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    Projectile that won't make a mess

    Can someone suggest a .224 projectile that wont destroy my hares?

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    Head shoot them
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    No such thing unless you lower velocity or clean shoot them.
    I have shot rabbits, hares and deer with several versions of military ammo expecting pencil thru results and was sadly mistaken.

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    55gr GMX
    Or anything made by Barnes
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    You'll have to bring the impact speed down to as low as possible.

    Head shots is a very good suggestion too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by R93 View Post
    No such thing unless you lower velocity or clean shoot them.
    I have shot rabbits, hares and deer with several versions of military ammo expecting pencil thru results and was sadly mistaken.

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    Yup even my 17hmr makes a mess if I don't head shoot them, luckily it's accurate enough that's not an issue
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    Head shooting bunnys and hares is good practice and makes it easier on bigger animals at longer ranges.
    Aim small miss small.
    Last edited by tikka; 30-03-2020 at 12:35 PM.

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    heavier pill for whatever 224 cal ya using possibly slower impact speed may help but head shot best bet
    ill find out if i ever get out with my 22 hornet on hares etc 🤔😪

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    Quote Originally Posted by quadhunter260 View Post
    heavier pill for whatever 224 cal ya using possibly slower impact speed may help but head shot best bet
    ill find out if i ever get out with my 22 hornet on hares etc
    My hornet destroys bunnies and hares with every projectile I have used. Head shooting or close enough saves some of the back steak and wheels.

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    Quote Originally Posted by charliehorse View Post
    Can someone suggest a .224 projectile that wont destroy my hares?
    204 and 17 hornet hydraulic nicely
    Boom, cough,cough,cough

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    shot one at a fraction under a km, made one hell of a mess...............oh wait that was 7mm RM

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    Quote Originally Posted by nick View Post
    Head shoot them
    Had a feeling that might be a common suggestion

    But always striving for the head shot, just thinking more the longer shots but pretty resounding response. I'll settle for the satisfaction of a hit and then salvage what I can. Thanks guys

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    Nosler partitions but that would be a bit too expensive maybe?

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    @Friwi yea possibly getting past that dollar per projectile. But looking forward to loading all of these at some point. My wife is now calling herself a reloading widow after only reloading for 4 days

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    For this situation only( rabbits/hares), would fmj projectiles be less destructive or would they simply not kill efficiently enough still and pass through with insufficient damage?
    Just thinking about how fast these things are going maybe it wouldn't matter if they were fmj.
    I realise they are not specifically designed for hunting but . . .
    Last edited by Allizdog; 30-03-2020 at 05:36 PM.

 

 

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