Varmint Grenades

[bearpaw]

Thanks jackelope, jamieb do you think those 30's will be released soon? I wonder if they will stabilize well, they must be pretty short?

A heavy load must get you pushing 4500+ in the right gun....   

[bearpaw]

Barnes .224? 36 grain Varmint Grenade bullet exploding upon impact on a small seedless grape at point blank range. Velocity was 4483 fps. Bullet was fired from a 25? barrel chambered in .22-250

Watch the video:  http://www.barnesbullets.com/information/high-speed-video/

[Ray]

They were always sold out and V-max always seemed to make the sage rats blow up good and red. 

[MuleySniper]

I was shooting 32 grain V max's from my .204. I don't recommend them if you plan on saving the pelt I greased a yote this year from about 150 yards, spined him and basically blew out a large grapefruit size hole out of his back. I've never tried the grenades. I've always been particular to Hornady varmint loads.
MS

[bearpaw]

I have never loaded anything smaller than a 50 gr in my gun. I usually shoot Sierra 52 gr HPBT's. On a good day I have held a .625 group, but usually more like .750 to 1.0 and it's me not the gun. Gun has a match grade shilan barrel that is barely broke in good. A friend has shot under .5 with it.

This load sounds interesting, (from another forum) I just got some v-max's, so I might try working up to it, but don't want any bad pressure signs so may not get that hot. It looks like the loader was getting a good group and no doubt that load would be devastating to a yote or prairie dog. Any of you guys tried anything like this?

Load 3188 in caliber .220 Swift 
       
Bullet Hornady V-max 
Bullet Weight 40 grs 
Powder IMR 4064 
Powder Weight 43.5 grs 
Primer WLR 
Brass Make Winchester 
Barrel Length 26 (inches)
C.O.L 2.725 (inches)
Velocity 4625 fps
Group 100 yds  .4 (inches) 
Submitted By 98 220 swift
Gun Info  VZ-24 with 26'" barrel 1-16" twist
Comment Pressure signs in my rifle

[MuleySniper]

Holy cow that's smokin! If you load em up, let us know how they shoot for ya.
MS

[MtnMuley]

My Swift barrel is worth too much to me to be shooting those velocities.   I'd like to see the impact of a yote though!

[bearpaw]

I'm thinking you wont want to shoot too many right after the other....  

[Bofire]

  In my 22-250 at 3600 55 grain VMax, I got so much damage on coyotes it was ugly. 4 inch holes. I am a caller so almost all shots are under a 100 yards. I shot some with VMax that blew guts out and 10 feet away. I use Hornady soft points now in 223 and 22-250 55 grain.
Carl

[bearpaw]

In this day and age the bigger the hole the better....hides aren't worth saving. 

When I used to do a lot of yote hunting for hides, I took it pretty serious (1 winter I averaged $91.00 for my dogs), my favorite gun was a .257 WTBY and I used two different loads depending on distance of the shot. I did have to sew some pretty good holes at times, especially if I screwed up and shot a yote at less than 300 with the 75 HPBT. By using these two loads as noted, I was able to hold dead on any coyote out to 400 yards. Would loved to have had a B&C reticle for the longer shots... 

<300 yards - 100 Gr Spitzer, 60.5 Gr 4350, 3150 fps
>300 yards - 75 Sierra HPBT, 70.5 Gr 4350, 4000 fps

[Lowedog]

Dang!  That would be nice to get $91 for a hide still!

[bearpaw]

Dang!  That would be nice to get $91 for a hide still!

Fur was in style in those days (late 70's early 80's), but the huggers made out fur to be unfashionable and ruined the market, I doubt we will see prices like that again.

[sisu]

Dang!  That would be nice to get $91 for a hide still!

Fur was in style in those days (late 70's early 80's), but the huggers made out fur to be unfashionable and ruined the market, I doubt we will see prices like that again.

What is funny about the "greenie" thing is they believe their Euro friends are alike. I am not a worldwide traveler, but the little over seas experience I've had I noticed Euros like their fur & leather. Not to mention red meat, fowl, pork, etc.

The bulk of the bunny buggers are American, Canadian, British, etc. Where are the rest of the countries?