What is Your Favourite Varminting Bullet?

Post by **kjd** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:33 am

Now I love the Ballistic Tips from Nosler or the V-max from Hornady, both are great and you notice the difference with the better BC! However I like to be as economical as I can when it comes to reloading so my favourite varminting bullet would have to be the 50gn Nosler SHOTS for my 222 and the 55gn SHOTS for my 22-250.

I just find that these cheap projectiles shoot great in my rifles and kill really well, as well as being destructive on small game.

What is your fave varminting bullet and why?

steven · Post by **steven** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:00 am

For my 22ppc the Hornady 52gn Amax is the most accurate and very destructive.......Not as spectacular as the 50gn super explosives but they are not as accurate for longe range varminting...for my 222 the 40gn or 50gn Nosler ballistic tip.

Steve

glenn asher · Post by **glenn asher** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:46 am

Ballistic Tips and BlitzKings have nearly priced themselves out of my market this year, so that leaves the V Maxes, which nearly always shoot better, anyway, in my .204s and .223s. For the more modest .221 Fireball, I try to use 50gr. SPSX Hornadys, since they are the least expensive good shooting bullet the Fireball likes.
I've always liked Sierra and Hornady products better than Nosler, anyway. For whatever reasons, they've shot better and cost less. I've been on plant tours in both Sierra's and Hornady's production plants, too, which sort of makes them "more friendly" in my eyes, Nosler is located "way out West" and so is Speer, whose bullets I can't make shoot no matter what I've tried

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Rinso · Post by **Rinso** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:14 pm

The Hornady 75 grn V Max is outstanding in my 25.06. They are very accurate in my rifle and extremely explosive .. what more could you want ?

7mmmag · Post by **7mmmag** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 3:18 pm

Can't complain with the 50gr Nosler Ballistic tips in the 22-250. They are extremely accurate and tear the varmints too shreds.

ogre6br · Post by **ogre6br** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 3:28 pm

I like the Speer TNT's.
Esp the 70 TNT in a .243 HB I used to use for culling work.

there was no hassles with run/hop off's and they just worked.

I also like the 120 grain Rem factory Core-lokts in my various 6.5's.
they are tough enough to hold together to get to where they need to be and expansive enough to expand and destroy oll the right organs for a quick kill.

I have used the NBT and V-max in several rifles and all have worked well.
There are also a couple of Aussie made projectiles that I like.
Charlies from CDC projectiles 60 FBHP match in my .223
and
Littles 57 FBHP high BC long ogive also in my .223.

interested in someone using the A-max for hunting in a .224 Cal. I wish they made a 60 or 65 A-max for .224 cal that would work in standard twist rates. I would love to try sopmething like that.

later
P

alpal · Post by **alpal** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 7:09 pm

I have found 50g nos b/tips and blitzkings extremely accurate in my .223 howa, but v-max's are still sub moa most of the time. All seem to kill equally as well. (obviously using the same recipe's in my hand loads)
Nos b/tip's in 150g are super accurate in my win. .308, yet I haven't managed to get 165g's much less than an inch @100y very often, still exp with loads though. Hope to solve the mystery soon.
Regards Alpal

HiWall · Post by **HiWall** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:12 pm

I like Berger bullets, dear as poison, hard to get, but they are extremely accurate and explosive on impact. Next choice is Nosler B/Tips, then Hornady V/Max. I also like the Sierra varmint bullets.

lowndsie · Post by **lowndsie** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 5:01 am

Nosler B'Tips in 50gr for the 223. Hornady vmax in 40gr for the 218Bee improved. 150gr Nosler B'Tips for the 308 and 30/06. Speer TNT in 87gr for the 25/06. Sierra BlitzKings in 55gr for the 22-250.

siacci · Post by **siacci** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 5:04 pm

I use Highland 50gr in my 223. Cheap but still acurate enough at 150m to 200m to kill a fox,

I love the Speer TNT HP 125gr in my 30-06. Very accurate and emphatic killer on medium to large game.

I load Hornady BTs in 110gr for my brothers 308. They are spectacular killers.

Dave

macca · Post by **macca** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 6:05 pm

I use 52gr A max in my 22-250AI and they are superbly accurate and very deadly.
I use both B/T and V max in the 223 and have found the B/t's fractionaly more accurate but both very explosive.The blitzkings never made a good load in this rem.
243 was a straight Sierria hollow point.
6mmBr likes bergers then Ballistic tips.
270 likes ballistic tips.
308 back to the ballistic tips.
Have a good one,
Macca

Col. Pogy · Post by **Col. Pogy** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:00 am

OH! I like the 50 grain v-max out of a 222 remington. On our woodchucks (about middle feral cat sized but a bit chunkier) a shot in the middle makes them near in 2 parts. Very nicely accurate too!

flyer · Post by **flyer** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:20 pm

These days the seirra blitz kings are doing it for me in .224 and .204

But you couldn't complain about the Vmaxs in the same calibers.

Nardoo · Post by **Nardoo** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:57 pm

I have had good luck with the RCBS 420 gn FN cast boolit out of my Ruger 45/70 at about 1940 fps. It has proven accurate in my rifle and so far has not required a follow up shot - even on big varmits.

aussie · Post by **aussie** » Sat May 05, 2007 8:51 pm

Hi all, i've tried heaps of different projectiles flat base, boat tails with the .223 all being good but the speer 52 gr hp shoots the tightest groups..i don't think it's a fluke. I used this projectile in the old .222 with the same result

AusVarmint

What is Your Favourite Varminting Bullet?

What is Your Favourite Varminting Bullet?