Seems like a lot of folks are having great luck with the plastic tip 40g bullets. Hmmmmm, coincidence? I think not...
For example, A 55g SP at 3000 is gonna act totally different at 300 yards then a 40g vmax/nbt at 3500. The 55g sp is constructed a little heavy for the 222 velocity, it dont open up a whole lot or transfer a lot of shock, plus they dont shoot flat at all...Probly woudln't use them past 200 myself either. The plastic tip bullets on the other hand will do 2x more damage inside, transfer a lot more shock, still exit majority of the time unless shoulder is hit or trying to shoot lengthwise, and with a 500fps increase in MV, means a top of the back or maybe an inch or two holdover at 300, depending on your zero.
40g plastic tips is where its at for the triple deuce for varmints/coyotes. Some might swear by the 50-55's, but the 40's have worked really really well for me out to 300.