Last year, I bought a box of MidwayUSA blems, 80 gr. .224 bullets.

I hadn't seen bullets like that before, couldn't find any like them in the bullet catalogs. I did run across Hornady TAC SBR ammo, but it's all 75 gr. no mention of 80 gr. These bullets look a lot like those.

http://www.hornadyle.com/products/rifle-ammunition/556-nato/75-gr-tap-sbr

My guess, Hornady made a batch of TAC SBR 80 gr. bullets, just never used them. Probably moved too slow in the .223 TAC SBR format.

Well, they move at around 3k fps in an 8 twist .22-250, ahead of 35 gr. H-4350, I was surprised at how well they shot. By the time I got around to discovering that, they were no longer available. So, I have what's left of a box of 100. I did load up a batch for hogs.

For short barreled rifles (SBR), I'm wondering if they may be a bit soft, as they weren't designed for 3K. I haven't killed anything yet, guess I'll find out.

DF

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