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Oatka · June 17, 1999, 12:19 PM

Got an NEF Youth Model 22" bbl .243 for my 13-year-old grandson and find that the recoil and muzzle-blast seem to be pretty stiff with 90-100 gr bullet factory loads.
I have a box of 65 gr Hornady VMAX bullets and would like to try them out at around 2200
fps. All the handbooks I have seen have belchfire loads and velocities. I am tempted
to take some old Lyman cast-bullet loads and use the VMAXes, as they are in the 2200 fps range. Suggestions?

June 17, 1999, 12:19 PM	#1
Oatka Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 1999 Location: Nevada Posts: 3,076	Got an NEF Youth Model 22" bbl .243 for my 13-year-old grandson and find that the recoil and muzzle-blast seem to be pretty stiff with 90-100 gr bullet factory loads. I have a box of 65 gr Hornady VMAX bullets and would like to try them out at around 2200 fps. All the handbooks I have seen have belchfire loads and velocities. I am tempted to take some old Lyman cast-bullet loads and use the VMAXes, as they are in the 2200 fps range. Suggestions?