Norma 222 Oryx

15 October 2009, 02:14

yes

hi
not yet, but i tested normafactory load with oryx 55 gr bullet on both dry and soaked telefon book paper and compared with other bullets. they preform very nice . i had between 52-53 grain weight rest and very nice pentration much more than average 50 grain at short range which is always problem with varmint type bullets.they shoot nice in my combo . i believe these bullets are an improvement upon traditional bullets in 222 rem.

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15 October 2009, 23:17

Husqvarna M98

Have seen it been used,

on two roebucks

very mild mannered bullet, about a fingerwith entry hole and about inch, inch and a halv sized exit,

this was in the ribs though and I belive that through the shoulder the damage would be slightly more pronounced,

personaly I find the 222 a bit on the shy side for roe, they can travel a bit of a distance after the shot.

Best regards all/Chris

15 October 2009, 23:30

wildboar

quote:
Originally posted by Husqvarna M98:
...personaly I find the 222 a bit on the shy side for roe...

I agree; it could be a good fox/marmot cartridge, IMO.

16 October 2009, 03:20

Gerry

oldun,

I haven't tried the Oryx bullets.

Having said that I've shot quit a few Roe Deer with the .222 Remington and find it up to the task. I do like yes states; consider bullet selection for Roe with this cartridge the primary criteria as the vast majority of factory loads with their Varmint weight/performance bullets may get the job done but in many cases it won't be pretty.

The best I've found for this purpose are the .224" Sierra 55 gr. HPBT or SPBT.

16 October 2009, 10:44

Deerdogs

I've used the .323 8mm Oryx quite a bit on plains game and I've never found it wanting.

16 October 2009, 21:57

wildboar

BTW, the minimum caliber for chamois/roe in the area where I hunt is 6 mm; a limitation that seems reasonable to me.

17 October 2009, 01:04

yes

hi
even 222 rem is not allowed for hunting roe in some countries. it has been used with succes of many hunters in sweden and is very popular here. the main problem is that factory loaded ammo is usually loaded with varmint type bullets which sometime fail to do the job. oryx 55 grain and 50 grain rhion , nosler pt 60 grain are designed for big game and would do the job without any problem. by the way in my test the bullets mushroomed between 12 to 14 mm nearly 2-3 time of originaldiameter and restweight over 50 grain nd penetration much over the 50 grain factory loads.
cheers
yes

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18 October 2009, 05:00

oldun

quote:
Originally posted by yes:
hi
even 222 rem is not allowed for hunting roe in some countries. it has been used with succes of many hunters in sweden and is very popular here. the main problem is that factory loaded ammo is usually loaded with varmint type bullets which sometime fail to do the job. oryx 55 grain and 50 grain rhion , nosler pt 60 grain are designed for big game and would do the job without any problem. by the way in my test the bullets mushroomed between 12 to 14 mm nearly 2-3 time of originaldiameter and restweight over 50 grain nd penetration much over the 50 grain factory loads.
cheers
yes

Tack sa mycket.

18 October 2009, 14:07

yes

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U R welcome .
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