I know this is old but I just now came across it and thought it was a great thread that id like to see more of. Or maybe someone can point me towards some similar info, particularly with 22 & 24 cal bullets.
One thing I noticed that wasn't mentioned was how thick the jacket was on the nosler varmegeddeon vs the bt, especially as it gets closer to the tip. It also seem the varmegeddeon has a thicker jacket than most of the other varmint bullets, yet I believe nosler uses a softer pure lead core.
Also in the 6mm the 85gr speer seems much thinner than the 87gr vmax, I would have assumed otherwise although I haven't found the 87 to be that explosive compared to most varmint rounds. I know in the 243w the velocity is less on the 87 (2975fps from my handloads) but ive used it on several smaller critter and it's performed more like deer bullet producing exits that were normal size. I know Hornady sells a 87gr reduced recoil load in 243 marketed for deer and it's labeled as a "87gr sst" with a MV of 2800 i believe,although both it's appearance and bc is .400 just like the 87gr vmax, as far as I know they don't produce an 87gr SST. So I may be mistaken but from my thinking they have simply loaded the 87gr Vmax at a reduced recoil/velocity and called it a SST. It also has good reviews from it's users on deer. So if I am correct this really shows the "varmint bullets are meant for varmints, target bullets for targets " isn't always the case.
Like I said I could be wrong but none the less I Thought that as well as all the photos were very interesting. And would like to see this thread continued
Thank you to those that took the time to sand bullets and post the pics!
