TripleDeuce660
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Originally Posted By: derbyacresbobOriginally Posted By: SmeshTriple. I guess there is always a shotgun for the lead free zone or a totally different gun just for that.
If you like lightweight bullets in .224 cal switching to lead free bullets may not be as bad now as it was 3 or 4 years ago.
Nosler makes a 40 Gr Ballistic Tip lead free Varmint bullet and Hornady makes a 35 gr NTX Lead Free Varmint bullet bullet. Nosler also makes a 6mm 55 gr Ballistic Tip Varmint bullet.
These lead free bullets are not real easy to find so if you wait until they announce when the whole state will go lead free you may not be able to find any lead free bullets.
If you shoot a .224 cal rifle and you like the 50 gr and bigger bullets, you better have a 1-9" twist or faster rifle or you will have to shoot the lightweight lead free bullets or make a barrel or rifle change.
Using a shotgun with lead free shot for predators will really be expensive if you want to shoot shells that work better than lead shot.
I am super lucky because my tikka will shoot 55 gr hornaday soft points and Black Hills 62 gr. Barnes TSX to the same POI. I just pull the bore snake when i switch and I'm ready to go. They both shoot MOA, the 55 gr slightly better. The trajectory is almost identical too. It is only off like .2" out to 300. I use the TSX to hunt hogs in the condor zone and it really puts them down. I have taken a few coyote of opportunity with them while hog hunting too. The biggest problem is price and availability. They are 70 bucks per 50 plus shipping. I love using my .223 for jack rabbits and I can shoot up 50 rounds in one day! I hope the NRA and Calguns can stop this ridiculous law.
If you like lightweight bullets in .224 cal switching to lead free bullets may not be as bad now as it was 3 or 4 years ago.
Nosler makes a 40 Gr Ballistic Tip lead free Varmint bullet and Hornady makes a 35 gr NTX Lead Free Varmint bullet bullet. Nosler also makes a 6mm 55 gr Ballistic Tip Varmint bullet.
These lead free bullets are not real easy to find so if you wait until they announce when the whole state will go lead free you may not be able to find any lead free bullets.
If you shoot a .224 cal rifle and you like the 50 gr and bigger bullets, you better have a 1-9" twist or faster rifle or you will have to shoot the lightweight lead free bullets or make a barrel or rifle change.
Using a shotgun with lead free shot for predators will really be expensive if you want to shoot shells that work better than lead shot.
I am super lucky because my tikka will shoot 55 gr hornaday soft points and Black Hills 62 gr. Barnes TSX to the same POI. I just pull the bore snake when i switch and I'm ready to go. They both shoot MOA, the 55 gr slightly better. The trajectory is almost identical too. It is only off like .2" out to 300. I use the TSX to hunt hogs in the condor zone and it really puts them down. I have taken a few coyote of opportunity with them while hog hunting too. The biggest problem is price and availability. They are 70 bucks per 50 plus shipping. I love using my .223 for jack rabbits and I can shoot up 50 rounds in one day! I hope the NRA and Calguns can stop this ridiculous law.