hunter22mag, I wanted to mention that I haven't gotten around to doing much shooting/testing with my 35gr V-Max load at 200yards, yet! I've heard guys mention that they tend to fall off pretty hard after around the 150yard distance. I'm waiting for some nice weather to do some shooting. Seems like it has rained for over a couple months here! I bought a box of the 40gr V-Max and plan to do some testing with them to compare the two of them. If my rifle likes the 40's equally as well, then you can bet I will take to the field with the heavier 40's, atleast for doing coyote calling. I took alot of coyotes over the years, using the Rem 45gr factory loads. Plus other critters, too! They always shot good and I could rarely ever tell where I hit the darn things! In fact, I have a pretty coyote mounted from several years back that was a big male that weighed in around the 45lb mark. Shot him with my Hornet using the Remmy's, and he dropped dead in his tracks.