Hyper Velocity .22lr shells
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coyotebuster
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Hyper velocity shells fly fast because they are almost always hollow points. They are deadly on small animals like rabbits and squirels, but on a coyote they blow up rather than penetrate. This means good shoice for small stuff, bad choice on anything bigger than a racoon.
cb, the fact that a bullet is an HP has nothing to do with it's velocity. A 40 gr bullet is a 40 gr bullet.
The hypers generally are pushing the edge, a light bullet with a max charge.
In terms of terminal performance, you're right, an HP won't penetrate as well as a solid. Light bullets tend to be more frangible as well, so they'll come apart faster. A 22 LR is marginal for yotes to start with, a light bullet that comes apart too quickly may not work as well as you want.
In general with 22LR rounds and guns, I've found the hotter loads to not be as accurate. Part of that I think has to sound with crossing the sound barrier. If it leaves the muzzle at say, about 1200 fps or a bit less, by the time it gets a bit out there it drops below 1080 or whatever the speed of sound is (don't recall the exact figure, you should see where I'm going though), and bullets have a tendacy to lose stabilty when they drop below the speed of sound. So it may be very accurate at close range and then lousy a ways out.
Obviously, more energy on target is good, but if the load isn't accurate in the gun it's used in and you can't hit the target, it doesn't do you any good.
My 22's pretty much shoot the best groups with target ammo, which is lower velocity, but function better with a little hotter ammo, and have miserable accuracy with the hottest.
The hypers generally are pushing the edge, a light bullet with a max charge.
In terms of terminal performance, you're right, an HP won't penetrate as well as a solid. Light bullets tend to be more frangible as well, so they'll come apart faster. A 22 LR is marginal for yotes to start with, a light bullet that comes apart too quickly may not work as well as you want.
In general with 22LR rounds and guns, I've found the hotter loads to not be as accurate. Part of that I think has to sound with crossing the sound barrier. If it leaves the muzzle at say, about 1200 fps or a bit less, by the time it gets a bit out there it drops below 1080 or whatever the speed of sound is (don't recall the exact figure, you should see where I'm going though), and bullets have a tendacy to lose stabilty when they drop below the speed of sound. So it may be very accurate at close range and then lousy a ways out.
Obviously, more energy on target is good, but if the load isn't accurate in the gun it's used in and you can't hit the target, it doesn't do you any good.
My 22's pretty much shoot the best groups with target ammo, which is lower velocity, but function better with a little hotter ammo, and have miserable accuracy with the hottest.
While it is true that Hyper volocity ammo is not as accurate as Target 22 loads,Target loads are generaly the slowest.If I am shooting small game, the Hyper volocity rounds are my favorite. ( CCI Stingers )I,ll give up accuracy, in lew of having to judge hold over on targets out of my site in range. Less guess work for me, more stopping power. ( small game )
Charley, I'm in the same boat. Stingers blow the snot out of things, if you hit them. Unfortunately they have miserable accuracy in my guns. I get good performance with high velocity ammo, but the really hot stuff just isn't accurate enough in my guns.
The only way to know that, though, is to buy some and go shoot some groups, your gun may be a different story. I just don't happen to have a single 22 that likes them.
The only way to know that, though, is to buy some and go shoot some groups, your gun may be a different story. I just don't happen to have a single 22 that likes them.