Reports of similar results here and there have been noted in the online grapevine. Powders include Hodgdon, IMR The trim length, of course, is nominally .010 inch less than that, so cases ready to go should be about 1.590 inches in length. Established in 1947 by Bruce and Amy Hodgdon, today, sons JB and Bob have grown Hodgdon Powder Company into the largest US supplier of smokeless, blackpowder and blackpowder substitute propellants. Hornady, Sierra, Berger, Nosler, and probably other companies offer long, heavy-for-caliber bullets with high ballistic coefficients that buck the wind and are especially designed for long-range accuracy. Rifle #1 has a standard SAAMI-spec throat, but the throat on Rifle #2 is cut a little shorter so that it provides a .010-inch bullet jump for the Sierra 90-grain MK factory ammo. Pounding the proverbial pavement, I heard from a number of sources that a bad batch of chamber reamers have made their way through the industry, leading to some aftermarket barrels being out-of-spec. 0000047766 00000 n
With velocities north of 3,000 fps, this was a natural choice, as copper fouling is guaranteed at those speeds. Federal lists four factory loads for the 224 Valkyrie: a varmint load with the Nosler 60-grain Ballistic Tip; an American Eagle 75-grain TMJ load for inexpensive "blasting"; a Gold Medal Match load that shoots the sleek Sierra 90-grain MatchKing; and a Fusion 90-grain softpoint load for hunters. Thanks . 0000101036 00000 n
This data is available for 80 different loads featuring 50- to 90-grain bullet options (from Hornady, Nosler, Federal, Swift and Sierra) and powders from Hodgdon, IMR and Winchester. Introduced in 1965 with the .444 Marlin cartridge, the Model 444 was the most powerful lever action of its day. A very economical American Eagle load with a 75-grain FMJ bullet is available for blasting ammo, and the varmint hunter is covered with a Nosler 60-grain Ballistic Tip load. With the 90gr SMK, the .224 Valkyrie offers ballistics similar to the 6.5 Creedmoor but with significantly less felt recoil. I tried a slew of powders, but heres the bottom lineHodgdons CFE 223 was the hands down winner in both rifles. Hodgdon, the Brand Thats True, is pleased to announce the launch of load data for the new 224 Valkyriecartridge, now available on Hodgdons Reloading Data Center at www.HodgdonReloading.com. We expect some bolt-action PRS shooters might adopt the .224 Valkyrie. In my testing, both rifles were usually accurate with 88- and 90-grain handloads, but each was somewhat sporadic. Up until recently, the only means to send a heavy .224-inch bullet was to either single-load or run it out of a bolt gun. All Rights Reserved. In today's episode of "I Carry," we have a Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 Metal pistol with a Holosun EPS Red2 red-dot sight carried in a KSG Armory Lexington IWB holster. [4] See also [ edit] 5 mm caliber List of AR platform cartridges The average length of these cases was 1.5906 inches, with an extreme spread of only .0095 inch, and an SD of .0016 inch. 0000100414 00000 n
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Lighter and tougher and more precise than ever, it's the perfect back country hunting rifle. Rifle #2 was only slightly less accurate, averaging .94 inch for all loads tested, and only five came in over an inchstill impressive performance. For the life of us, we couldnt find a factory load that would stay inside of 3 MOA. To get started, click the link below to visit mymagnow.com and learn how to access your digital magazine. While the standard twist for the Valkyrie is 7 inches, both test rifles have 6.5-inch twists to see if a little extra spin improves accuracy. 0000004084 00000 n
Location. Valkyries rode to war on horses wearing shields and helmets; some even flew through the air. They were easy to decap while resizing, but you must remove the crimp before you can reprime them. (Ret.) But they are still a place to start. Sierra has published loads for a broad range of bullet weights from 52 grains all the way up to 95 grains. 0000099731 00000 n
The results are shown below. A more compact version of the classic Hi Power design. Sierra offers several heavy .22-caliber match bullets, including the 90-grain MatchKing HPBT that Federal loads in its match ammo. I am able to "real world" test at every range from 100-1000 yards so velocity is not important to me. The 75-, 77-, 80-, and 90-grain match bullets shot pretty well, too, and would hold up better over longer ranges. 'Identical' AR-15 Upper Receivers: Are They Really the Same? The Remington Model Seven is ready, willing and able to handle just about any task. I will also not post information on how the planets were aligned with the Sun or the color of my briefs at the time of shooting. Note the uniform primer pocket and flash hole. . In the future, I may do some work with one to seewhat the best-possible accuracy and range can be had out of this cartridge.Only time will tell what our 224 Valkyrie handloads will do. Overall, these are very respectable results for sportier-weight rifles. 0000099588 00000 n
Access from your Country was disabled by the administrator. The dead in Valhalla were considered heroes and were fed lavish feasts by the Valkyries; Oden feasted there with his heroes, day after day. Mikey Hartman, Lt. Col. The Valkyrie has spawned a crop of new, high-tech bullets, including (from left): Hornady 70-grain GMX, Hornady 75-grain ELD Match, Hornady 80-grain ELD Match, Hornady 88-grain ELD Match, Sierra 77-grain Tipped MatchKing, Sierra 80-grain MatchKing, Sierra 90-grain MatchKing, Nosler 64-grain Bonded Solid Base, and Nosler 77-grain Custom Competition. Unfortunately you wont achieve much accuracy without consistent velocity. I know the "best recipes" I have copied from other shooters have been sub-par in my Valkyrie. 0000022266 00000 n
(Above) The new Starline .224 Valkyrie cases were checked for length with a digital caliper, and were right at the trim length, ready for loading. Toggle menu . I never had to trim one over the course of testing, something I cant say about other brands of .224 Valkyrie cases Ive used. To this day, it is still my go-to service rifle loading for reduced course matches. The Helical fluting does more than just catch the eye. For more about the new round, see Steve Gashs full-length review beginning on page 56 of this issue of Shooting Times. JavaScript is disabled. 0000050046 00000 n
This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets. It's a bighorn tl3 with 26 inch rock creek barrel. The new .224 Valkyrie was introduced late last year as a Hot Rod cartridge that will work in AR15s. So, its obvious that these cases are ready to go with minimal, but necessary, preparation. Looks nearly identical to the .223 Ackley Improved. and 8 lb. Being that the case body is much wider in diameter, the powder column settles much lower now, allowing the bullet to be seated deep enough to function in a standard AR-15 magazine.The result was a gun that shoots as soft as a 5.56 NATO, gets to the target quicker and has a better ballistics coefficient than most 6 mm and even 6.5 mm ELD projectiles!The ammo junkie in me hears about this new cartridge and its factory loadings and immediately thinks "I can make this better."