Communism only made one thing that works, and capitalism can make it even better. At Hodgdon, weve been researching this cartridge since before its introduction and are excited to release load data for the Valkyrie featuring powders like Hodgdon CFE 223, IMR 8208 XBRand Hodgdon Varget. The .224-inch diameter bullet has always been readily available in a variety of configurations for a variety of tasks and is a favorite because of its low recoil,so many manufacturers were focused on making an AR-15-sized round to accommodate heavier bullets in this caliber. Is this the kind of information anyone here is interested in? As far as potential uses go, outside of target-shooting, I personally wouldn't use a light bullet for deer-sized game, but people certainly have done it over the years, and the 224 Valkyrie would indeed make a clean kill with good shot placement. Those loads have factory-rated muzzle velocities of 3,300 fps, 3,000 fps, 2,700 fps, and 2,700 fps respectively. Over the years, I've always been able to fine-tune cartridges to run better than factory ammo, and I was certain this cartridge wouldn't be any different or so I thought. The best groups were turned in by the Barnes 70-grain TS-X BT, Nosler 60-grain Ballistic Tip and 70-grain RDF, and the Sierra 65-grain Semi Spitzer. America's favorite platform, the AR-15, reigns supreme in many applications. Learn more here: http://bit.ly/1G7xXag. We installed this drop-in trigger in minutes right at the bench and were just about ready to go.We rested our build on a Champion V-Bag in the front and a Champion Wedge Bag in the rear. So far both bullets perform well. you could start with Varget/CFE 223 and go from there. While new load data will continue to be updated on Hodgdons Reloading Data Center, this new 224 Valkyriedata is available immediately at www.HodgdonReloading.com. The extremely uniform primer pockets of the Starline cases made priming a breezeno crushed pellets, or goosey-loosey pockets here. SAFETY DATA SHEET GET RELOADING DATA 0000099446 00000 n Good stuff, I have my hands on a couple boxes of Nosler 85s and have been wanting to test them I also have 6.5 twist , I will give them a try. Some writers have described the Valkyrie as a scaled down Creedmoor. However, the Valkyrie case is derived from a slightly shortened 6.8 SPC case, necked-down to .22 caliber. and 8 lb. Walther's new Performance Duty Pistol is ready for both concealed carry and conventional service situations. This removes the lube and rounds out any dings that can occur in bulk-packed brass. Federal Premiums Valkyrie ammo is stoked with Sierras sleek, new 90-grain MatchKing BTHP, and the Fusion line has a 90-grain Fusion soft point meant, presumably, for deer hunting. I will post future results as I get them. Make sure to watch till the end. What's the Perfect Trigger Pull Weight for a Hunting Rifle? Hodgdon Powder Company announced the launch of load data for the new 224 Valkyrie cartridge, now available on Hodgdon's Reloading Data Center at www.HodgdonReloading.com. Introduced by Federal in 2017 and approved by SAAMI in 2018, the new 224 Valkyriehas been quickly adopted by long-range shooters. At Hodgdon, weve been researching this cartridge since before its introduction and are excited to release load data for the Valkyrie featuring powders like Hodgdon CFE 223, IMR 8208 XBRand Hodgdon Varget. Before there were scopes or red dots there were iron sights. To get started, click the link below to visit mymagnow.com and learn how to access your digital magazine. I had plenty of component cases to load. 0000087437 00000 n Amp up your AK with these exciting accessories. The Helical fluting does more than just catch the eye. Sierra has published loads for a broad range of bullet weights from 52 grains all the way up to 95 grains. At Hodgdon, we've been researching this cartridge since before its introduction and are excited to release load data for the Valkyrie featuring powders like Hodgdon CFE 223, IMR 8208 XBR and Hodgdon Varget. | 80.5's still have