270 Winchester vs. .280 Remington This was an interesting contrast for me, as the two rifles were roughly the same size and shape and could conceivably be used for the same purposes sure, 308 Win has some advantages, but as I soon found out, so did 224 Valkyrie. Hornady Superformance ammunition uses special Hornady Superformance powder, and the numbers they give for a 5.56 NATO Superformance Match 75gr BTHP from a 20" barrel are 2910fps, only 40fps shy of the Nosler numbers from an 18" barrel. I can't do the 50 cal browning, but i can do the 30 cal browning. Control: While these rounds deliver serious well im thinkin he dead so i ease on down the stand and walk toward him and he pulls his butt up and i get about 20 yards and he gets up blowin blood everywhere, he opens his mouth and shows them tusk and snorts and charges me. This is mostly because with those high-BC bullets, it retains velocity better and drifts less in the wind. This picture is a 10 shot group at 200 yards with 68gr Hornady HPBT and RL15 while dialing in the scope. I also had another AR type rifle at the range, which, like the 224 Valkyrie, had an 18" stainless barrel and was equipped with a 3.5x35 TA11 ACOG. And it uses 308 Brass ! The cheapest 22 Nosler match grade ammunition at the time of this writing seems to be hovering over 1 dollar per round note that there is currently a 62gr Varmageddon available directly from Nosler at a special price of 70 cents per round, but it seems to be a sale or clearance price, not a normal price. You can see literally 99% of the same velocity with 223 Rem, as Hornady's Superformance Varmint line offers a 53gr V-Max at 3465 out of a 24" barrel. Who DOESNT want a little more powder, and still fit in an AR15 platform ? This load data chart tells us that the most accurate load has a max velocity of 2755 - out of a 24" barrel. There are simply too many versatile and purpose-built munitions to choose from. Wing Tactical is your home for the widest selection of quality AR-15 parts, and we have the barrels, bolts and magazines you need to modify your rifle. Sure, 3500fps sounds cool on paper, and if you want to have to carry your steel targets even farther out to avoid cratering and damage, pushing every bullet out at that velocity can be fun. WebThe 224 Valkyrie uses standard .224 inches diameter bullets with common loads that range between 60 and 90-grains, and 90 being the most common so far. I did, however, ask Sierra about the stability of the new 95gr SMK out of an 18" 1/7 twist barrel, and their ballistic technician said I'd be fine with that combination. I see the Valkyrie as an affordable factory round for practice that is ballistically similar to the This was important because thats the same rim diameter of the .223 Rem. You can pick up .223 Rem. A lot of shooters have figured this out, and this is I think the biggest reason why 224 Valkyrie is here to stay. It means an AR-15 in .223 Rem. It might be able to fire 55s at over 3250fps! Also, it's cheaper. Back to the 224V it was designed to push a .224 bullet as fast as possible with sub MOA accuracy out of a AR platform rifle. As many of you know, traditionally the best bullets are not found in .277 caliber. WebDeveloped in-house by Federal Premium Ammunition, the .224 Valkyrie is a bottle-necked cartridge holding a rimless 90-grain Sierra MatchKing slug thats been shrunk from 6.8 to The 224 Valkyrie certainly shines in terms of recoil. I was relieved to see that, contrary to my fears, 224 Valkyrie did not depend on long barrels for its performance. But for others, the thought isn't so bad, especially when they just want to go to the range and put holes in paper in groups of acceptable size, while still having the option of grabbing a box of the good stuff for when the tiniest group is necessary. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. [4] See also 5 mm caliber List of AR platform cartridges References left me feeling underwhelmed for two reasons: first, because I just don't care about extremely high velocities, and second, because it's not that much faster. There is, however, a sizable contingent of the gun owning population that can benefit from the advantages of 224 Valkyrie, and even some of the folks who would be "fine" with 5.56 would be better off with 224 Valkyrie. Anyone who has bought a 6.5mm Creedmoor in the last ten years is a prime customer for a 224 Valkyrie rifle. The biggest up-front cost of getting into a new caliber is the rifle or perhaps the barrel/bolt/magazine combination if it's designed to fit in an existing platform, but the biggest long term cost if you actually shoot your new rifle is the ammo. The 6.5 CM pushes a 140gr bullet at around 2600fps. The JP rifle handled all four loads equally well with the same gas block setting. SpecializationFor just about any general-purpose endeavor, especially those of a tactical nature, the .223 Rem. I personally think the 6.5 grendel is a better choice than 224v. At 50 cents a round, 224 Valkyrie undercuts a lot of the cartridges on the market which are currently popular for similar purposes, including AR-15 platform competitors like 6.5 Grendel (meh) and of course the AR-10/LR-308/SR-25 options from 6.5 Creedmoor to 308 Win. Enter Federal and their 224 Valkyrie. Either way, 22 Nosler is about three to five times the price of the cheapest new production 55gr brass case .223 Rem, the cartridge 22 Nosler is meant to be better than. You see, the 75gr Full Metal Jacket load the "cheap stuff" from Federal for the 224 Valkyrie is the former, and 7.62x51 M80 ball out of a 24.8" barrel the latter. Second, rifles are built to work with what might be considered standard rim diameters. 277 SIG Fury Demystified AR-15 224 Valkyrie 24" Custom Barrel - Used. Did I tell you that? Keep your gear handy when it's not on your belt. Thought a Beretta shotgun was out of your budget? I'm having problems tracking my 223 at 1000, I can't imagine 2x that. To help you get caught up, we've put together a quick guide with all the basics you need to know about .224 Valkyrie rifle cartridges. You keep running into big fuckers like that, and you just need to hunt with the M-2HB. Going to start with some factory hornady 88 grns, then move from there. In fact, 50 cents a shot for 224 Valkyrie is not far away from current prices for surplus 7.62x51 NATO ammunition. One was a Savage Arms Recon LRP with an 18-inch barrel and the other an AR from JP Rifles with a 20-inch barrel. I think that's where the disappointment lies. That would make the Savage a sub-average performer. Wow that's a biggin.