claybrdr
Member
Realizing these are .224 diameter and not the preferred .222, if I dropped my usual load of 13 gr of IMR4227 to 10 or 11 grains would pressures would be relatively moderate? I also have some .224 diameter Midway 34 gr Dogtown bullets that I am thinking of trying in a light load.
The beauty of the V-Max bullets is that 1: they are available and 2: that they have a boat tail that would help not crush necks in seating like bullets with a flat base. I only have less than 150 of the Hornady #2210 40 gr Jet bullets.
Anybody gone this route in these desperate times?
The beauty of the V-Max bullets is that 1: they are available and 2: that they have a boat tail that would help not crush necks in seating like bullets with a flat base. I only have less than 150 of the Hornady #2210 40 gr Jet bullets.
Anybody gone this route in these desperate times?
In my case, it works fine. Check to make sure your bullets will pass through the exit bores of your revolver's chambers. A little resistance is OK. Also make sure you have a little neck clearance. If your loaded ammunition "seats tight" when you drop it in the chambers, you need to investigate that with pin gages. Measure the necks of your loaded rounds and check the neck area of your chambers. I'd want a thousandth or so of clearance - at least.
