for varminting bullets, because most of those were formerly hollow-point designs, which are very durable, but it is a major consideration for hunting bullets. Because many of those were formerly spitzers with exposed lead that inevitably got damaged in handling and especially while in the magazine during recoil. ANOTHER ADVANCE


IN BULLET TECHNOLOGY


The frangible bullet core repre- sents another significant advance in varmint-bullet technology for many of the same reasons (as the plastic tip) but it has a few other advantages: 1. With best loads, bullets of simi- lar length generate about 10% less recoil; 2. Disintegrates at significantly lower retained velocity;


mass;


First five shots I fired using a frangible bullet: Case full of Lil’Gun, Federal-100, Barnes Hornet 30-grain Varmint Grenade, Savage M-40, 100 yards. Subsequently, I tested the Federal-200 with the same combination and got significantly smaller groups. To at least 225 yards, these bullets take care of Richardson’s ground squirrels quite satisfactorily.


of original 222 Remington factory loads. Design matters!


b) Allows manufacturers to dis- pense with the expense and complica- tions associated with offering bullets with two jacket thicknesses for prac- tically every basic varminting type: Those for use in the more powerful chamberings or for medium chamber- ings with fast-twist barrels; and, those


Yards FPS Energy 0


50 100


1,330 1,141


150 3,546 200 3,279 250 3,029


Nosler 35 LFBT Path


4,466 1,550 -1.8 4,137 3,831


+0.1 +1.5


for use with smaller chamberings and medium chamberings with slower-twist barrels. That turned into a nightmare for everyone involved. Where before, car- tridges from 222 Remington to 220 Swift required two bullets of each weight, now one bullet will suffice and in most applications that bullet usually works better than anything we had previously. 4) This is a small consideration


Nosler 40 BT


Windage FPS Energy Path 0.0


-0.2 -0.9


300 2,792 606 350 2,568 512 400 2,354 431 450 2,151 500 1,958 550 1,776 600 1,607


360 298 245 201


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977 +2.3 -2.2 836 +2.4 -4.0 713 +1.7 -6.4 0.0


-2.8 -6.9


4,281 1,628 3,992 3,722 3,468 3,229 3,002


1,416 1,230 1,068


-9.5


-12.6 -23.7 -20.1 -30.4 -30.2 -38.5 -43.2 -48.1


2,788 690


-13.4 2,583 593 -18.0 2,387 506 2,200 2,021 1,851 1,692


430 363 304 254


-1.8


+0.2 +1.6


Windage FPS 0.0


-0.2 -0.9


3. Longer shank for any given 4. Tougher and more resilient


core; and,


5. Lighter designs are feasible. 1) I cannot overstate the value of reduced recoil for varminting. As many have noted, much of the enjoyment is watching the hits, and seeing the misses is equally important. A 10 percent reduc- tion in recoil means that it is possible to see impacts on targets at least 20 percent closer. It also means that the gun will settle sooner so the shooter can precisely observe the impact when shooting at distant targets.


And, whether or not you have felt it, a cumulative aspect of recoil exists. While a few foot pounds of recoil energy will not hurt anyone, the same recoil delivered hundreds of times in a few


Energy +2.4 -2.0 3,209


926 +2.5 -3.7 3,022 801 +1.7 -6.0 2,843 0.0


-8.9


-2.9 -7.0


-12.7 -20.2 -29.8 -42.4


2,191 2,043 1,901 1,766


1,592 1,416 1,258 1,115 987


Nosler 55 BT Path


3,827 1,788 -1.8 3,611 3,405


+0.5 +2.1 +3.0 +3.0 +2.0


2,671 871 0.0


-12.5 2,505 766 -3.2 -16.8 2,345 672 -7.8 -22.0 -28.2 -35.3 -44.0


586 510 441 381


Windage 0.0


-0.2 -0.8 -1.9 -3.4 -5.4 -8.1


-11.3 -15.1


-14.1 -19.8 -22.1 -25.1 -32.1 -31.3 -44.8 -38.6


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