Range test, Super accurate cheap 22 Cal bullet......

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ackleyman

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With the cost of all components going sky high, I thought that I would do a test on "bulk" Hornady 55g Sp. I have a custom 223 with a Max Heavy Varmint contour, 1-14 twist rate, Hart barrel that is 26" long in a 16 lb McMillen Hunter class stock that is used for p. dogg'en.

First, I measure the ogive length of the bullet to compare consistancy, and the results were .004 extreme spread over the lot using a Davidson ogive gage commonly available from www.sinclairintl.com.

I tested Benchmark and 26.0g with IMI cases, and CCI-BR4's printed groups in the .300 range, with the 55's seated 0.010 off the lands measured with Rajun Cajun's OAL checker.

Next I tried H322, and 23.5g shot less than 1/4" groups, what you would expect from a custom bullet. I actually shot one group that was in the Zero's!

H322, showed a slight edge in accuracy over the Benchmark with the IMI cases and CCI BR-4 primers.

Next, I tried the 55g Hornady's in a DPMS upper, and 26.0g of AA2460 printing groups about 1/2" at 100 yds with Win brass and CCI400 primers. We put up 2 3/4" clay pigeons (Mini's) at 200 and 300 yards, and shot them all easily with the DPMS. 200 yards was not even a challenge, easily being able to shoot any "pieces" that were left over. 300 yards were easy shots once we got the wind "dialed" in.

With times getting tough, I though that you guys might like to know that this cheaper bullet is a real winner in the acccuracy dept. Hornady has done a very good job with quality control on the 55g Hornady with the cannalure.
 
Yep...I have been shooting them for years. I just ordered 2000 more a couple of weeks ago. Looks like one of the best kept secrets is getting out /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
I have about 900 or so of the ones without the cannelure and I have not found a gun yet that will not shoot them well.Thanks for further confirming what little I have seen so far.
 
Thats interesting, I also use them, I buy them bulk and they are very accurate in my rifles.
I knew yesterday that I was going to take a fellow PM member out this morning calling coyotes, so I checked the sights on my AR and shot a 3 shot group off the hood of my jeep that measured .306", showed him the target, I'm not sure he was impressed. Oh well.
 
I've shot the 55gr midsouth varmint nightmare bullet with good accuracy. This one doesn't have the cannelure and might well be made by hornday.
 
Ackleyman,

That is just way to complicated for me. Interesting though.
I just pull the trigger and they go to sleep in my scope.

Dave
 
I know it aint the softpoint, but the 55g SX is pretty dang accurate in my .222 rem, 5 shot groups at 100 yards will all touch. 10 shot group was .7" Cant get much better then that for a cheap bullet, and as advertised there pretty explosive out of the 222 velocities.
 
I used to use the 55 grain Hornady SP in my .22-250 for groundhog hunting. When the 40 grain Vmax came out, I started using it in my .223 Rem, while I continued using the 55 grain Hornady SP in my .22-250. At ranges in the 300 yard area, I found the 40 grain Vmax anchored groundhogs more effectively from the .223 than did the 55 grain SP did from the .22-250. Often, at that range, I would get pass throughs with the 55 grain SP, and "crawloff's", but never saw a pass through with the 40 grain Vmax from the .223.

I changed to the 55 grain Nosler BT and stopped getting pass throughs while using the .22-250, and saw very few "crawloff's" while using the BT. Friends who use the 55 grain Vmax get comparable results to the 55 grain BT in their guns.

So, just be aware that the 55 grain SP will not be as frangible as either the 55 grain SPSX or the 55 grain Vmax, if bullet frangiblity is your desired goal.
 
Thanks CDR! It should make a great predator bullet with that kind of review.


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I know it aint the softpoint, but the 55g SX is pretty dang accurate in my .222 rem, 5 shot groups at 100 yards will all touch. 10 shot group was .7" Cant get much better then that for a cheap bullet, and as advertised there pretty explosive out of the 222 velocities.



The 50 and 55 SP are the same bullet (design wise) as the 50 and 55 SPSX, except the SP has a 20 thou jacket and the SPSX has a 9 thou jacket - the SXs are like water balloons, they fly a apart on contact, even out of 222 and 223 class rounds.


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