Subscriber Services. Interestingly, the AR Comp load was 21.9 Grains. Please enter your login details below. Meet the all-new Taurus Judge Executive Grade, a revolver featuring a hand-polished satin finish, presentation-grade wood grips, a brass rod front sight and an exceptional hand-tuned trigger. Chris Johnson, FN Senior Product Manager, walks us through two new FN striker-fired pistols at SHOT Show 2023: the FN 510 Tactical, chambered in 10mm Auto, and the FN 545 Tactical, chambered in .45 ACP. Do Pistols Benefit From Popular Aftermarket Modifications? She has been named as a co-host on Shooting Gallery on the Outdoor Channel. The 22 Nosler's 30-degree shoulder (the .223 Rem. It metered smoothly and produced very low standard deviations (SD). Because it uses the 6.8 SPC as its parent case, the .224 Valkyrie fits and functions in any quality AR-15 magazine designed for the 6.8 SPC and/or 22 Nosler. Ryan has volunteered for HAVA and Freedom Hunters events getting wounded vets into competition and/or hunting. Meet the all-new Taurus Judge Executive Grade, a revolver featuring a hand-polished satin finish, presentation-grade wood grips, a brass rod front sight and an exceptional hand-tuned trigger. For those wondering, as a projectile slows down, its BC degrades. I used both for the preparation of my loads, and Federal and CCI primers were used throughout. .505 Gibbs Rifle Brass 'H H' Headstamp: Maker and Quality Info Sought, Garmin Tactix 7 Pro Ballistic Solar-Powered GPS Smartwatch: First Look, SIG Sauer Custom Works P320 Spectre Comp Pistol: First Look. Reloading Reference Data & Education Joe Kurtenbach and Caleb Giddings also look at the first-ever optics-ready carry revolvers with the new Taurus 605 and 856 T.O.R.O. The cartridge case is arguably the best .224-caliber, AR-compatible design ever engineered. Phillip has attended all follow-on formal Scout Sniper courses, having graduated with honors and recognized as High Shooter from all. Ryan and Dianna continue to not only compete, but train and film all over the country. You find 17 loads in caliber .224 Valkyrie with Nosler bullets either below or in our load database by clicking the 'Matchin, .224 Valkyrie || .224 | 53gr | Nosler Varmageddon FB, .224 Valkyrie || .224 | 50gr | Nosler Ballistic Tip Lead-Free, .224 Valkyrie || .224 | 55gr | Nosler Varmageddon BTip, .224 Valkyrie || .224 | 70gr | Nosler RDF HPBT, .224 Valkyrie || .224 | 85gr | Nosler RDF HPBT, .224 Valkyrie || .224 | 77gr | Nosler Custom Competition, .224 Valkyrie || .224 | 60gr | Nosler Partition, .224 Valkyrie || .224 | 60gr | Nosler Ballistic Tip, .224 Valkyrie || .224 | 40gr | Nosler Ballistic Tip Lead-Free, .224 Valkyrie || .224 | 55gr | Nosler Expansion Tip, .224 Valkyrie || .224 | 80gr | Nosler Custom Competition. . Phillip Velayo currently serves as Gunwerks Long Range University Lead Instructor. I'm not a new hand loader, just new to this cartridge. ABOUT WALKER: Walker is 15 years old and has hunted from Africa to Hawaii, and several places in between, including the Yukon in Canada. The 22-inch, stainless steel barrel includes a medium-contour, 1:7 twist, full-length flutes and is threaded to hold a muzzle brake or suppressor. One rifle wouldn't cycle, the other rifle, barely cycled and both showed the load was anemic, ligher recoil from the other loads. Joe Kurtenbach and Caleb Giddings also look at the first-ever optics-ready carry revolvers with the new Taurus 605 and 856 T.O.R.O. We are engineers, reloading enthusiasts and operate one of the most powerful ballistics calculators. 224 Valkyrie. I plan on using 90 grain load data and starting right at the bottom. Stocky's Owner Don Bitz walks David Faubion through the company's new rifle stocks for 2023. Be the first to share your insights. Currently Jake has over 65 top three podium finishes in the last four years, another record! This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets. ABOUT WYATT: Wyatt is 14 years old and has also hunted Africa, Hawaii and other states as well. You have to admit, the cartridge has some real strengths. This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets. The four hunting bullets I tested were fast enough and accurate enough to justify their use on smaller big game; just remember to seat them short, as previously noted. 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However, it is important to note that one cannot just seat each and every bullet to that length without some problems, so I had to do some adjusting of COLs with some bullets. Accurate 2015Min: *. Conventional wisdom suggests that in shorter barrels, about 25 fps is lost per inch. Her assignments included Patrol, Street Crimes, Narcotics, and Gangs. 6 Comments. Give a Gift This spherical propellant yields top velocities in many cartridges such as the 204 Ruger, 223 Remington/5.56mm NATO, 22-250 Remington and the 308 Winchester/7.62mm NATO, plus many, many more. The 224 Valkyries case provides plenty of capacity, and an ultra-fast 1:7-inch barrel twist rate allows the Valkyrie to push long, heavy-for-caliber bullets to velocities that remain supersonic to 1,300 yards and beyond. On the flip side, Precision Rifle Series (PRS) shooters using 28-inch barrels in match guns will experience upgraded performance. 