Help with Ogive Selection - light .224

[Rfeustel]

Hi

I want to swage .224 jacketed bullets in the lighter weights - 40-50 grains. This particular load will be for a 1:14 twist barrel (.225 Win with a 22 inch). Most shooting will be at 200 or less on paper. But maybe I’ll get a chance to shoot farther.

My baseline assumption is nothing greater than a 6s (plus, a 6s works nice in a lot of other .224 guns). But I don’t know that much. Can anyone share some experience?

Thanks

[MUSTANG]

I agree with you on the 6s ogive. I use my 6s .224 Corbin pointing die for everything from 45 grain to 90 Grains.

[jimrk]

You might try the 40gr 22tcm bullets just for grins. Not much of an ojive so more bearing surface.
I can send you a few if interested.

[Rfeustel]

You might try the 40gr 22tcm bullets just for grins. Not much of an ojive so more bearing surface.
I can send you a few if interested.

Thanks so much Jim, offer is appreciated. What’s TCM? Truncated Cone something or other?

[jimrk]

other..
Rock Island has multiple 1911s chambered in it. They also have a rifle. I have both

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.22_TCM

and here
https://youtu.be/itdkrBiOshw

[Bills Shed]

You might try the 40gr 22tcm bullets just for grins. Not much of an ojive so more bearing surface.
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Agree here,
The 6S is a bit much for the 40gn unless you leave a lot of empty jacket at the front, which works as well if just putting holes in paper.
I am a fan of a 2E round nose for the 40gn. Gives you heaps of bearing surface, makes for excellent soft points with shorter jackets and when shooting low velocity gives reliable expansion. I run both the 2E and the 6S

Bill