The Hornady .224 22 Cal 40 Grain V-Max Bullets 250 Pack (MPN: 22416) provides handloaders with component projectiles engineered for explosive fragmentation on thin-skinned vermin and small game. Featuring a hard polymer tip nested above a swaged lead core cavity, each bullet initiates rapid expansion upon impact. Constructed with Hornady's AMP (Advanced Manufacturing Process) copper jacket for minimal wall-thickness variation, these .22-calibre projectiles are designed for high rotational stability and high muzzle velocities when loaded into cartridges like the .22 Hornet, .222 Remington, .223 Remington, .224 Valkyrie, and .22-250 Remington.

Key Features

• Rapid Fragmentation Mechanism: Uses a hard polymer tip that acts as a wedge driven into the lead core cavity upon impact, initiating complete disruption at terminal velocities as low as 1,600 fps.
• Concentric AMP Jacket: Built with an Advanced Manufacturing Process copper jacket featuring virtually zero-wall-thickness variation for consistent flight paths and structural integrity at high rotational speeds.
• Boat Tail Base: Combines a streamlined boat tail profile with a 0.772-inch overall length to ensure consistent aerodynamic stability across short-to-medium shooting ranges.
• Slow-Twist Stability: Short projectile design stabilises cleanly in slower barrel rifling twist rates, including traditional 1:12-inch and 1:14-inch barrels, as well as 1:9-inch twists.

Specifications

• Calibre: .22 Calibre
• Bullet Diameter: .224 in (5.69 mm)
• Bullet Weight: 40 grains (approx. 2.59 grams)
• Overall Length: 0.772 in
• Ballistic Coefficient: 0.200 (G1)
• Sectional Density: 0.114
• Base Type: Boat tail
• Minimum Expansion Velocity: 1,600 fps (approx. 488 m/s)
• Package Quantity: 250 projectiles per box

Who is the Hornady .224 40 Grain V-Max Bullet for?

• Varmint and pest control shooters — requires immediate terminal energy transfer and rapid fragmentation on foxes, hares, feral cats, and wild dogs within 300 metres, powered by an impact velocity threshold of at least 1,600 fps and a 40-grain weight that maximises initial muzzle velocity.
• Handloaders utilizing slow-twist barrels — requires a compact 0.772-inch overall length that fully stabilises inside traditional 1:12-inch and 1:14-inch rifling twists common to dedicated .22 Hornet, .222 Remington, and .22-250 Remington varmint rifles.

Less suitable for: Target engagements beyond 300 metres where the light 40-grain weight and 0.200 G1 ballistic coefficient become overly susceptible to wind drift (a heavier .224 projectile such as a 55-grain, 68-grain, or 75-grain boat tail bullet fits longer ranges better), nor is it suitable for medium-to-large game like deer, pigs, or goats where low sectional density (0.114) prevents deep tissue penetration (controlled-expansion soft point or bonded hunting bullets fit medium-to-large game better).