some possibilities with small changes. Starline and Hornady are also offering .224 Valkyrie, so I obtained 50 pieces of Starline brass and several boxes of Hornady ELD-Match ammo. Hodgdon, the Brand Thats True, is pleased to announce the launch of load data for the new 224 Valkyriecartridge, now available on Hodgdons Reloading Data Center at www.HodgdonReloading.com. Hornady's match-grade 224 Valkyrie load features an 88-grain ELD Match bullet with a polymer tip that, unlike standard polymer-tipped ammo, won't melt in flight at extreme velocities. You may not reproduce original text or photos without advanced permission in writing. Loading every possible safe charge in three-grain increments only meant either 7 or 11 different loads for each powder/bullet combination.Our first range day brought us some cold and damp weather typical of a Northeastern winter. : 3,213 3,480 Press. Turning it over to the target side of things; the 88-grain ELD MATCH bullet will indeed stabilize in a 1:7-inch twist barrel, but I now understand the need for the new 1:6.5-inch twist barrels that are hitting the market, as of this writing. 0000098223 00000 n They were easy to decap while resizing, but you must remove the crimp before you can reprime them. One1Bravo Ops4. 0000000016 00000 n The Hornady 88-grain ELD MATCH bullets finally gave us some clustering with 23.4 grains of Varget. This is my favorite powder for .223 Rem & 224 Valkyrie. Hodgdon, the Brand Thats True, is pleased to announce the launch of load data for the new 224 Valkyriecartridge, now available on Hodgdons Reloading Data Center at www.HodgdonReloading.com. With a G7 BC of .274, it trumps even the 6.5 mm 123-grain ELD MATCH rounds in wind-beating capability, which only has a G7 BC of .255. We began zeroing and immediately realized something was off. For this report, I first did some metrics on a sample of 50 new Starline .224 Valkyrie cases. I assume I was responsible for the one dropped shot.) Weighing a sample, we found them to be exceptionally consistent with just a weight variance of +/- 1 grain from the median weight of 114 grains. Here is Rowland's account of how he developed a .223 Rem load. It's not my first choice for precision loads, Varget or XBR8208 get the nod there. Mikey Hartman, Lt. Col. The dead in Valhalla were considered heroes and were fed lavish feasts by the Valkyries; Oden feasted there with his heroes, day after day. Rifle #2 was only slightly less accurate, averaging .94 inch for all loads tested, and only five came in over an inchstill impressive performance. Thats still minute of prairie dog right where most shots are taken. This is where the 224 Valkyrie comes in. About Hodgdon Powder Company, Inc. Reduced recoil. 0000022266 00000 n Keep up-to-date on new products, A Luth-AR buttstock with adjustable LOP and comb height and 15-inch M-Lok forend were added. 0000002321 00000 n Min Charge Max Charge Optimal Charge Bullet Make Bullet Type "Shooting heavier . I obtained several boxes of Federals 90-grain match ammo and a hundred pieces of new, primed brass. I am beginning to work up a load for my valkyrie bolt gun. (Above) Case-neck thickness was checked with a ball micrometer and found little variance. : 3,285 3,533 Press. 0000097375 00000 n 0000042641 00000 n 224 valkyrie 80 eldm load data w/ cfe 223 Thread starterbgavin Start dateOct 17, 2019 Forums Reloading Depot JavaScript is disabled. With a slower round that's dropping faster, 25 yards of error in range estimation could be the difference between a hit and a miss with asteeper, rainbow-style trajectory. The Valkyrie has spawned a crop of new, high-tech bullets, including (from left): Hornady 70-grain GMX, Hornady 75-grain ELD Match, Hornady 80-grain ELD Match, Hornady 88-grain ELD Match, Sierra 77-grain Tipped MatchKing, Sierra 80-grain MatchKing, Sierra 90-grain MatchKing, Nosler 64-grain Bonded Solid Base, and Nosler 77-grain Custom Competition. 