OK Guys, I need some experience>>>Has anyone tried the new Hornady 35 Gr. v-mas in 22. Caliber in the .223 Rem. or the .223 Ackley? How did they shoot? How did they work on varmints??Cris284w

They do well on paper out of my ar,.5-.75" @100yds.1x8 20"barrel. Have'nt had a chance to shoot any critters with it yet.Using imr 4198,they been running close to 3500fps

i got 4100 fps out of a 24'' ar15 never cheched for accurasy and they wont cycle the action. think it was with 24 gr of varget . jason

Ive used them quite a bit in the Handi. In that rifle they shoot really well, avr. about MOA at 100yds. Speed using H335 is about 3600 from the 20" barrel.

For real fun throw them in a 22-250 or the likes. I made up a batch for the Savage that went 4200+ and shot like a true lead laser. Hehe its kind of cool watching them out a bit because you can totally tell the difference in speed between my normal 55grn 3700fps load and the little 35grn bullets.

One thing that I dont much care for is they have the BC of a brick. Hornady lists them at a whopping .109 and it sure shows. You get to really learn wind doping with them.

As for terminal effects, Ive only shot a couple squirrels and a rockchuck with them. Squirrels disappeared in a cloud, and squirrel parts literally fell from the sky. The rockchuck just slumped over, no exit and only a .22cal entry.

Hope this helps.

Mudruck

Have been using the light Hornady's VMax ever since Lock,Stock,&Barrel had blems on sale last year. In .223, have used the bullet with 25 gr of 2200, 28 gr of 748 and H335, and a load with some 680 powder I had left over from a project many years ago. The loads shoot very well.

Loaded some up in my .22-250 (rechambered 1-12 twist .223 barrel) just to see if I could blow them up. Used maximum loads for 40gr bullets. No luck. Did take them out prairie dogging Thursday. The devestation was impressive.
The comment on their low BC? True, oh so True.

[ 06-01-2003, 03:25: Message edited by: prof242 ]

By the way, L,S,&B has blems in stock again. Gotta buy a minimum of 500 though.