Thread: Most destructive 223 varmint projectile ?

Originally Posted by 223nut

@mkm that's a shame, my t3 seems to love them! Haven't had a squib yet

Squib is where the projectile doesn't exit the barrel after firing.

Originally Posted by mkm

Been trying out a few rounds through the x-bolt - These were going well until . . . . . . .

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so won't be going back

I don't understand, what happened?


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Originally Posted by Dougie

I don't understand, what happened?


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Misfire, see the dent in the primer

Oh Rogee, cheers spud. I've had a shitload more than just one misfire with that American eagle stuff but it was free so surely wasn't that good hehe


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Originally Posted by bully

I wonder if that twist had something to do with your results. I used fmj in a 1:8 to hope for a little less damage than a 50 vmax. And it didn't work, just as much damage really. Nothing as bad as you mentioned.

FMJ are sh!t on bunnies.

Most destructive projectile I have seen in 8 years of shooting rabbits in Cromwell is the 35gr Hornady Vmax from a 22 Hornet.

Damage is comparable to a 12g at point blank range...

I've tried those Winchester 50 round box's with the 55gr PSP, had 4 misfires already and I still have 1/2 the box left

Originally Posted by Timmay

Squib is where the projectile doesn't exit the barrel after firing.

Whoops, dud then! Had a couple in my last box of factory winchester 308, primers had been pushed in to far

I've put more than 300 rounds of that American Eagle 50g stuff through my AR, not one misfire.
Reasonably accurate too.

Most destructive probably 40/50g Vmax



In 50g i mix the Zombie Max and Vmax together as they are the same projectile



lil needles of death

That's a shameless bit of marketing from Hornady ( Z max ) funny though, stuff is popular also. Looks pretty cool with the lime green tip.
Undead rabbits..... my kind of horror movie.

Originally Posted by mkm

Been trying out a few rounds through the x-bolt - These were going well until . . . . . . .

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so won't be going back

Same happened in my t3, was multiple rounds too

Milspec AR ammo has harder than standard primers.

I am a huge fan of the 55grn vmax. Works really well on rabbit as long as you don't want to use any of the meat

Originally Posted by 199p

i shoot the outback ammo with blitzkings i think green tips and they make way more of a mess then the v-max i was running

I agree they are devastating! Shoot a small pig in a the head with one and there wasn't much of the top 2 inches so to speak left

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And another squib (last round) from the same box yesterday. Unfortunately @Dougie I paid for it!