There are, however, 60-grain Valkyrie varmint loads. We are going hunting for hog in Kansas in early February and obviously he would want to use it. With hunting and terminal performance in mind, we then load each round to +P power levels for the most hydrostatic shock and bone crushing knock down energy available.

22 Nosler has advantage over the valkyrie out too 300 imo. For those of the porcine persuasion, I prefer the heavier bullets, 180 grains and upward. I’ve been using the .22 Nosler a lot with the 24-inch barrel and the 55-grain E-tip…it has worked wonders on everything…it’s like a laser beam. Federal offers a varmint load, using the 60-grain Nosler Ballistic Tip, a 75-grain FMJ load in the American Eagle line, the aforementioned 90-grain Sierra MatchKing and a 90-grain Fusion load for hunting larger game. I want a 50 gr rocket launcher. Nosler’s Trophy Grade 180-grain AccuBond .30-’06 Springfield There’s no longer any point in arguing that the .30-’06 Springfield is sufficient for just about all North American hunting, and the pig hunt is no exception. I couldn't decide between the 22 Nosler or 224 Valkyrie. The European wild boar is reputed to be meaner than his feral hog … My 24" 223AI will send them at 3400 fps, which isn't too bad in an ar, but I think the Nosler … Over the past several months, Jeff has been working hard at developing the perfect wild boar hunting … If you hand load a 223 you can get within 50 fps to factory 22 nosler loads. Use the 204 in the tighter thicker spots where a cat might show up, use the 22 Nosler off the ridges in the grasslands where it's all coyotes. 6.5 Grendel/224 Valkyrie Q: Any experience hog hunting with 6.5 Grendel or 224 Valkyrie yet? Of these, a few are European (Russian) wild boar, some may be mixed breeds and the vast majority are simply feral hogs. The valkyrie is designed to shoot long high bc bullets which will result in lower speeds and a less flat trajectory at night calling ranges. If the loss of 400 fps is close to a 22-250 I don't know what to say. If I like the caliber, and if the brass seems good with this initial test run with the midway barrel I think I will go for a 22", 12 twist. Federal offers a varmint load, using the 60-grain Nosler Ballistic Tip, a 75-grain FMJ load in the American Eagle line, the aforementioned 90-grain Sierra MatchKing and a 90-grain Fusion load for hunting larger game. I have a great shooting 22" 204 upper on it now. I would say it depends on how you are going to be hunting. It is the ultimate for coyotes thus far in factory offerings in the AR 15 platform. Forums Calendar Active Threads Forum Help: Main Menu Forum; Guidelines/Rules; ... 22 Nosler on Wild Hogs. I want a 50 gr rocket launcher.

For my general shooting and accuracy testing, I used three different 22 Nosler loads: the 55-grain E-Tip hunting rounds, 62-grain Varmageddons, and Match … Accuracy for five, 3 shot groups at 100 yards average = 0.750 inches out of a Rock 5R 22 inch barrel. by Aaron Carter - Friday, June 23, 2017. The Hornady 60 grain bullet has a pretty heavy jacket and will usually shoot through a whitetail deer at .22-250 velocities. Over 2.5 million of the latter are estimated to live in Texas, the feral hog hunting capital of the U.S. All these loads are very hard on the brass, and when pushed hard the Hagar brass doesn't hold up any better than the Nosler stuff.

Another friend loves his 22-250 on hogs, but he likes to put it just behind the ear. I built a 22 Nosler AR in July. So, I got rid of the 243WIN and went to rifles using 7mm bullets in either 140gr or 120gr. All my ammunition was provided by Nosler because, well, they are the only ones making 22 Nosler ammo! Tested: The 22 Nosler.

40 Nosler BT at a bit over 3900, 55 Nosler BT at 3550, and a 65 Sierra game king in Hagar brass at 3150.