The Hornady Traditional Varmint .22 Caliber (.224") 55 Grain SP SX® (Spire Point Super Explosive) projectile (MPN: 2260) is an inert component bullet engineered specifically for pest eradication and handloading. Built with an ultra-thin match-grade copper jacket and a swaged lead core, this flat-base projectile produces rapid, explosive fragmentation upon impact, even when propelled at moderate velocities. This rapid energy dump provides lethal terminal performance on smaller predators while mitigating ricochet risks in open, rocky terrain. Sold in boxes of 100, these projectiles are suited for standard .224 centerfire cartridges such as the .22 Hornet, .221 Fireball, .222 Remington, and standard-pressure .223 Remington.

Key Features

• Super Explosive (SX®) Jacket: Features an ultra-thin copper jacket designed to violently fragment upon target contact, delivering maximum shock to small pests.
• Spire Point Lead Tip: The exposed lead tip and aerodynamic profile ensure consistent feeding in bolt-action and magazine-fed rifles while initiating immediate expansion.
• Flat Base Design: Engineered without a boattail to deliver dependable stability, consistency, and tight grouping at short-to-medium field distances.
• Ricochet Mitigation: High fragmentation design breaks up rapidly on tissue or soil, reducing the danger of projectile skip in open paddocks and rocky ground.

Product Specifications

• Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 2260
• Calibre: .22 Calibre
• Bullet Diameter: 0.224 in (5.69 mm)
• Bullet Weight: 55 grains (approx. 3.56 g)
• Bullet Profile: Spire Point Super Explosive (SP SX®), Flat Base
• Cannelure: None
• Ballistic Coefficient (G1): 0.235
• Sectional Density: 0.157
• Quantity: 100 projectiles per box
• Velocity Ceiling: 3,400 to 3,500 fps

Who is the Hornady .224 22 Cal 55 Grain Spsx Bullets 100 Pack for?

• Pest control shooters — requires the thin-jacketed SX construction of this varmint reloading bullet to achieve explosive fragmentation and minimize ricochet risks when culling rabbits, foxes, and wild dogs with a 55 grains projectile.
• Handloaders — requires an aerodynamic 0.235 G1 ballistic coefficient to maintain flat, predictable field trajectories out to 200–250 metres when loading moderate-velocity .222 Remington or .223 Remington rounds below the 3,400 to 3,500 fps velocity ceiling.

Less suitable for: High-velocity cartridges generating muzzle velocities exceeding 3,500 fps (such as .220 Swift or .22-250 Remington), where centrifugal force can rupture the thin jacket in mid-air (requiring heavy-jacketed varmint bullets); long-range shooting beyond 250 metres (which calls for high-BC boat-tail projectiles); or medium-to-large game hunting such as deer (which requires controlled-expansion, deep-penetrating hunting bullets).