0000015504 00000 n J. Scott Rupp takes a first look at the Springfield M1A Loaded rifle chambered in the popular 6.5 Creedmoor. In my testing, both rifles were usually accurate with 88- and 90-grain handloads, but each was somewhat sporadic. My power charges were like those that have performed well for me in other .224 Valkyrie rifles. Although 100-yard results arent mind-blowing, this round will still outperform others at distance, because it is less susceptible to wind drift. The increased surface area allows the gun to cool faster. However, the most popular solution has always been to load a standard 5.56 NATO with a heavier bullet. #2. Check out this chart from Federal showing comparative recoil levels: * All the following powders were tested, but not all for each bullet weight: Accurate 2520, Accurate XMR 2495, Accurate 4064, Hodgdon AR Comp, Hodgdon Benchmark, Hodgdon CFE 223, Hodgdon H335, Hodgdon H380, Hodgdon H4895, Hodgdon Varget, IMR 4064, IMR 4166, IMR 8208 XBR, Power Pro 2000 MR, Power Pro Varmint, Ramshot Big Game, Ramshot TAC, Reloder 10X, Reloder 15, Reloder 17, Vihtavuori N540, Winchester 760. We obtained this information with a MagnetoSpeed chronograph, which has alwaysprovided consistent results in our testing.Speed is important for this particular cartridge, as it plays a major rolefor this round's intended purpose. While it can accept bullets up to 90 grains in weight, they often need to be seated so long that they cannotfit inside an AR-15 magazine. In addition, Hornady has its exceptional new ELD Match bullet in an 88-grain version, both in loaded ammo and as a component. This prep is carefully described on a card supplied by Starline in their packages. 0000080878 00000 n Starline Brass and the author accept no responsibility for use of the data in this article. A value-priced red dot with a full set of features. I selected 50 new, unfired Starline .224 Valkyrie cases, and measured their lengths with a digital caliber to 0.0005 inch, weights with an RCBS Charge Master 1500 electronic scale to 0.1 grain, and neck-wall thickness with a Hornady digital caliper to .0005 inch. Learn more about the brands at these websites www.Hodgdon.com, www.IMRPowder.com, www.WWPowder.com or www.GoexPowder.com and connect with the Hodgdon brand on Facebook or YouTube. Federal Premium initially offered 60-, 75-, and 90-grain offerings to cover a variety of hunting and target applications. Scott Rupp gets a chance to talk to Aaron Oelger about a few new products from Hodgdon and why reloading store shelves are empty. A more compact version of the classic Hi Power design. A World Record Attempt and everyone is out at the range shooting and practicing. Interesting data, thanks for taking the time to post. 0000097257 00000 n Interesting data. The author uses C Products Defense magazines as they. These are all shown in Table 2. Whatever works for you. After a quick swap, we headed back to the range and duplicated our test parameters. Hodgdon Powder Company announced the launch of load data for the new 224 Valkyrie cartridge, now available on Hodgdon's Reloading Data Center at www.HodgdonReloading.com. Although our original barrel was defective, we still felt that a 10+ MOA load need some sort of change, and we were hell-bent on making the 88-grain rounds fly. I set about acquiring an AR-style and a bolt-action rifle chambered for the new cartridge so that I could work up some handloads. Login with username, password and session length. Available in different sizes and red dot ready, it'll fit your needs, whatever they are. While new load data will continue to be updated on Hodgdon's Reloading Data Center, the new 224 Valkyrie data is available at www.HodgdonReloading.com. A critical marksmanship skill that is easy to overlook. 