221 Fire Ball Bullets

[tjen]

I got to see how the 45gr Hornady Spire Point works from my 221rem. I have dispatched two small porkies say 10lbs max. Shots were just 50 yards shoulder/ lung shots. They were pass throughs with only the exit showing and the fur from what I saw was not messed up say dime sized whole. The 45gr SP has the same usefull velocity range as the SPSX bullets have.


I am not running these hot just 3050fps from a 24" barrel. I have high hopes that these will prove great yote & bobcat rounds out to about 200 yards. My other loading has the Berger 40gr HPV at 3200fps. Both have nearly the same BC so for smaller vermin at say 250-300 yards the HP might work better.

 

[FOTIS]

I ran the 40 gr BT in mine.

 

[steve4102]

I ran the 40 gr BT in mine.

I also run 40gr BT's in my CZ, with 2400.

 

[tjen]

For coyotes I was looking for something with more weight (but not a 50) and less explosive for fur friendly.

I have some 40 BT's will try them some time. I was stocked up with the HPV because it was the shortest bullet I could find for my CZ527 22-hornet with its 1:16 twist rate.

For it I am now really liking the 45 speer sp hornet bullet when I load to a OCL of 1.723". Calhoon has magazines for his Calloon hornet that will allow about .050" or longer OCL and I should buy one.

I have a 223Rem and the fireball as a back up for when my buddy can hunt with me.