40gr speer .224

[WhelanLad]

soooo, i got some of these little 40gr speer thingys, #1017 -

i was going to load them in the 222 rem, but , sheesh they are tiny little things?

look more shaped for a .22 hornet ?

Did some quick googling an seems some people definatley use them in a 222 ?............ whats the go with Seating?
the round looks quite ugly with such a short snub nosed projie seated deeply, far cry from the 55gr v max.

the speeds look good with AR2207, 4198... 3400fps on a min load iirc

the plan would be for use spotlighting Foxes- typically 150-250 meter shots-

whats ya thoughts here? just seat em deep and see how the accuracy is ?

(i do have a brno 22hrnt an a fair few cases- worst case scenerio)

 

[savagefan]

I use a 39gr Calhoon dhp over 13gr Blue Dot for shredding varmints. It is one of Calhoon's loads, found on "Informative articles" - Reduced loads for .223 and .222 on his website jamescalhoon com

 

[bearhunter]

soooo, i got some of these little 40gr speer thingys, #1017 -

i was going to load them in the 222 rem, but , sheesh they are tiny little things?

look more shaped for a .22 hornet ?

Did some quick googling an seems some people definatley use them in a 222 ?............ whats the go with Seating?
the round looks quite ugly with such a short snub nosed projie seated deeply, far cry from the 55gr v max.

the speeds look good with AR2207, 4198... 3400fps on a min load iirc

the plan would be for use spotlighting Foxes- typically 150-250 meter shots-

whats ya thoughts here? just seat em deep and see how the accuracy is ?

(i do have a brno 22hrnt an a fair few cases- worst case scenerio)

Whelan Lad, those bullets were designed for the 22Hornet/22KHornet/218Bee. Keep your velocities around 3000fps and they will work well but will still expand with explosive effect on bunnies, so if you're going to eat them or save the hides you may want to load them even slower.

I use the 46 grain Speer flat base in my hornet and for special loads for my CZ 22 rimfire magnum. They work great when dispatching a pig or steer in the 22WMR or 22 Hornet.

I also use the 46 grain in my 223rem but keep the velocities just above suggested start loads, because that's where the accuracy nodes are best.

The 40 grain bullet in my 223 can be pushed close to 3500fps with Benchmark or BLC2, but accuracy goes awry after 3000fps.

 

[WhelanLad]

Whelan Lad, those bullets were designed for the 22Hornet/22KHornet/218Bee. Keep your velocities around 3000fps and they will work well but will still expand with explosive effect on bunnies, so if you're going to eat them or save the hides you may want to load them even slower.

I use the 46 grain Speer flat base in my hornet and for special loads for my CZ 22 rimfire magnum. They work great when dispatching a pig or steer in the 22WMR or 22 Hornet.

I also use the 46 grain in my 223rem but keep the velocities just above suggested start loads, because that's where the accuracy nodes are best.

The 40 grain bullet in my 223 can be pushed close to 3500fps with Benchmark or BLC2, but accuracy goes awry after 3000fps.

Thanks BH, i darn well knew it as soon as i seen them... hornet rounds! dammit.

i guess i will try a few out, not chasen optimal velocity, just was looking for aflatter than the 55gr @2700 for foxes in the light so 200m give or take.

will it still work all fine even though its seated so deeply? or so far from the lands?

 

[bearhunter]

That will depend on how tight the throat is on your 223rem chamber.

They shoot very well through my Tikka T3X, chambered for the 223rem, with a 1-8 twist and tight throat, but out of my friend's Savage, custom Varmint not so well. It's got a 1-7 twist a deep throat for heavy bullets, with a close to max dia and very deep throat, which is an unforgiving combination with light, short bullets.

He uses it for Coyotes, which are usually about twice the size of Fox, and Wolves which are appx twice the size of Coyotes.