28 nosler (new!) Trimming prevents the case mouth from growing too long and jamming against the step in the front of the chamber. Thanks for the other responses. Ryan still has a passion for hunting, but 3-gun gives Ryan and wife Dianna the opportunity to travel together and compete with and against amazing people. Powders include Hodgdon, IMR To comply with the new e-Privacy directive, we need to ask for your consent to set the cookies. Classic Hunter Elite Hunter 338 Caliber 6.5mm: 6.5 Creedmoor 260 Remington 6.5 x 55mm Swedish Mauser 6.5-284 Norma 26 Nosler 270 Caliber: 270 Winchester For us, thats building the most innovative, most accurateand most effectivebullets and ammunition in the industry. One is hard pressed to find a nicer person. Trophies, victories, livestheres too much at stake for second thoughts or second chances. Author: Patrick Meitin / Wolfe Publishing. The truth is, we owe it to you. The 224 Valkyries body diameter is the same as the 6.8 SPCs, so 6.8 SPC magazines are required for the Valkyrie. Well never sacrifice quality for cost. See Sierra Data for other powder brands. Loaded Valkyrie cartridges easily meet, or come in under the 2.26-inch overall loaded length (OAL) threshold dictated by AR-15 detachable magazines, while also delivering more energy at much greater distances. 224 Valkyrie Web Data 1.21.21.xlsx Author: carterc1 Created Date: 1/21/2021 3:04:40 PM . Not something you want to experience. As noted, Ball-C(2), H414, and IMR 8208 XBR were also standouts. A licensed Montana Professional Outfitter and Guide freelance writer, his articles and photographs have been featured in magazines including Outdoor Life, American Hunter, American Rifleman, Field and Stream. The .224 Valkyrie is the most recent result of the continuing quest to wring more power and range from the AR-15 platform than provided by the original .223 Remington 5.56mm NATO chambering. Results for 85 Nosler RDF's 23.6 grains = .70 23.8 grains = .80 24.2 grains = .54 (This is the one I will work with!) We are currently populating the cartridge drop-down menu with updated cartridge renderings, new propellants and bullets, and links to complimentary product pages. 308 Winchester. By a longshot. 22-250 Rem. After taking up competitive shooting in 2016, she, won the Precision Rifle Series Production division in 2017 with her Savage Stealth. Well never sacrifice quality for cost. Learn more about the brands at these websites www.Hodgdon.com, www.IMRPowder.com, www.WWPowder.com or www.GoexPowder.com and connect with the Hodgdon brand on Facebook or YouTube. The 22-inch, stainless steel barrel includes a medium-contour, 1:7 twist, full-length flutes and is threaded to hold a muzzle brake or suppressor. The results from my calibration loads are shown in a separate chart. While several powders performed really well in the 224 Valkyrie, a fellow could shoot nothing but CFE 223 in it and dwell in ballistic Valhalla forevermore. In her free time, she shoots in NRL22 club matches around the Kansas City area, where she lives with her husband Shane and where she works as a pharmacist. Diannas also won the 2015 NRA World Shooting Championship Ladies title. The most recent new cartridge for . The 1:7-inch twist is a more versatile rate and enables the Valkyrie to shoot medium-light bullets well. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. Due to the Valkyries newer status, nearly all load data involves modern, temperature-insensitive propellants with cleaner burning properties and/or copper-erasing agents. Here is some data for the 60 Nosler BT, and the Sierra 90 SMK _____ Worrying is like a rocking chair. After prepping cases, priming and charging with powder, seat your bullets. However, Federals designers submitted the .224 Valkyrie to SAAMI the governing body that approves and publishes standardized cartridge specs with a twist rate of 1 turn in 7 inches. When introduced, the .224 Valkyrie sent a tsunami of interest washing through shooters. 24.5 gr. I tested more loads with CFE 223 than any other powder, and the average of those 16 groups was 0.79 inch. Give a Gift It offers certain advantages unparalleled by any other AR-15 compatible round. Any way I crunched the data, at factory advertised velocities in standard, sea-level atmospherics, the projectile went transonic at approximately 1,200 yards. We dont cater to every trend and we arent everything to everyone. Wyatt has won numerous elk calling competitions at the ISE Best of the West Elk Calling Competition. Subscribe to the free newsletter and do not miss any news or promotions. DAI METER: 0.224" * 88 E. LgDr . Coupled with its outstanding ballistics, this last characteristic is a big deal. You wont settle, and neither will we. Suspiciously, I manually overrode the Sierra-provided variable BC