What is the BC of this bullet?
Will it stabilise in a standard 22-250?
Is it explosive?

Thinking of a cheaper route to beating wind than VLDs etc. I'm also concerned over how bounce prone the 75gr Berger VLD is.

Hornady claims a BC of .265, but I have found that the BCs of V-Max bullets are much higher (by shooting tests) than Hornady states.

It is probably around .325...

I don't know if it will stabilize in a 14" twist in the .22-250. The box states that is needs a 12" twist... but they may mean for the slower carts like the .223.

The 75 A-MAx is supposed to need a 8" twist, but I have found that they shoot very well in .223 bolt guns with 9" twist, so it might be worth trying.

CatShooter.

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CatShooter.

[ 07-24-2002, 14:43: Message edited by: CatShooter ]

You might be lucky enough to get them to stabilize . My one .22-250 has a 1 in 9 twist with the other haing a 1 in 12 twist . The one in 9 twist will shoot just about any of the heavier bullets , but with the tight twist it is very rough on the lighter bullets & they often blow up about halfway down range . As for the 1 in 12 twist it will stabilize up to 60 gr spitzers , and the heaviers ones not , unless I use a round nose . Not the best for long range shooting but makes quite a nifty Impala cartridge

Regards
Rudie

I shoot a 22-250AI with a 1-9 twist. Almost any bullet from 60 to 75 grains works well. I have shot the 60 vmax using a rifle with a 1-14 twist, while it will not give you benchrest accuracy, it will give you the accuracy needed for hunting.

Pecos

I tried the 60 Vmax in a 223 with a 1:12 twist. I was very surprised by the results, which came in around .5 moa.

I have a 26in stainless savage in 22-250 that will not group with 60gr VMax at all.The same gun in .223 (with a faster twist ) shoots them very well in under 1/2 minute of angle with the right load. P.S the 22-250 shoots any good 50-55gr bullet just as well as the .223.