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I ordered a couple boxes. Shot a few over the chronograph and averaged about 2160 out of my 22 inch 1981 vintage 444S. Extremely accurate, shot probably the best groups I've ever shot with this rifle. I was only shooting at about 65 yards but the group of 5 shots were inside a quarter. Shot even better than the Hornaday Superperformance 265 grain flat nose which I've used for years (they are speeding along at 2380 fps out of this rifle). They shoot under 2" at 100 yards and penetrate very well, in fact I shot a buck a few years ago after the bullet passed through a 2" diameter tree that I didn't see.