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Is this something new ? I mostly use Sierra if available but noticed at Scheels the 2 types (Varmint and VMax ) Is one anymore frangible than the other ? New ?


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Originally Posted by verns
Is this something new ? I mostly use Sierra if available but noticed at Scheels the 2 types (Varmint and VMax ) Is one anymore frangible than the other ? New ?

No, I believe one is a hollow point, while the other has the polymer tip. Both work very well. Generally the Vmax has a higher bc, if that is a concern.


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Hornady varmints are basic soft points, Vmax are a plastic tipped hollow point-more frangible. Their other offering is the SX- Super Explosive, which is VERY frangible.

This is a hog taken last week with a 55 gr Vmax in the ear hole out of a .222



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Thanks,I bought a box of the 75 Gr for the Mini ,was surprised they did not keyhole at least at 100 yds.Trying to get settled on a load for coyotes in the thick timber .This rifle is everything everyone said it would be a CHALLENGE but I love it .


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Originally Posted by verns
Thanks,I bought a box of the 75 Gr for the Mini ,was surprised they did not keyhole at least at 100 yds.Trying to get settled on a load for coyotes in the thick timber .This rifle is everything everyone said it would be a CHALLENGE but I love it .


If you eventually have any trouble with the 75s, you do know you can kill coyotes with 55s, right? Even in thick timber....


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I thought I could miss em better and have a excuse . Always the chance that Lobo will show up . Though they do seem to have thinned out quite a bit .I did not see Lobo for the last 2 years .In the past I would see one a year on the average .


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53 V max is where its at in the .224"

BC much higher than the 50 or 55's


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Keep quiet on the 53 V-Maxes. You can actually find them around here! Wicked little bullets.

That said, if I never thought I’d shoot past 200-250 yards again, Hornady 55 soft points are plenty accurate and hard on what they hit…..

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Originally Posted by tikkanut
53 V max is where its at in the .224"

BC much higher than the 50 or 55's

Pure sh*t, a 224 53 grain bullet that won’t stabilize in a 14 twist Swift or 22.250 5 shots each target.

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But a 53 Varmageddon puts 10 shots with no keyholes from the same rifles.

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Hornady does specify a 1:12 twist for the 53 V-Max, I’m running them in a 1:8” AR, not sure what a Mini is twisted at.
14” twists will have to stay in at recess. More for me!

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Originally Posted by Potsy
Keep quiet on the 53 V-Maxes. You can actually find them around here! Wicked little bullets.

That said, if I never thought I’d shoot past 200-250 yards again, Hornady 55 soft points are plenty accurate and hard on what they hit…..


In my heavy 9T 223 AI the 53 V max is just getting warmed up at 300 yds..p/dogs downrange hate 'em

Another good 53 gr varmint bullet is the 53 g Varmegeddon...but flat base


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In fact.here ya go.....free shipping over $49

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Originally Posted by Swifty52
Originally Posted by tikkanut
53 V max is where its at in the .224"

BC much higher than the 50 or 55's

Pure sh*t, a 224 53 grain bullet that won’t stabilize in a 14 twist Swift or 22.250 5 shots each target.

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But a 53 Varmageddon puts 10 shots with no keyholes from the same rifles.

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Swifty,

Can't state what is the difference in altitude, or atmospheric conditions....

but here in Southern Oregon, with 22.250s with 1 in 14 twists, with the 53 V Max or the 53 grain HP Match Hornady bullet, I am not experiencing the same results that you are.. I don't own a Swift....but I do have four 22.250s with one in 14 twists.. and one with a 1 in 7. Each of them are tight shooting groups, with the two Hornady bullets I mentioned.. right along with Sierras in 52 and 53 grain HP Match bullets.


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