I need a 40 - 55gr hunting bullet that holds together similar to the Nosler Partition. Shooting out of a Sako Vixen .223 with 1:13 twist.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Barnes has several different weights you're requesting. I've seen both the 45 and 55 grain TSX bullets in action out of a 223 for deer, hog and sheep. No problems with penetration out to 141 yards on a whitetail doe a young 9 yo took back in November.

Winchester 64 grain power points. I have a Ruger Compact with a 16.5" barrel. Killed numerous hogs from 30-150 yards, one shot kills. Shoots through the shoulder.

Isn't that bullet too long to be stabilized with the 1:13 barrel?

I think Speer is making a 70 grain semi-spitzer that's gotten good reviews as a hunting bullet. But with my experience with larger caliber Barnes, I'd say look at the TSX. With a 1:13" twist, you're probably limited to the 45 grainer.

LWD

I loading 55gr TSX in my AR15's with either 24.7gr of h4895 or 25.5gr of Varget. Two of my AR's prefer h4895 and the other likes Varget.

Have you tried the 60gr Nosler Partition in that gun?

It was designed to stabalize in a 1/2, so it will probably stabalize in your 1/13.

I tried it in a different vixen once. The gun shot 1/2" groups with Military ball ammo and shoot 3"-4" groups with the partition. I plan to try it in this one too. But have little hope of success. That was the reason for this post - to find a good 50-55 gr alternative to the partition.

Another thought are the Rhino bullets in the weights you are looking for. They are offered here in the U.S. now. Just give them a google.

kbebout: The twist rate, whether 1-14 or 1-13, is likely not your problem with the 60 grain Nosler Partition, nor would it be with the 64 grain Win Power Point. Individual guns simply "like" or "don't like" certain bullets, even if bullet gyroscopic stability is not the issue. I'd suggest trying either or both bullets in your rifle to see what they do.

The advent in the last few years of super-long specialty bullets, particularly in the .224" caliber, has caused a lot of attention to rifling twist, with ever-tighter twists becoming fashionable. Such twists are necessary for a super-long, sharp spitzer, especially in an HP design. But "normal" twists still do just fine for "normal" bullets, particularly if those bullets are conventional lead-tipped cup-and-core bullets. Such bullets are much shorter, and therefore require less spin, than bullets on which a larger percentage of the weight is in the less-dense copper jacket material.

Also, copper being less dense than lead, going to a lighter (but necessarily longer) monometal bullet is self-defeating if the issue is an inadequately fast twist.

One more suggestion: The regular (not SX) Hornady .224 bullets have long had a reputation for acting less like a varmint bullet and more like a game bullet. You might try the 60 grain spire point to see if your gun "likes" them. I've killed large hogs with the 55 grain Hornady, although might not necessarily be my first choice among available .224" bullets.

Great info!!! Thanks! I'll try your suggestions. I still have 50 or so partitions loaded up with benchmark. I'm going to try that first and then hornady was my next choice.

Thanks again!