It was 4 degrees below zero at dawn on March 5 when Bobby Sholan and I got into a big pod of coyotes in northern Vermont. The ODHA is an organization dedicated to preserving wildlife, hunting, reloading, and recreational shooting. The .223 case held 30.7 grains of water to the top of the neck. Nosler also lists a 62-grain Varmageddon load for the .22 Nosler with a muzzle velocity of 3100 fps from an 18-inch barrel, but it was not available for testing in time to meet my deadline. 6.5 Grendel Hog Hunting Rifle Custom Competition (tested)• Ballistic Coefficient: .267 (55 gr. has a 23-degree shoulder. SPC. Load data from Nosler and Hodgdon indicate 55-grain bullets can be pushed up to 3500 fps and 70-grain bullets over 3000 fps from a 24″ barrel. is .3542 inch. of energy. Perhaps we now have the cartridge I and other coyote hunters have been waiting for. Get the American Hunter Insider newsletter for at-a-glance access to industry news, gear, gun reviews, videos and more—delivered directly to your Inbox. Most of the die makers are on board, and I got mine from Redding without any waiting. That’s an increase in capacity of 19.87 percent. Nosler currently offers three factory loads for the .22 Nosler. With a few small adjustments of the gas block, the new AR was running the Dog Town ammo with no problems. Nosler claims the cartridge can push 55-grain bullets 3350 fps from an 18″ barrel. At the shoulder the .22 Nosler measures .400 inch in diameter and the .223 Rem. loads with 77-grain bullets averaged 2555 fps from 18-inch barrels. Factory .223 Rem. The .22 Nosler case body measures .420 inch in diameter where it meets the case head, compared to the .223 Rem. case, hence the need for a different magazine, the case head is rebated so it fits bolts designed for standard .378-inch case heads. PS: you always seem to be able to get to places that have a hog population problem.? Love seeing those type of results with that thing. Clearly these are two accurate loads. Nosler’s comparisons using sized cases showed a 20.44 percent increase in powder capacity with 55-grain Ballistic Tip bullets seated to SAAMI overall cartridge length specifications. All that’s required is a new upper or replacement barrel chambered in .22 Nosler, along with a magazine designed for the 6.8mm Rem. The .22 Nosler has a 30-degree shoulder while the .223 Rem. The .22 Nosler held 36.8. The only thing required to upgrade any AR15 is a new barrel (or upper receiver) and 6.8 magazines. box, E-mail your comments/questions about this site to: EmediaHunter@nrahq.org, For questions/comments about American Hunter magazine, please e-mail:Publications@nrahq.org, You can contact the NRA via phone at: NRA Member Programs1-800-672-3888, To advertise on American Hunter, visit nramediakit.com for more information. Nosler claims the cartridge can push 55-grain bullets 3350 fps from an 18″ barrel. ). As this is designed as a long-range load, the Nosler data says it is 47.4 inches low at 500 yards and 83.8 inches low at 600 yards, where it still has 1519 fps of velocity remaining and retains 395 ft.-lbs. While the .22 Nosler case is larger in diameter than the .223 Rem. The 22 Nosler cartridge was developed by Nosler Inc. to be the fastest 22 caliber round available for the AR-15 platform, with the least amount of modification. For varmint shooters, this cartridge will carry more energy with less bullet drop to long-range prairie dogs and groundhogs. Laboratory-generated velocity data for both cartridges is from a SAAMI-standard 24-inch test barrel. Tuesday, April 18, 2017. by Bryce M. Towsley - Have not studied the ballistic but I think the mph is going to drop a fair bit, like I said have not looked at ballistics so I am just guessing. )• Muzzle Velocity (advertised fps w/18" barrel): 3350 (55 gr. )• Muzzle Energy (advertised ft.