I was enticed by the numbers my pals were seeing with the .224 Valk, so I jumped on the flavor of the week. I have everything I need lying in a drawer except the actual upper an lower receivers. They arrive Feb 1. I'm looking forward to seeing if my friends are all full of crap or if this cartridge really does what they say. They're claiming 88g Hornady ELD's at 2750. The wind numbers are pretty impressive. It'll be a dedicated competition rifle for PRS style and field matches.
Anybody else playing with the Valk?
I think you will get less drop and drift with the 80gr ELD at 3000fps.
I'll try both and see how the numbers pan out. The prevailing wisdom around here from the half dozen guys I know who are shooting them is that the 88's end up superior for wind. I'd like the additional danger space of the 80's, helps a little if I range the bush behind the target instead of the target, but wind drift is king in the games I play.
