Good video. Back when we hunted hard for coyotes and Fox hands down our favorite bullet (22-250) was a 40 grain Sierra HP loaded with 41 grains of Hogdon 414 and CCI benchrest primers if I remember correctly. Not a lot of pelt damage on yotes but still good knock down. They tore up Fox pretty good but it’s hard not to with a 22-250. Besides decent knock down and flat shooting we just found them more accurate than the hornady on every rifle we shot. Never tried the Winchester bullets.
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Been shooting the Winchester silver ballistic tip in my 22-250 over 20 yrs. Very deadly round, and extremely hard to find these days. Never more than a pin hole in the hide. Internals turned to jelly. Most of the time you will not get a exit. I've seen a 250lb boar hog take a round to the guts. Ran 30 yards and layed down. Looked like he swallowed a hand grenade.
If you want to avoid the splash and have a good pelt on fur, shoot the Barnes tsx or ttsx. They go through dropping significant energy and don't blow it up. Any of the copper bullets work, but my first experience was deer hunting with tsx. Now I reload them for everything from fox to African game. Vmax, etc. are for rodents. You want to blow them up.
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Nice job. That 45gn HP surprised me. That's one pill I've never tried, have to change that, lol. 100yds is a bit different to 300yds (my max hunting range), not sure how the 45gn would do out there. I know that 55gn V-max projectiles leave a massive entry hole and no exit on heavy coat goats with the projectile expanding on the fur, but really messes up the goat's internals. At 100yds, the 55s really mess things up. My son's 223 gives goats a right ol' touch up as well, but well short of the 22-250. When I rebarrel, I'll be staying with cal, but shortening the twist to probably 10", I really want to get the Nosler 52gn Custom Comp projectiles to work. Why? I have no idea, I just like the look of the longer pills. 🤣🤣🤣. With the 14" twist these buggers keyhole at 50, 🤣🤣🤣. Enjoying your vids, thanks for posting. 👏👏 👋👋👋
It's not a matter of speed or bullet weight. It's a matter of bullet construction. The Winchester Silvertip bullets were made by Nosler. It's their Spitzer bullets. I've had large SPLASH wounds with all the bullets you posted. If you did your research.... You know that V-max bullets were designed for blowing up Prairie Dogs. Their jackets are extremely thin so they will literally explode on impact. The heavier the bullet, the thicker the jacket. That is the result you're seeing, but not realizing why. I have been coyote hunting for over 30 years. I have shot pretty much every bullet design made over the years. I shoot hundreds of coyotes every year. I see the performance results first hand on coyotes themselves, and not just water jugs. If you shoot more of a MATCH grade bullet, or a lead nosed soft point, you won't see near as much surface SPLASH due to the fact that they are constructed with much heavier jackets so they stay together longer. You can't hit vitals if your bullet doesn't stay together long enough to get the penetration needed. You're not totally wrong, but you're definitely not right.
Personally. I would like to see better weight retaining bullets in the smaller calibers like the .17 hornet. I guess that my .22 mag will have to do. I understand the reason behind the varmint round but. I would love to have a bullet that mushroomed and retained some mass. Just saying. I am no expert.
What happened with the .223 it just didn't get a chance that's bloody annoying why advertise it in the title and then completely ignore it not happy as that was what I wanted to see compared with the .204 poor form mate bordering on click bait
Good video. Back when we hunted hard for coyotes and Fox hands down our favorite bullet (22-250) was a 40 grain Sierra HP loaded with 41 grains of Hogdon 414 and CCI benchrest primers if I remember correctly. Not a lot of pelt damage on yotes but still good knock down. They tore up Fox pretty good but it’s hard not to with a 22-250. Besides decent knock down and flat shooting we just found them more accurate than the hornady on every rifle we shot. Never tried the Winchester bullets.
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Been shooting the Winchester silver ballistic tip in my 22-250 over 20 yrs. Very deadly round, and extremely hard to find these days. Never more than a pin hole in the hide. Internals turned to jelly. Most of the time you will not get a exit. I've seen a 250lb boar hog take a round to the guts. Ran 30 yards and layed down. Looked like he swallowed a hand grenade.
Thank you Duane Henicke for sharing your experiences on the ballistic silvertip. Definitely appreciated. 👍
If you want to avoid the splash and have a good pelt on fur, shoot the Barnes tsx or ttsx. They go through dropping significant energy and don't blow it up. Any of the copper bullets work, but my first experience was deer hunting with tsx. Now I reload them for everything from fox to African game. Vmax, etc. are for rodents. You want to blow them up.
Thank you Mr Mensen for taking the time to share some very worthwhile knowledge. On behalf of the rest of the viewership, welcome aboard and we hope to hear more from you on our other vids also...
Nice job. That 45gn HP surprised me. That's one pill I've never tried, have to change that, lol. 100yds is a bit different to 300yds (my max hunting range), not sure how the 45gn would do out there. I know that 55gn V-max projectiles leave a massive entry hole and no exit on heavy coat goats with the projectile expanding on the fur, but really messes up the goat's internals. At 100yds, the 55s really mess things up. My son's 223 gives goats a right ol' touch up as well, but well short of the 22-250.
When I rebarrel, I'll be staying with cal, but shortening the twist to probably 10", I really want to get the Nosler 52gn Custom Comp projectiles to work. Why? I have no idea, I just like the look of the longer pills. 🤣🤣🤣. With the 14" twist these buggers keyhole at 50, 🤣🤣🤣.
Enjoying your vids, thanks for posting.
👏👏 👋👋👋
Thank you Pilot McBride for taking the time to share your real world experiences with us. We are all praying for your good health to return.
Thanks for sharing. As always very informative. Take care.
Use a barnes x- bullet in 20 caliber in the 204 ruger.
10:15 it appears that the water jug is pretty much demolished .... lol
It's not a matter of speed or bullet weight. It's a matter of bullet construction. The Winchester Silvertip bullets were made by Nosler. It's their Spitzer bullets. I've had large SPLASH wounds with all the bullets you posted. If you did your research.... You know that V-max bullets were designed for blowing up Prairie Dogs. Their jackets are extremely thin so they will literally explode on impact. The heavier the bullet, the thicker the jacket. That is the result you're seeing, but not realizing why. I have been coyote hunting for over 30 years. I have shot pretty much every bullet design made over the years. I shoot hundreds of coyotes every year. I see the performance results first hand on coyotes themselves, and not just water jugs. If you shoot more of a MATCH grade bullet, or a lead nosed soft point, you won't see near as much surface SPLASH due to the fact that they are constructed with much heavier jackets so they stay together longer. You can't hit vitals if your bullet doesn't stay together long enough to get the penetration needed. You're not totally wrong, but you're definitely not right.
Bullet selection for the range your hunting.size of game.most effective range for the species your hunting.shot placement.target acquisition.
You want "splash" at times for safety, to prevent ricochets.
That is true. Thank you for taking the time to write. :)
Personally. I would like to see better weight retaining bullets in the smaller calibers like the .17 hornet. I guess that my .22 mag will have to do. I understand the reason behind the varmint round but. I would love to have a bullet that mushroomed and retained some mass. Just saying. I am no expert.
What happened with the .223 it just didn't get a chance that's bloody annoying why advertise it in the title and then completely ignore it not happy as that was what I wanted to see compared with the .204 poor form mate bordering on click bait
The 22-250 is perfect for american lion-hogs.....by shoot in the heat...