-lbs. Aero Precision AR15 Upper Receiver 223 Review, Pulsar Thermal Night Vision – New for 2020. ), 1,488 (77 gr. At the shoulder the .22 Nosler measures .400 inch in diameter and the .223 Rem. factory loads and a 276 fps increase over 77-grain loads. However, the length from the base to the point on the shoulder that determines the minimum headspace dimension is shorter for the .22 Nosler. This is to prevent a .223 Rem. With a 200-yard zero the bullet is 1.2 inches high at 100 yards. You would not need to use a unnecessarily heavy bullet but a Barnes 62 or 70gr TSX could be good. has a 23-degree shoulder. Of course any CNS shot would be deadly. My chronograph measured it at 2831 fps. In the rifle Nosler sent for testing, the 55-grain Ballistic Tip Varmint load produced three-shot groups at 100 yards that averaged .51 inch. The 77-grain Custom Competition load has an advertised muzzle velocity of 2950 fps. Based on Nosler’s data, that load generates 1,370 ft.-lbs. ), 2950 (77 gr. Our first trip to the range was to get the new AR15 running and chronograph some of the Dog Town 22 Nosler 55 grain ammo. The .22 Nosler has a 30-degree shoulder while the .223 Rem. The 55-grain Ballistic Tip Varmint .22 Nosler load has a muzzle velocity of 3500 fps from this longer barrel, a 300 fps increase over the .223 Rem. The case lengths of the two cartridges are the same at 1.760 inches. Bobby shot the first one to come to the call with the .22 Nosler using the 55-grain Ballistic Tip Varmint load. However, the length from the base to the point on the shoulder that determines the minimum headspace dimension is shorter for the .22 Nosler. The 77-grain Custom Competition .22 Nosler load generates 3100 fps from a test barrel, an even more substantial gain of 350 fps over the .223 Rem. Chronograhing a few rounds through the Oehler P35 gave us an average velocity of 3450 fps, only 50 fps shy of the advertised velocity. A couple of our fellow 22 Nosler shooters report that their rifles are producing closer to 3660 with that same ammo. )• MSRP: $29.95 per 20-rnd. Granted, this is a bit of an apples-to-oranges comparison, as it’s based on brands of ammo other than Nosler, but it shows that the .22 Nosler is considerably faster than the .223 Rem. My chronograph measurement on a cold day was 3257 fps at the muzzle from the 18-inch barrel of the rifle Nosler sent for testing. Ballistic Tip Varmint (tested), 62-gr. The bolt face and bolt carrier group are the same as a 223 Remington/556 NATO. Groups with the 77-grain Custom Competition load from the same rifle averaged .68 inch. We will see how the hand loads do on the next trip to the range. Is one coyote a definitive statement that the .22 Nosler is a great predator cartridge? Love the sound for sure and with a 24 you can reach out there and touch a yoteee. Next is to get a 16 or 18 inch out there and see what happens. The bolt face and bolt carrier group are the same as a 223 Remington/556 NATO. of energy at the muzzle. with the same bullet. Saturday & Sunday: We Are Hunting. Pulsar Thermion XQ50 Thermal Scope I went to my database gathered from years of testing ammo, and found that 55-grain .223 Rem. Good on ya for those numbers again!!! With a 200-yard zero the bullet is 1.7 inches high at 100 yards, 7.7 inches low at 300 yards and 22.9 inches low at 400 yards. We will be testing some of the Dog Town ammo from Midway USA and hand loads. This load generates 1,488 ft.-lbs. That 300lb boar that you weren't able to record would have been an epic thing to watch. Far too many of them get up after being shot and run away. The 22 Nosler is basically a 6.8 SPC case necked down to .224 caliber with a rebated rim of .378″ diameter. Fine for smaller critters with thin hides,but for a hog shield I suspect the animal would run. Nosler’s engineers had to sacrifice some performance to idiot-proof the guns. ), .340 (77 gr. I have long advocated for a .22-caliber cartridge that produces a higher velocity in the AR-15.
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