Fusion ammo

[Hoov]

I have shot the 62 gr. Federal Fusion MSR in my AR. It is a bit more accurate than .223 FMJ or 5.56 FMJ. Haven't tried it on deer.

I believe that you will also find it a very good pig round.

 

[Hoov]

Now, back to the high jacked portion of the thread. Hunting is dying. That simple. There are a lot of reasons why you see new calibers, science being one of them. Yes, there is some marketing behind it, but frankly, they have to keep us interested in a dying sport.

 

[DWalt]

I have shot the 62 gr. Federal Fusion MSR in my AR. It is a bit more accurate than .223 FMJ or 5.56 FMJ. Haven't tried it on deer.

Most would not recommend any .22 CF round be used for deer hunting, even in those states where it is allowed. I know it is done, but there are much better and more humane calibers which should be used instead.

 

[Slingn]

with good ammo, like the fusion, or other premium ammo, and provided you are a good shot, a .223 is fine for deer at closer ranges (say sub 200 yd), especially the small deer we have here in Texas. Now, shooting an ELK at 400 yds, not so much.

 

[DWalt]

I didn't say that a .22 CF couldn't do the job. Of course it can. Just as a .22 LR could be used on deer. Would you use a .22 LR if you are a good shot and were allowed to?

I said many would not use it. And I personally would never consider using any .22 CF on deer.

 

[Hotshot9]

I have shot the 62 gr. Federal Fusion MSR in my AR. It is a bit more accurate than .223 FMJ or 5.56 FMJ. Haven't tried it on deer.

You are correct I went to the range and shot 20 rounds and very accurate at 50 yards 6 rounds in a 1.5 in. circle with a red dot. Now at the range we can only shoot six at a time. Also I shot the 55 gr at the same distance and kept it in a 2-2.5 circle

 

[MMT]

The fusion and gold dot rifle bullet are almost identical in construction. Besides being a good hunting bullet and well priced, I know that at least the .223 loading have sealed primers and flash suppressant powders.

 

[Nevada Ed]

I shot a Nevada Mule deer at 150 yards with my 22-250 loaded
with the Speer Partition 60gr bullet, just behind the front shoulder.
The bullet was found on the far side stuck to the tissue next to the hide.
All the front and sides was blown away and only the very back
end of the bullet was left, that looked like a tiny aspirin.

A 22 dia. bullet will work but from then on I swore to nothing less than a
243 for deer, incase I struck a rib, going in.

 

[Nevada Ed]

Just did a little paper work......

.224 75gr HPBT BC .395 @ 2960fps ............. 250yds has 951 ft/lbs energy.

.243 100gr SPBT BC .430 factory at +/- 3,000fps.
Loaded down to just 2700 fps ..................... 300yds has 976 ft/lbs energy.

 

[Fishslayer]

Strange that it seems to have fallen out of favor. I was trying to sell a .30-'06 rifle I no longer needed several years ago. I had sort of a hard time, as no one wanted that caliber. Crazy.

A lot of guys are going .308/7.62x51. Maybe because of low cost milsurp ammo?