Anyone shooting the Sierra 55gr. 224 Blitz?

rks1949

rks1949

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I've had such great accuracy with the Sierra SBT Blitz 80gr. bullet in my 243,that I thought I would try them in a 55gr FB Blitz.To replace my current bullet (Hornady 55gr. V-Max) in my 223 rifle. The balistics are almost the same,with the V-Max getting a slight edge (not enough to worry about) though. If they shoot anything like the 80gr. bullet,I'll be using them instead,of the V-Max. Ron
 
Yep! Shoot em in my 222Mag Sako along with a good stiff dose of H4895 they shoot great kill coyotes just fine too! I'll probably shoot those bullets as long as Sierra cares to make them.
 
I use the BK in my 22-250 55 gr, 204 39 gr and 243 wssm 70 gr. And all of them perform well for me. I shot a coyote at 355 yds with my 243 wssm shooting a 70 gr Blitzking and the bullet did a nice job. They must be made with a soft lead alloy, the bullet was all broken up. The largest piece i could find was 21 grains. And that was at 355 yds.
 
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I shoot the blitz and the blitzking over 24 gr. of benchmark in 223. It shoots well. I like the blitzking over the blitz. I had a 22-250 that really preferred the blitz to the blitzking.
 
My brother shoots the 50 gr blitz out of his 223 and the last time we shot, he was shooting oof a bipod and getting .5 to .75 groups at 200 yds. He made me up some loads with them for my 250 but haven't tried them out yet.
 
Thanks for the info. guy's! I ordered a couple of boxes to try out. All I have heard about them is good reviews. Ron
 
Ron, I shoot the 50 and 55g Blitz. I won a benchrest match in 1987 with a five groups agg of .189, and the warm up group was .069. I was shooting a 22PC with 25g of IMR 4198 with a 50g Blitz.

If you were to ever put plastic tip bullets on a bullet spinner and compare them to HP or Sp bullets, you would not shoot the Plastic tip bullets very long.
 
Originally Posted By: ackleymanRon, I shoot the 50 and 55g Blitz. I won a benchrest match in 1987 with a five groups agg of .189, and the warm up group was .069. I was shooting a 22PC with 25g of IMR 4198 with a 50g Blitz.

If you were to ever put plastic tip bullets on a bullet spinner and compare them to HP or Sp bullets, you would not shoot the Plastic tip bullets very long. Thanks,for the info. I'm kinda turning into a big fan of the Sierra bullets.
 
Originally Posted By: ackleymanRon, I shoot the 50 and 55g Blitz. I won a benchrest match in 1987 with a five groups agg of .189, and the warm up group was .069. I was shooting a 22PC with 25g of IMR 4198 with a 50g Blitz.

If you were to ever put plastic tip bullets on a bullet spinner and compare them to HP or Sp bullets, you would not shoot the Plastic tip bullets very long.

Hi Ackleyman,

Would you please share your findings on the plastic tip bullets in the spinner vs the hp and sp bullets?
 
Ackleyman

Yeah, +1 on those findings.

To the OP, the 55 Blitzkings are my "go to" for working up loads. I buy them by the 500 round box.

Back to Ackleyman, I can't make them shoot for crap in my 22 PPC. Like 2" crap, but I think I've got a can of 4198 so I'll try to work some up.
 
As none of the posters above have noted, I will:

The Sierra Blitz line, per Sierra, is designed as a "medium velocity" bullet i.e. for .222/.223/221FB/22PPC velocities,intended maximum velocity of around 3400 FPS.

The Blitzking line is for the above calibers' velocities as well, but will also hold up at 3400+ fps velocities a la 22/250, 22/250, 243 etc.

Construction of the two lines is different, the jacket thicknesses, as well as the plastic vs lead tips.

For Hornady, the same distinctions hold for the SX vs. Vmax lines.....although, contrarily, the SX seems a tougher [LESS frangible] bullet at its intended "medium velocity" in a .223 than a same weight Vmax in the .223.

All there in the respective companies' literature per load manuals.
 
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cowpoke ,what acklyman,is refering to is,the plastic/polymer tips aren't very true,or even the same length. Take your mic. and measure a few bullets for lenght. They also spin off center,or have runout. If you look at benchrest bullets,or even match grade bullets,none will have polymer points on them. Ron
 
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Originally Posted By: rks1949cowpoke ,what acklyman,is refering to is,the plastic/polymer tips aren't very true,or even the same length. Take your mic. and measure a few bullets for lenght. They also spin off center,or have runout. If you look at benchrest bullets,or even match grade bullets,none will have polymer points on them. Ron

thank your for that information.
 
Originally Posted By: rks1949cowpoke ,what acklyman,is refering to is,the plastic/polymer tips aren't very true,or even the same length. Take your mic. and measure a few bullets for lenght. They also spin off center,or have runout. If you look at benchrest bullets,or even match grade bullets,none will have polymer points on them. Ron

I have noticed this allot on the Sierra 55 BK's, but never on the 55 V-max.

Kevin.
 
Originally Posted By: BuckeyeSpecialAs none of the posters above have noted, I will:
The Sierra Blitz line, per Sierra, is designed as a "medium velocity" bullet i.e. for .222/.223/221FB/22PPC velocities,intended maximum velocity of around 3400 FPS.
All there in the respective companies' literature per load manuals.

My guns don't read company literature. And here's a little secret. For years the most accurate loads in my 22BR were a 50gr blitz @ 3700-3815 with groups in the .1"s and .2"s. This was long before plastic tipped bullets were invented.

 
Mr. Ackman:

Appears that you are way too smart for this board; may I suggest NASA if you need a job?

I too have shot the Blitz years before plastic tip bullets; the reference posted is for information. Glad you have had success with the Blitz past its design envelope.
 
Originally Posted By: BuckeyeSpecialMr. Ackman:

Appears that you are way too smart for this board; may I suggest NASA if you need a job?




I'd never presume any such thing. Heck - I'm not even clever enough to note what's in a manufacturer's literature, nor to break the news. But you are. Congratulations.
 
Originally Posted By: BuckeyeSpecialAs none of the posters above have noted, I will:

The Sierra Blitz line, per Sierra, is designed as a "medium velocity" bullet i.e. for .222/.223/221FB/22PPC velocities,intended maximum velocity of around 3400 FPS.

The Blitzking line is for the above calibers' velocities as well, but will also hold up at 3400+ fps velocities a la 22/250, 22/250, 243 etc.

Construction of the two lines is different, the jacket thicknesses, as well as the plastic vs lead tips.

For Hornady, the same distinctions hold for the SX vs. Vmax lines.....although, contrarily, the SX seems a tougher [LESS frangible] bullet at its intended "medium velocity" in a .223 than a same weight Vmax in the .223.

All there in the respective companies' literature per load manuals.

Hey,
That's a usefull piece of information. Can you post the link to it please. I'd like to read about their Pro-Hunter range.

Thanks
 
Originally Posted By: ackleyman
If you were to ever put plastic tip bullets on a bullet spinner and compare them to HP or Sp bullets, you would not shoot the Plastic tip bullets very long.

I've never been sold on the plastic tipped bullets but I hate to break the bad news that other then Sierra I don't know of anyone making lead tip bullets anymore.

My old favorites, the Nosler Solid Base have been out of production a long time.
 
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