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Old October 13, 2009, 09:57 PM   #1
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Who uses light (40/45gr) prolectiles?

G'day. I'm looking for some feedback on light projectiles to use in a .222
I'll mostly be using it for rabbit, feral cats and the odd fox.
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Old October 13, 2009, 11:46 PM   #2
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if your like me u like the explosive effect so i use 40gr horn. v-max in my 223wssm and varmints almost disintagrate. its morbid but cool. i chrono them at 4000fps , which is a light load for my gun and i have 1inch groups at 100yds but am going to a heavier bullet when i run out of the light ones. your 222 will probly have more accuracy than my 223mag and i think u will like these bullets.
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Old October 14, 2009, 11:01 AM   #3
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ive read lots of good things about barnes varmint grenades.
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Old October 14, 2009, 01:28 PM   #4
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a friend of mine tried varmint gren. and he said he didnt notice a difference between them and v-max other than price, which wasnt much .myself i'm not a barnes fan .
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Old October 14, 2009, 02:13 PM   #5
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I use / tried alot of them in my fast twist 22 Hornet test ( in fact almost all of them )...

my favorites are 36 grain Speer TNT's, 40 grain Hornady V Max, & Barnes 33 grain Varmint Grenades...

if you are a hide hunter, & not a "splat master"... the 45 grain Barnes banded solids have been accurate in a wide varity of velocities...
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Old October 14, 2009, 05:47 PM   #6
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The 40 grain V-Max are the ticket for your usage. I have found them accurate and explosive on cat sized animals. (PD's here)

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Old October 15, 2009, 04:02 AM   #7
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G'day. Thanks for the feedback. I've been looking at the Sierra "hornet" projectiles. (I have the Sierra Infinity Software package - Lots of information) Just trying to get some ideas before I start to load the cartridge.
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