Hornady makes 35 V-MAX's, but they are flat base bullets - I shoot them in my 22 hornet all the time now. But I really like the 40 V-MAX (boat tail bullet) in my 1 in 14 twist .222 rem. These things at about 3,300 fps out of my gun put a real smack on stuff, so out of yours at what... 3,600 or more probably, should be great! Very accurate little bullet. I have had great success with the Sierra 52 BTHP's also. Even the Speer 50gr TNT HP's I find to be an excellent hunting bullet - flat base again, but match grade type performance.
For me, IMR 4198 has been the winner in this 222 although I've experimented with BL-C(2) and less with H335. H335 is probably a great choice still for 223 and smaller bullets. You might also want to try something like Benchmark which I find to be easier to work with than the real fine dust-like powders, where I weigh all of my charges individually. Benchmark also seems to be much cleaner burning. Working really well in a 204 ruger I know and if you load 40's in a 223 you won't be too far off of that profile. Good luck.