AR for hog hunting

[MCVetSteve]

Some of the wildcats have to be fire formed, trimmed, annealed, Etc before loading.
I'm not into that

I reckon I would have liked the 25-45 Sharps. Based on the 5.56 NATO, but no trimming like the 300BLK. Just a .257 bullet about 90gr shoved into a 5.56 case, same COAL and everything. If only I could buy the barrels from somewhere other than Sharps and the rounds at academy or Walmart.

 

[MrShooter]

I almost bought a Valkyrie for coyotes but it wasn’t worth it to me. It only significantly beats the 5.56 at long range. And I have many guns built for long range that will smoke a Valkyrie.

 

[O4L]

I almost bought a Valkyrie for coyotes but it wasn’t worth it to me. It only significantly beats the 5.56 at long range. And I have many guns built for long range that will smoke a Valkyrie.

Yeah, I wouldn't have one just for coyotes but if I did a lot of long range hog hunting or deer hunting I would be very interested.

 

[dennishoddy]

I’ve got 6mm for the long range stuff.

 

[MrShooter]

Yeah, I wouldn't have one just for coyotes but if I did a lot of long range hog hunting or deer hunting I would be very interested.

If you were staying with a caliber that would fit in an AR-15 receiver and wanted to shoot long range, it’d be a flat shooter. In a bolt gun, there are MUCH BETTER options though.

 

[rc508pir]

No I don't have one. I was reading up on it recently and it sounds quite impressive other than the cost of factory ammo.

Its a new round. It will get cheaper the more people get interested in it.

 

[rc508pir]

I almost bought a Valkyrie for coyotes but it wasn’t worth it to me. It only significantly beats the 5.56 at long range. And I have many guns built for long range that will smoke a Valkyrie.

A 90gn 224 drops 6ft less that a 77gn 223 Rem at 1000 yards

223 Rem Drop is 455in
224 Valk Drop is 381in

Are you saying that's marginal?

 

[rc508pir]

I reckon I would have liked the 25-45 Sharps. Based on the 5.56 NATO, but no trimming like the 300BLK. Just a .257 bullet about 90gr shoved into a 5.56 case, same COAL and everything. If only I could buy the barrels from somewhere other than Sharps and the rounds at academy or Walmart.

My cousin in Ft Smith loves 25-45 for pigs. He does reload though

 

[MrShooter]

A 90gn 224 drops 6ft less that a 77gn 223 Rem at 1000 yards

223 Rem Drop is 455in
224 Valk Drop is 381in

Are you saying that's marginal?

Read my second sentence in post #42

 

[rc508pir]

Read my second sentence in post #42

"It only significantly beats the 5.56 at long range" Is what you said, that I'm questioning. I thought that would be obvious since I threw out the numbers between 556 and 224.