Anyone use the 52 grn A-max on coyotes ????

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What I am really wondering is if the A-max is "tougher" than the v-max version. Also if anyone has tried them in a faster twist (1-9). The box says it is for a 1-14 twist /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif.

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I picked up a box of 52 grn'rs for my 22-250 but am interested in trying them in my AR.

I saw that a few guys here have given them a try and now that a little more time has passed to see how they like them and how they have been working out on yote's.
 
I've never used the A-max on critters. But, I have found that the Hornady 52 gr. A-max is the best grouping bullet for my old Ruger 220 swift /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif. I am very fond of that bullet.

I know they are very different than the V-max in that they are not made for dramatic terminal ballistic performance.
A-max's are really made for match shooting. They look the same but there's a big difference in the way that red tip is designed for the two different bullets. The A-max tip is not made to promote expansion (or even mushrooming) on impact like the V-max. The A-max jacket is also thicker... the tip is there for aerodynamics....increasing the ballistic coefficient.

The V-max tip actually helps the bullet open up when it hits it's target. It's like a little wedge that mashes into the point end of the jacket and starts it's expansion. Here's a link to the Horndady website: https://www.hornady.com/shop/ If you click on "more info" for the bullet you want to read about it will show a nice cross section illustration of the bullet with an explanation of it's design.

For me it's very tempting to use my best grouping bullet for hunting. But it's not smart. This particular match bullet would probably go straight through a coyote without expanding....unless you hit solid bone. That's not the way to get one-shot kills. Besides, when we hunt coyotes we probably don't need to think "Minute of Angle" but we should think "Minute of Animal" /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif.

Check the Hornady website and listen to them, not me. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif

God bless,
JB
 
I called Hornady this morning and he said the A-Max are very frangible. He said he first thing that came to his mind when I told about my setup .22-243 firing 75 grainers at 3300 fps. Was he wondered if they'd even make it out of the barrel!

Chuckster
 
Wow. That's not what I understood from an earlier publication I read on the A-max ...or the website. But that could be a good thing after all. I guess at the right velocity anything becomes frangible.

22-243 sounds like a smoker but 3300 fps doesn't seem that fast for that bullet /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif.

JB
 
I tried both in 5 different 223s and although the A-max is supposed to be more accurate, the V-max was more accurate in those 5 223s. YMMV but after 5 in a row I don't try the A-max anymore.

Jack
 


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