85 Nosler RDF with 24.2 grains CFE-223: 200 = 1.52 200 = 1.68 (Both groups show promise. I tried a slew of powders, but heres the bottom lineHodgdons CFE 223 was the hands down winner in both rifles. These features allow long, skinny bullets to be seated out further, so they will not intrude into precious powder space. Logged. The 60-grain BT preferred 26.0 grains of the same powder, averaging .94 inch at 3,089 fps. 0000042952 00000 n Being that the case body is much wider in diameter, the powder column settles much lower now, allowing the bullet to be seated deep enough to function in a standard AR-15 magazine.The result was a gun that shoots as soft as a 5.56 NATO, gets to the target quicker and has a better ballistics coefficient than most 6 mm and even 6.5 mm ELD projectiles!The ammo junkie in me hears about this new cartridge and its factory loadings and immediately thinks "I can make this better." 0000050046 00000 n 0000035495 00000 n I am able to "real world" test at every range from 100-1000 yards so velocity is not important to me. The Mossberg 500 Pump Action Shotgun is one of the most popular home defense shotguns on the market. *z?hac`T@PDOhiC;;RJ{/MZ&{Z%N |Zbp-Q[ 0 0000087166 00000 n A recent addition is the new .224 Valkyrie, developed by Federal as a low-recoil round for long-range shooting. trailer <<4FA34A0A29BC45DBA22CD0DCBD951645>]/Prev 114384>> startxref 0 %%EOF 86 0 obj <>stream You need a 6.8 SPC mag for this. For our heavy target round, the new Hornady 88-grain ELD MATCH bullet piqued my interest, and I was excited to have an opportunity to do some work with it.We contacted Hornady for the projectiles and reached out to RCBS for a pair of these scarce dies. 0000006276 00000 n Note the uniform primer pocket and flash hole. containers. This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets. Learn more and buy today. CFE-223: Subscribe: 2662: Remarks: COAL (inches): 2.140; 5-shot 100-yard group (inches): 1.75 77: Nosler Custom Competition: Hodgdon: This was the powder for our heavy target load. 223 REMINGTON 223 WSSM 224 VALKYRIE 5.56 NATO 10.5 BARREL 5.56 NATO 14.5 BARREL 5.56 NATO 16.5 BARREL 5.56 NATO 20 BARREL 224 WEATHERBY MAGNUM 22-250 REMINGTON (NEW) 22 HORNET.243. So maybe the .224 Valkyries higher velocities with long, heavy bullets will carve out a unique niche in the shooting ecosystem, as theres no denying that the new round has the potential to hold its own on the range or in the field. The recent introduction of the Federal Premium 224 Valkyrie, reviewed here by Shooting Illustrated's Ammo editor, aimed at solving this shortcoming, so we decided to see what kind of capabilities could be had with this new round.A number of cartridges have been designed with the idea of getting more effective range from an AR-15-sized cartridge. Interestingly, both rifles shot most loads with varmint-weight bullets pretty well. Sierra offers several heavy .22-caliber match bullets, including the 90-grain MatchKing HPBT that Federal loads in its match ammo. Metering it is effortless and very consistent. At more than 3,000 fps, this is sure to send a prairie dog flying off a mound. With that knowledge, we decided to go with the bookends and build a heavy-for-caliber target round and a light-for-caliber varmint round.For our project, we selected the Hornady 60-grain V-Max, as I have had amazing luck with this bullet in a standard 5.56 NATO cartridge. The powder measures very well and consistently. Unfortunately you wont achieve much accuracy without consistent velocity. Those not familiar with this series of powders will be interested to know that it actually removes copper fouling as you shoot. 0000035008 00000 n I have no clue what length the Valkyrie chamber will accept a 95 SMK at but the 2.260 length is based on what a thick-walled aluminum GI mag will accept. Lighter and tougher and more precise than ever, it's the perfect back country hunting rifle. 0000022062 00000 n Values in green indicate MAXIMUM loads use CAUTION. Give a Gift : 40,800 49,900 Hodgdon C 50 gr BK (Sierra) 0.224" Powder: H335 (Hodgdon) Primer: FED 205m Case: FED Trim Length: 1.590" C.O.L. Can you find a barrel for a 22-250 with an 8 inch twist? Running the numbers through Hornady's mobile app, we were pleased to find that this loading would only experience 9.1 inches of drop between 200 and 300 yards.

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