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Just out of curiosity what velocity can you get the 70gr VLD to run? It's pretty impressive on coyotes past 300 yards out of my .223rem.
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I don't know who you are directing your question to. I could without any doubt push the 70gr beyond 3600.
There must be a lot to sectional density. I called Hornady a few years ago and ask if there were any plans to make a .224 75gr V-MAX. I was told that the A-Max Is constructed almost identical to the V-MAX.
I can tell you first hand the .243" 75gr V-MAX at 3500 (6mm Remington) is very explosive. Considering the way it reacts on groundhogs I would never attempt to hunt whitetail deer with them. Yet Hornady claims the .224 A-Max and .244 V-Max use the same construction.
We have also taken many groundhogs and a couple deer with the .224" 75gr A-Max going 3600fps MV. The damage on groundhogs is very similar as what you would want from a big game bullet. Same as on the deer but no heavy bone was hit on the deer so I don't know what would happen then. The 75gr A-Max just simply shoots through leaving a exit about an inch or so in diameter.
I can only chock it up to sectional density. I can also tell you we stopped hunting deer with the 22-6mm AI. While direct damage to the meat by the bullet was minimal the bruising caused by the hydrostatic shock was incredible. Even at 230 yards.
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