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I went groundhog hunting this am and I had some erratic results with the 50 grain Remington factory ammo I was using. I shot three groundhogs and only anchored one. The other two made it to their holes. The first was about 100 yards and I hit him in the head neck junction. He went down and by the time I got the hole he was down in the ground looking back at me. I was 12 feet away. He was looking at me with blood around his face. I shot 3 more times as he slowly moved or was pushed back by the impact. It looked like it wasn’t doing much too him.
The second one was along a fence row maybe 20 feet way. He was sitting up and I put it right on his shoulder. He jumped in his hole and I saw nothing to indicate a hit. I know I hit him, but I thought he should have been done that close.
The third was about 100 yards and I hit him quartering away through the shoulder. It went down and stayed right there. The bullet made a dime sized entrance and never exited.
What are your experiences and what do you think?
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Here is a pic of the one we recovered:
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The 50 gr Vmax will solve some of those problems.
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The 50 gr Vmax will solve some of those problems. Correct me if I am wrong, but the 50 grain Vmax is the bullet used in this factory loading, right?
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The 50 gr Vmax will solve some of those problems. Correct me if I am wrong, but the 50 grain Vmax is the bullet used in this factory loading, right? Gold polymer tip?
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The 50 gr Vmax will solve some of those problems. Correct me if I am wrong, but the 50 grain Vmax is the bullet used in this factory loading, right? Gold polymer tip? Yes, gold polymer tip. The Remington box calls it an Accutip.
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Yes it is a V-Max.
I have used the 50 grainer in 223, 22-250 & 220 Swift but never had any issues killing stuff, mainly coyotes.
Shot through quite a few of em too.
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Learn something new every day...
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Do you handload for the 221? No reason those V-Max shouldn't work fine but if you wanna try something different get some 40 grain Ballistic Tips.
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Do you handload for the 221? No reason those V-Max shouldn't work fine but if you wanna try something different get some 40 grain Ballistic Tips. I second the motion!
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I tried 40 grain Acutips in a 22.250 and while they are supposedly a V-Max I never found them to be as frangible or destructive on crows and groundhogs as the red tipped V-Max. The 40 grain V-max at those ranges should have blown those groundhogs to doll rags.
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Do you handload for the 221? No reason those V-Max shouldn't work fine but if you wanna try something different get some 40 grain Ballistic Tips. I have dies and some brass. I picked up some factory loads to try in it. After this disappointment I will definitely load some 40 grain bullets to try.
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Do you handload for the 221? No reason those V-Max shouldn't work fine but if you wanna try something different get some 40 grain Ballistic Tips. I second the motion! The Poobah has spoken and it will be done
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I tried 40 grain Acutips in a 22.250 and while they are supposedly a V-Max I never found them to be as frangible or destructive on crows and groundhogs as the red tipped V-Max. The 40 grain V-max at those ranges should have blown those groundhogs to doll rags. I am glad you mentioned your experience too. In my gut I know there is something "off" with these bullets.
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Is length pretty close to the same?
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I measured several and they vary a bit in length. The Vmax measures about .007 longer.
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They sure don't look like the same bullet...
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Would need to know if those bullets were made at approximately the same time.
If the Accutips are actually Hornady they could have changed shapes of bullet over time.
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Would need to know if those bullets were made at approximately the same time.
If the Accutips are actually Hornady they could have changed shapes of bullet over time. I have no idea when they were made, but you are right. If Hornady made them, they are different. Whether it was a design change or maybe a different specification for Remington.
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