using varmint bullets for meat game

[badboyu]

I am new at reloading and i was wondering if you could use for example nosler ballistic tip (.224) with a low speed ( 1800 fps ) for shooting meat game. rabbit, goose .... 
? 

 

I have used this bullets  with high speed (3300 fps) for fox where meat damage doesnt matter and they work perfect. At this speed they "explode" but if i would lower the speed to 1800 i think expansion and sound is lower. Has anyone tried this ?

[jjrckd]

I know that people has been using vmax in .308 at moderate velocities for roedeer and deer with excellent results. Clean kills with very little meat damage.

[cederho]

Why not use annother bullet? A varmint bullet vill disintigrade if u hit å bone and the animal vil suffer. ????????

[badboyu]

Cederho if you look in the picture i posted the nosler will "explode" if it goes very fast(3000 ftp) but should only expand  at 1800 fps. Also because the other bulles in this caliber ( i use 222 ) have low BC and nosler performed very well in my old winchester 70. i usually have my 17 hmr with me for rabbits but if i am out for fox i have the 222. Its hard to have two rifles with me all the time. Also shooting a rabbit with a full speed 50 grs softpoint does a lot of damage.... 

[badboyu]

jjrckd if they have used v-max with lower speeds then for sure it should work with nosler. As i know v-max is even more explosive like nosler  and it needs 2000 fps to start exploding unlike nosler that starts expanding at 1600.

 

 

Edited December 24, 2018 by badboyu

[tailgunner]

I’ve used 40 grs v-Max in 1100 ms for goose and hare. Works really goood if you place the bullet behind the filets of the goose and straight on the hare. The bullet expands rapidly without destroying the meat. It just «disapeares» inside the target.

I will continue to use is for goose bacause of the fear of ricochets. 

[badboyu]

Tailgunner doesn't the goose/rabbit just "explode" like the bullet ?

[tailgunner]

Makes a mess with the rabbit but if you place the bullet high and away from the back and tigh you only loose the meat on the front entrance. 

The goose looks whole when you pick it up. If you open up the entrance hole you will find a 2 inch crater a couple of cm inside. Thats my experience but I have 2 friends also using v-max bacause of the effect. No more chasing goose that flew 50-100 meters before dying. 

 

[Snoppy]

I totally agree with tailgunner, all my birds are shot with V-max 40. One goose blew away on one side, but with right point of impact it’s ok. I also do it because of fear of ricochets. I also use 222. 

[Snoppy]

I shoot v-max 40 high speed. No experience with low speed.

[badboyu]

I never tried it on goose. I use sako softpoint 50 gr. Never had any bird flying ... But after your comments I will definitely try it this year