in it- taped up an boxed for postage
* i didnt pick the prettiest, they look fairly old, hence the colouring, many are nice an shiny, some a little not .
good to know they are reasonable, my .222 is close to being due for a new barrel so i will load them in that next an proberly by the time im done with them it will be due to rebarrel.
ill keep the better 55gr SP hornady for the 22-250 HB as want good accuracy with it .
im almost certain they are Speers now