numbers, plugging in only the highest, max-velocity BC (G1 BC: .563) listed for the 90-grain projectiles muzzle velocity. This data is available for 80 different loads featuring 50- to 90-grain bullet options (from Hornady, Nosler, Federal, Swift and Sierra) and powders from Hodgdon, IMR and Winchester . The new RIA 5.0 Sporting Pistol from Rock Island Armory features a patented RVS Recoil system that maximizes barrel mass and linear movement to give shooters super soft recoil. NoslerUSA.com INFORMATION Contact Us Order Status Become A Dealer Employment Industry Program STAY CONNECTED Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram Youtube DEALER LOCATOR Find a Nosler dealer near you. Dianna has been highlighted by the NRA in American Warrior, the Washington Post and NRA Women. She recently took on the role of Southwest Regional Director for the Precision Rifle Series. Thats important for high-volume shooting. Spin it slower, and it gyroscopes on the thin edge of wobbly, like a top that didnt get quite enough speed. Speer load data in .224 Valkyrie. If I had to choose just one propellant for the .224 Valkyrie, it would be CFE-223. Taurus Marketing Manager Caleb Giddings highlights the features of the new Taurus Raging Hunter 460 Magnum, a purpose-built revolver with a 10.5-inch barrel and an effective recoil-taming brake, with Guns & Ammo Executive Editor Joe Kurtenbach. **Max: 22.4gr85.9%4892189%2799100%2697100%Accurate 2230. 30 thou in is going to raise pressure, maybe a lot. I don't believe the 22 nosler can handle the high BC bullets like the 90g SMK. The SCAR 15P is chambered for 5.56 NATO and, with its 7.5-inch barrel, is the most compact SCAR to date. The .24 Nosler, so far as I know, is available only in Nosler's bolt-action rifles. By 2011, she sold her farm and all of her horses to focus on 3-Gun and the 2nd Amendment. As a result, the .224 Valkyrie feeds comfortably from AR magazines with long-range bullets that must be single-fed into .223/5.56 AR-15 rifles. The company distributes gunpowder under the Hodgdon, IMR, Winchester and Goex brands. For volume loading, these three spherical powders and IMR 8208 XBR metered with great uniformity. There have been some top 10 ELR finishes as well but I dont remember the specifics. Dianna currently competes in the role of Captain for Team Benelli. Joe Kurtenbach, Executive Editor of Gun & Ammo, and John Myles from Smith & Wesson discuss features of the Equalizer 9mm micro-compact pistol and new-for-2023 M&P 5.7. It is developed to mimic the long-range ballistics of the popular 6.5 Creedmoor, but in a smaller package, with the attendant reduction in recoil and implementation costs. Pretty good info on the 224 Valkyrie Apr 6, 2019 #9 D Dwh7271 Handloader Nov 18, 2013 2,461 1 I really like the cartridge. She has since entered the Open division and has competed all over the country at numerous national level events, including the PRS Finale in 2018. Hornadys new 88-grain ELD Match bullet has a BC of .545 and is loaded in the companys 224 Valkyrie ammo. Nosler bullets are'nt cheap and to get maximum performance I want maximum information. "Shooting heavier bullets, in an AR-platform rifle, that maintain supersonic speeds beyond 1,300 yards has captured the interest of shooters and handloaders everywhere. It does stabilize and offers outstanding aerodynamics very nearly on par with the 90-grain SMK (BC .545 versus .563). And it runs comfortably through a standard AR-15 action. All charges were weighed on an RCBS M-1500 electronic scale. Call us at 660-460-2802 for the latest load data for newly released bullets. Jake travels the country shooting, directing precision rifle matches, and teaching precision rifle classes. While firearms manufacturers list 224 Valkyrie rifles with various barrel lengths, reports from serious experimenters indicate the 224 Valkyrie shoots all bullets best in a 24-inch barrel, and Hodgdons load and pressure data were developed in a test barrel of that length. 2000-MR. So that leaves the decision on hunting with a .22 up to the individual hunter, depending on the size of the quarry and the bullet chosen. All Guns and Ammo subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content. .224 Valkyrie reloading data with 160 loads. Brian spent three years in Spokane as a Zag until his baseball career was cut short by a tragic plane accident that took the lives of his parents and younger sister. VAT (where applicable), shipping costs and possible delivery charges. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. The only load the Ranier did okay wit h was the 23.5 8208 load. Then a light flashed in the dim recesses of my mind. 100% of all my handloads are done withHodgdonbrands. The .224 Valk was the result of that development. While Federal isnt loading those, you can. Its explosive expansion provides a violent energy release on impact for quick kills on varmints and predators. Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. Because the bolt of an AR-15 unlocks and begins to cam the case rearward out of the chamber while the bullet is still in the bore and the chamber still pressurized, cases get stretched. Velocity was 3,213 fps, and group size averaged 0.47 inch. Considering the eyebrow-raising advertised factory ballistic figures, who can blame them? This bullet didnt produce the smallest groups in this test, but a handful of loads were certainly accurate enough to snipe varmints out to 300-350 yards (Federal factory loads with Nosler 60-grain Ballistic Tips produced tighter groups, a bullet with a higher BC). I absolutely love Sierra bullets, but in this case dont bother with the 90-grain MatchKing. This, combined with the extremely good BCs of the bullet options discussed earlier, will help you reach way, way out there and realize the full potential of the cartridge. 243 Win. Apr 6, 2019 #10 S SJB358 Ballistician Dec 24, 2006 31,447 876 Dwh7271":3sm7a3c4 said: I really like the cartridge. Zach started attending national shoots in 2018, including Junior Worlds, Junior Olympics Nationals, and USAYESS Nationals. You must be a subscriber to see the full article. The terrain in Southern Idaho often requires a hunter to be able to take shots at 400 yards and well beyond. Alternately, you can purchase 50-count bags of new, unprimed cases from Federal. For 224 Valkyrie, I started working with a mid-weight bullets (Nosler 70 grain RDF), and have been working my way up in weight- and hope to top out at about 95 grains. 300 Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum (SAUM) 308 Norma Magnum. (After I completed my loading and shooting for this report, Hodgdon added load data for three additional bullets: the Sierra 50-grain BlitzKing, Swift 62-grain Scirocco, and the Sierra 69-grain Tipped MatchKing, and their loads are shown in the data section of this manual.). Address: xxl-reloading.com, Gartenweg 9, 83661 Lenggries, Germany. Plus, the gunpowder sits in a shorter, fatter column, enabling in theory a slightly more consistent burn. The same projectile made legendary with victories on Camp Perrys 1,000-yard range during the National Matches. In my time I have worked on improving myself to take it as high as I can. Dies were from RCBS, and the proper RCBS shellholder is No. rifle.204. I have visited this lab, and it is highly sophisticated. The 60-grain load was out of stock at this writing, but I obtained and fired samples of the other three. For over 25 years, he has worked in the firearms industry in product development, working and consulting with small arms manufacturing and related products. Be the first to share your insights. Ryan earned a Bachelors of Science in Chemistry and Plastics Engineering as well as a Masters of Science in Engineering Technologies. However, the .224 Valkyrie has one other apparent flaw that didnt emerge immediately. As of 2014, Ryan and Dianna have become full time hunters and competitors, focusing most predominately on 3-Gun. She has competed on the TV series, 3 Gun Nation as well as an upcoming show called The Big Gun on Sportsman Channel, airing in Q1 2016. Nosler load data in .224 Valkyrie You find 17 loads in caliber .224 Valkyrie with Nosler bullets either below or in our load database by clicking the 'Matching Loads' button above Caliber: .224 Valkyrie Matching Laods slide 3 to 4 of 11 .224 Valkyrie || .224 | 53gr | Nosler Varmageddon FB Given that the .224 Valkyrie is a very polite cartridge to reload, judicious handloading can just about create what factory loads are alleged to perform. Its parent case is the 6.8 SPC which was based off the .30 Remington cartridge. I should point out that this type of testing often reveals large differences, so this indicates to me that Hodgdon doesnt inject a bunch of blue sky into its data. Hornadys 75-grain ELD Match (BC .467) and Sierras 77-grain tipped MatchKing (BC .420) are excellent, and both make outstanding crossover long-range varmint and predator bullets. Through shooting, Zach has met many people in the shooting community. Because the CCIs tend to have a slightly harder primer cup, I lean toward them for use in semiautos. I shot a lot of Sta-Ball 6.5 and it worked well beyond expectations. Shooting at higher-than usual altitudes also increases the .224 Valkyries capability. Then I load and fire the starting and maximum loads from the manual with those powders with each bullet, exactly duplicating their loads, if possible, and compare those results in the test gun with the manuals velocities. Then select your bullet weight, powder manufacturer and powder type. Odin sent Valkyries to battlefields to choose those who were worthy to go to an afterlife in his magnificent palace called Valhalla. Below are my personal favorite loads for my two 28 Nosler Browning X-Bolt rifles, a Long Range Stainless Stalker with a 1 in 9 twist that my kids named The Black Pearl and a Long Range Gray Laminate with a 1 in 8 twist rate. As the 224 Valkyrie cartridge is based off the 6.8 SPC, the 224 Valk has a base diameter of 0.421" while the 223 is a bit smaller with a base diameter of 0.376".