.224 55 grain Sierra Gameking BTSP

[filmjunkie4ever]

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.

 

[SJB358]

Very cool. I just started shooting the Sierra 65 grain GK in my Montana 223. So far it’s accurate and runs about 3190.

Those little bullets are pretty tough for what they are.

 

[filmjunkie4ever]

Very cool. I just started shooting the Sierra 65 grain GK in my Montana 223. So far it’s accurate and runs about 3190.

Those little bullets are pretty tough for what they are.

Agreed. And they shoot super well!