Pigs with 22 Creed and 62 gr. ELD-VT
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Spurchaser
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Just curious why y’all stayed so far away on that first sounder? Most will get within 50yds or so and light them all up.
There was enough moonlight to where we could see them moving in the dark so they would probably be able to see us too, per the guide.
Spurchaser
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Oh ok, guide tells me all I need to know, lol. He just didn’t want the sounder shot. If we can pull a sneak on hogs for bow shots during the day, I can promise they ain’t seeing you at night regardless of the moon. A guide ain’t making money if you kill all his profits.
22” barrel, 8 twist, suppressed around 3,580-3,600 fps with 39.5 gr of Varget.
TXCOONDOG
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The reason I'm asking is because I'm pushing a 65 V-Max to 3500 FPS out of 8 Twist in 243 and some make it to the target with others coming a part. So I was wondering how the AMP jacket was holding up since it's a little thicker.
I emailed Hornady and they said the .224 62 VLD-VT RPM should be around 300,000 (or under)before issues occur which is the second reason I haven't finished my 22 C build (have everything but barre)l. Anyway, I'll see if I can find their response.
Here's their response:
Kenny, depending on the actual depth of cut from the rifling of the barrel we generally do not want to exceed the 300,000 rpm. Thanks
I emailed Hornady and they said the .224 62 VLD-VT RPM should be around 300,000 (or under)before issues occur which is the second reason I haven't finished my 22 C build (have everything but barre)l. Anyway, I'll see if I can find their response.
Here's their response:
Kenny, depending on the actual depth of cut from the rifling of the barrel we generally do not want to exceed the 300,000 rpm. Thanks
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Thanks for the heads up. I’m at (3600 fps x 720) / 8 = 324,000 rpm and I think I’m loading for a fairly conservative speed. I haven’t experienced any issues yet in a Proof carbon barrel. The Hornady load data goes up to 3,850 fps for this bullet in a 24” 8 twist:
https://static.hornady.media/site/hornady/files/load-data/22-creedmoor.pdf