Thread: .224 69gr matchkings

I had a good load worked up for my 223 at the start of the year. Was working well and had dispatched a few critters with authority but then I read a thread on here indicating pretty spasmodic terminal performance. We had a wallaby trip not far away so I switched the the tipped version which thankfully was a straight swap and shot just as well.



I had wondered if the Mks suffered from the same nose cavity problem that had been identified with Bergers hollow points giving inconsistent results on impact so I checked the remaining 62 bullets in the box
42 had an average depth of cavity was .160 Thou. 12 were less than half that with an average of .050, the worst being non existent. I'll load up some more of the hollow points and see how terminal performance compares after culling the ones lacking in cavity depth.
The blue line on the pin is at .160 and its pushed into the lead a little to keep it in position.