Is there any custom bullet makers out there who makes .22 bullets in the 50-55gr range in somewhat higher ogives? Alot of the 6mm bullets used in point blank BR nowadays are 8+ ogive, or double ogive, and often with a small boat tail.
Most every mfg of .22 point blank bullets that I can find make a short 52gr FB 7ogive bullet, and nothing else. Is there any good reason for this, or is it just a result of the vanishing use of .22 benchrest bullets?
Peter
Not say'n there are not .224 point dies > 7 1/2 ogive Tangents "out there"... But I know of none...
As for me....
My Simonson .224 die set has a 7ogive Tangent point die, makes a WONDERFUL bullet... Agg proven.
Bit of a shame I have not been impressed lately with custom .224 barrels (ANY make) or I'd be shoot'n
these little guys in LV/HV Classes.......... I know I'm getting >COMPETITIVE< 6mm barrels... Mostly..
Proabably it's the "vanishing use of .22 cal in modern Benchrest" ....
Also, honestly.... In my case (Full length to .050 short)... Even a .100 short 22ppc... The competitive life of a .224 barrel is noticiably shorter... Bronzing/errosion/checking just gets that Awesome barrel shooting "just" good in pretty short order...
If REALLY good (have had a few) I set the chamber back at 500rds....
A 6PPC by comparison is a bit more mild over the first 1000 rds of the throat.. Gentel "er"....
30's in SR BR...30BR, Major, Wolf Pup.......... Throats are >just< getting going at 1000 rds and most don't show any wear till >3000rds...
Back to the Peters question.....
$$$ ... IMOP since the cost of faster barrel wear AND the cost of making / buy'n .224 vs. .243 bullets AND the Short Range Benchrest Sporter issue and .224's............. .224's just don't make much sense these days ....
BUT.... Me thinks a 8ogive point die .224 and .800 length jackets could be REAL DEADLY..... But so are .224 7 ogive .705 jacketed bullets.... ... .. .
Still......A hot shooting .22 IS WAY FUN MAN...........!
cale
