36 grain Varmint Grenades?

wilee.wade

wilee.wade

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Before I break my arm patting myself on the back for developing my most accurate load in my 22-250 Tikka T3... Have any of you guys used them on coyotes? Seems light to me, but was having troubles finding a heavier bullet that shot to my satisfaction. Shot a .385" group yesterday, and .528" today (w/ .1 grain more powder) so I am going to stick with yesterday's recipe. Let me know if you want it.

Thank you in advance for any of your results with the 36 grain Varmint Grenades.

Happy New Year!
 
They should be DRT with your load especially if they drop on the spot with a 17 or 20 cal with an even lighter bullet.
It all depends on your aim though like any other round.
 
I live and hunt in a area that I have to shoot lead free bullets. If I didn't have to shoot lead free bullets at squirrels and coyotes I wouldn't.

I never have used the 36 gr Varmint Grenades. I did shoot some 50 gr Varmint Grenades at squirrels out of my 223 but I was not impressed with the lack of expansion that I was getting.

In my 243 Win the 62 gr Varmint Grenades did not expand as good as the Hornady 75 gr V-Max bullets I was using. I got more exit holes on coyotes with the Barnes 62 gr Varmint Grenades than I got with the 75 gr V-Max bullets.

For coyotes I would rather shoot 55 gr lead bullets that have a BC in the .255 to .267 range than shoot a 36 gr Varmint Grenade that has a BC of .149.

I had a 1-8" twist barrel put on a 22-250 just so I could shoot the Barnes 55 gr MPG bullets at coyotes. If I have to shoot crappy bullets at coyotes I want to shoot heavier crappy bullets.
 
sbranden - my recipe isn't that secret, but will share. It is right up next to max load in the Barnes book. 39.9 grains of Varget under the 36 grain Varmint Grenades. Am using Federal 210M primers and Win brass. Hope you find something that works for you. I hope I find a coyote to try this out on!

Wade
 
They dont have a great BC and they were not as accurate as comparably priced bullets. How does one become "potentially interested". Either you are or you are not.
 
That's like asking how can one be both a Hunter(man) and a Gatherer (woman)!

wilee, thanks. IF I happen to come across any 36 VG's, I may pick some up for my hornet - I've heard others say they shoot well. I was only "potentially interested" because right now I have plenty of other great options even for the hornet... 34 dogtowns, 35 v-max's, 40 sierra sp's, 40 v-max, 40 nosler BT's, etc. I still like the 35 V-MAX's the best though in my hornet. But hey, if the VG's work in your 250, shoot 'em! I would encourage you to try the 40 v-max though too if your gun likes the smaller stuff. The hornady 40 is a long little bullet, with boat tail design still so very accurate even at distance. And it might hold together better - get in deeper before blowup on something heavier like a big male coyote. Good luck to you.
 
I do have some 40 grain V-max bullets that I was going to try if I couldn't get these (36 gr VG) to shoot well. With all of the shortages of powder etc I am thinking about saving them rather than using a bunch of powder trying to develop another load. You never know, I will probably get bored and do it anyway....
 
they are a HORRIBLE bullet for coyotes. i have shot quite a few with my 250 and will never shoot them again (at coyotes)
 
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