Thread: Recovered projectile 60gr vmax

Originally Posted by Flyblown

The V-Max is an interesting bullet. The reason @vietnamcam ‘s bullet hasn’t exploded on entry is the reduced impact velocity. If the deer was standing at 100m, maybe a slightly different story. Maybe not, but that’s my gut feel.

I shoot a lot of pest goats and deer with the 50gr .223 yellow tip version, the Z-Max. Identical construction. Last two weeks I shot maybe 80 or 90 goats and seven red deer. All were head or upper neck shot from 80-280m. There’s no bullet I’d rather use for this job.

Straight up, I wouldn’t use the 50gr bullet for chest shots, the few I’ve tried on goats haven’t died quickly enough for my liking. Can’t speak for the 60gr in .223, but the 75gr and 87gr in 6mm are entirely capable of wrecking a red deer’s internals, but the bloodshot meat was unacceptable...

So all up... Fantastic bullets but best employed for CNS shots. Your mileage might vary!

yes this. Il get flamed for this no doubt but for extending the range of the 223 I think they are ideal.