Thread: 223 40gr VMAX

Gidday,

Are there many on here who have had a play with the 40 gr VMAX in 223?

Got a bull techno block to shoot on with a heap of hares and the odd rabbit. I could just use the 55gr SP factory stuff but I’m keen to have a play and see what an explodey pill doing 3600fps does. Less chance of serious ricochet as well.

Cheers

I played with them a few years back.

Tried a couple of different powders but settled on Hodgon Benchmark at 26gns and they were travelling between 3500 and 3550 from my T3 (1 in 12) and were a great round for rabbits and hares performing better than expected. Contrary to the norm they also performed in my SL8 with a quick 1 in 7 twist before it was skipped.

40 H VMax AR2219 25.5g 3550 best so far, clover leafs 100M. was a long time ago with a 1/12 Tikka very accurate but not so good in windy conditions.

26gn bm2 3518 in standard T3 1/12....

I sighted to 1" high at 100m then proceeded to point and shoot about 4-5 rabbits of which nothing was left....
Then I put a 8 twist on it and they wouldn't shoot...

Most accurate projectile I could find or one rifle. 8 twist x bolt. Had a small issue with projectile fragmentation. 1 in every 20 had a shotgun effect

Originally Posted by gerald.

26gn bm2 3518 in standard T3 1/12....

I sighted to 1" high at 100m then proceeded to point and shoot about 4-5 rabbits of which nothing was left....
Then I put a 8 twist on it and they wouldn't shoot...

Certainly destroyed the target - my dog would run up all excited then just stand there looking at the carnage before looking at me with the 'you want it you pick it up' face

Originally Posted by McNotty

Gidday,

Are there many on here who have had a play with the 40 gr VMAX in 223?

Got a bull techno block to shoot on with a heap of hares and the odd rabbit. I could just use the 55gr SP factory stuff but I’m keen to have a play and see what an explodey pill doing 3600fps does. Less chance of serious ricochet as well.

Cheers

I can give you some loaded 52grn ELDM doing 3250 to try if you want. 26.5 grns of BM2. You would need to get them before Sunday before I go away for a few weeks.