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Years ago I used this bullet from a .22-250 to kill a nice 3x4 mule deer buck, the bullet was not recovered. A 200ish yard shot in the ribs behind the shoulder dropped him in his tracks.
My current .22-250, a Ruger M77 Hawkeye loves this bullet on top of 35 grains of Varget. According to the Garmin this load clocks 3650 fps from its 22” barrel. This has been a dynamite load for coyotes and chucks for me.
I recently did a water jug test on this bullet, recovering the pictured result in the 2nd jug at 150 yards. This is Berger-like performance and explains why that buck dropped so quickly years ago, and coyotes and chucks do likewise today.
The fragmented remains weighed 27 grains, 49% of the original 55 grains.
My current .22-250, a Ruger M77 Hawkeye loves this bullet on top of 35 grains of Varget. According to the Garmin this load clocks 3650 fps from its 22” barrel. This has been a dynamite load for coyotes and chucks for me.
I recently did a water jug test on this bullet, recovering the pictured result in the 2nd jug at 150 yards. This is Berger-like performance and explains why that buck dropped so quickly years ago, and coyotes and chucks do likewise today.
The fragmented remains weighed 27 grains, 49% of the original 55 grains.
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