22lr ammo. High velocity recommendation "hunting rounds"

[Big bore dinosaur]

Eley hollow point slaps hard. No fliers in that ammo. Shoots tight
Need to try some of that lapua Hv also

 

[slinkylegs]

I have used standard round nose .22 short, long, and lr for years on Prairie Chicken and Ruffed Grouse. I definitely don’t use hollow points.

Same here. I made the mistake of using some HP ammo on a grouse once... Not a pleasant result

 

[slinkylegs]

40gr cci mini mag segmented hollow point

For accuracy try cci standard vel or federal auto match

Light bullets I'd avoid unless my barrel has a slow twist rate and doesn't like 40gr

I bought some of the segmented hp recently, and they shot fairly well in my CZ 452 Varmint. I fired two separate 10 shot groups and while they weren't the most accurate ones I've fired, they were more than accurate enough for my varmint hunting. The first group would have averaged about 1.2" MOA center to center, although the second group had a couple that expanded grouping (1.7" C to C). I plan to do some more testing with them

 

[Paul_T]

Same here. I made the mistake of using some HP ammo on a grouse once... Not a pleasant result

I use Eley Subsonic HP on grouse. Head shots are perfect (455 with a bull barrel)

 

[slinkylegs]

I use Eley Subsonic HP on grouse. Head shots are perfect (455 with a bull barrel)

What length is the bull barrel on your 455? I've mulled taking the 452 out grouse hunting, but it's a lot heavier than my synthetic 457

 

[Paul_T]

What length is the bull barrel on your 455? I've mulled taking the 452 out grouse hunting, but it's a lot heavier than my synthetic 457

20" fluted. It is heavy even fluted.... was originally on a thumb hole varmint rifle but I did a 17HMR barrel swap.

We road hunt so - jump out of truck and take the shot, then move on. Carrying it around in the woods would get old.

 

[slinkylegs]

20" fluted. It is heavy even fluted.... was originally on a thumb hole varmint rifle but I did a 17HMR barrel swap.

We road hunt so - jump out of truck and take the shot, then move on. Carrying it around in the woods would get old.

Ah, that makes sense. I did more road hunting than ever before last year, but I do prefer a little walk through the bush trails, and those heavy barrels do definitely make a difference over a few miles. Perfect for the gopher fields though!

 

[.22LRGUY]

I haven't hunted with it yet, but base on the results on reactive targets=CCI Velocitor. (if you can find it) I now have a .22 that loves that stuff, makes me want to take it out to gopher country!

 

[Jdiep]

Ah, that makes sense. I did more road hunting than ever before last year, but I do prefer a little walk through the bush trails, and those heavy barrels do definitely make a difference over a few miles. Perfect for the gopher fields though!

That's why I like them 16.5" barrels. I usually carry my mark 2 fvsr instead of my cz 452. Just nice and light

 

[B]

Has anyone here gotten anywhere close to the advertised velocity for Velocitors? I have tried barrels from 12.5" to 26" and can't beat 1250ish fps. I used to think they were cool until I found out they are slower than plain 40grn Mini-Mags and don't shoot as well either.

 

[FarmerDanz]

Has anyone here gotten anywhere close to the advertised velocity for Velocitors? I have tried barrels from 12.5" to 26" and can't beat 1250ish fps. I used to think they were cool until I found out they are slower than plain 40grn Mini-Mags and don't shoot as well either.

I haven't chronographed any but I did shoot my little 22lr spinner gong with it once (shot it thousands of times with various cheap bulk 22) and one velocitor bent the largest gong of the three very obviously.

Seemed to be more powerful.

 

[Schimmer]

Wondering what's a hard hitting 22lr round you use nowadays.

I'm not really sure "22lr' and "hard hitting" go hand in hand
Not sure what you're hunting but with 22lr, just find a bullet (hollow point) that shoots/groups well

 

[maifire]

i have an amount of stingers, velocitors, yellow jackets, predators and super x hypers. Sadly, none of them group well in any of my rifles. I use them for my pistol mostly, and sometimes for fun when shooting water jugs with the kids.
They definitely do hit harder.