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| I've never been able to get them to shoot in my 22-250...Always seem to fly about every 4th shot.
If I could get them to shoot, though, I would have no problems turning them loose on Texas whitetail using head/neck shots.
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| Posts: 160 | Location: Southern California | Registered: 28 September 2000 |
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| Other tougher 22 bullets are the 64gr Winchester Power Point (available as a factory load) 55gr sierra gamekings (I use the soft point but the HP is reputed to be tougher)the 60gr hornady and the 70gr speer semi spitzer.
Seeing as you're at 223 velocity I'd be temped to try one of these first - why not buy a box of factory WW 64gr and see how it does on a pig. |
| Posts: 2258 | Location: Bristol, England | Registered: 24 April 2001 |
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| I haven't had much luck with accuracy with the Winchester bulk bullets in either 64 grain or other weights (but that doesn't mean that you won't). The regular old Hornady 60 grain Spire Point is a pretty good penetrator which you might want to try. BTW, a shot behind the shoulder with a .22 centerfire kills hogs about as well as anything else I've tried. |
| Posts: 13257 | Location: Henly, TX, USA | Registered: 04 April 2001 |
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| I've tried Ultramax factory reloaded partitions and they don't shoot worth a flip in any of my guns. I've tried reloading partitions with equally poor results. I've tried factory Federal Trophy Bonded Bear Claws and factory Winchester 64 grain Power Points with poor results also. I've got 223's with 1 in 9 twists and 1 in 12 twists. None were impressive with the above. I have however gotten fairly good results with handloading 70 grain round nose bullets. Haven't shot any game with them yet, but they are grouping less than 1" at 100yds (3shots). |
| Posts: 54 | Location: Middle Georgia | Registered: 20 July 2003 |
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| ULtraman--If you are interested I have sitting on the shelf some 70 grain speer semi spitzer, 64 grain win power point, and some 50 grain barnes x bullets. If you are interested I could make you up a "test" package of about 15-20 ea and mail them to you. Being light little .22 cal they should mail pretty cheap. E-mail me at kraky@charter.net if interested. I really don't shoot much .22 cal anymore. |
| Posts: 2002 | Location: central wi | Registered: 13 September 2002 |
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