Varmint AR Best Bullet Weight

Augie · Jul 24, 2014

Picked up this Fulton Varmint AR many years ago and it's been sitting. Took it out to the AGC today for the first time in 5 years and it performed well. I'm betting it can do a lot better and was wondering what bullet weight would be best for 1 in 8 twist. Seems to like heavier bullets around 69 grains or so.
20 shot 100 yard group today from bipod,

armed ferret · Jul 24, 2014

69 SMK or 75 Hornady BTHP. the latter are far less expensive.

Furious George · Jul 24, 2014

Any high quality 0.224" bullet from a 40 gr. varminter to a 80gr VLD should shoot fine out of a 1/8 twist.

The concept of "overstabilizing" lighter/shorter bullets is bunk.

Here are some good ones:

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Jerry M · Jul 24, 2014

I would try lighter varmint bullets. SMK do not open reliably at longer ranges > 300-400 yards on prairie dogs. They are very accurate and will kill out past 500 yards. But my buddy was shooting soft point varmint bullets and got spectacular kills - "prairie dog aerobics" & "bits and pieces" where ones I shot just flopped over with SMKs.

Good luck

Jerry

armed ferret · Jul 24, 2014

Jerry M said:
I would try lighter varmint bullets. SMK do not open reliably at longer ranges > 300-400 yards on prairie dogs. They are very accurate and will kill out past 500 yards. But my buddy was shooting soft point varmint bullets and got spectacular kills - "prairie dog aerobics" & "bits and pieces" where ones I shot just flopped over with SMKs.

Good luck

Jerry

He's shooting it at paper. the word "varmint" in his post exists as the type of rifle the manufacturer marketed it as. not necessarily what he's shooting with it.

Sticky · Jul 24, 2014

Furious George said:
Any high quality 0.224" bullet from a 40 gr. varminter to a 80gr VLD should shoot fine out of a 1/8 twist.

The concept of "overstabilizing" lighter/shorter bullets is bunk.

Here are some good ones:

Click me

and me

I have to agree.. my bull bbl 1:8 barrel sends 40gr and 55gr BT or Vmax bullets into a half min of angle hole at 100yds consistently.

The SMKs will shoot well at paper, I use that rifle for killing more than paper so it usually gets a polymer tipped projectile for small game that is explosive on impact and just as if not more accurate than the lighter SMK's. FMJs don't tend to shoot as well, though I have not really worked up a handload for any yet..

I can also send the heavier bullets into a sub moa group with little effort with that barrel.

sailskidrive · Jul 24, 2014

I use 50gr in my Fulton Varmint build with good success...

Jerry M · Jul 26, 2014

Oh, mis-read the OP.

Good luck

Jerry

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