The Hornady .22 Cal .224 80 gr ELD Match Bullets are engineered specifically for precision handloaders and long-range competitive target shooters. Designed with a streamlined secant ogive, optimized boat-tail base, and Hornady's heat-resistant Heat Shield tip, these 80-grain projectiles are built to maintain aerodynamic consistency by resisting tip deformation from atmospheric friction. Paired with concentric AMP bullet jackets and a cold-swaged lead core, this non-expanding target bullet delivers flat trajectories and tight groupings at distances from 300 to beyond 1,000 yards (270 to 900+ metres).

Key Features

• Heat Shield Tip and DVRT: Incorporates a heat-resistant polymer tip combined with Drag Variability Reduction Technology to prevent meplat deformation at high velocities and maintain a consistent aerodynamic profile.
• AMP Bullet Jackets: Features Advanced Manufacturing Process concentric jackets that virtually eliminate wall thickness variation for repeatable in-flight balance.
• Cold-Swaged Lead Core: Delivers uniform mass distribution and weight consistency across every projectile in the 100-pack box.
• Match-Grade Aerodynamics: Combines an 80-grain profile with an optimized boat tail and secant ogive to yield high ballistic efficiency across extended ranges.

Specifications

• Calibre / Bullet Diameter: .22 Calibre / 0.224 in (5.69 mm)
• Bullet Weight: 80 grains (5.18 g)
• Bullet Style: Heat Shield polymer-tipped boat-tail match bullet
• G1 Ballistic Coefficient: 0.485
• G7 Ballistic Coefficient: 0.244
• Sectional Density: 0.228
• Overall Bullet Length: Approximately 1.160 in (29.46 mm)
• Minimum Twist Rate Required: 1:8" or faster (e.g., 1:7.7", 1:7")
• Quantity: 100 projectiles per box

Who is the Hornady .224 80 Grain ELD Match Bullets 100 Pack for?

• Competitive precision rifle shooters — demands the high ballistic efficiency of a 0.485 G1 (0.244 G7) ballistic coefficient to resist wind drift across mid-to-extreme target distances up to and beyond 1,000 yards in disciplines like F-Class and Benchrest with these precision match reloading bullets.
• Fast-twist .22-calibre handloaders — requires a minimum barrel twist rate of 1:8" or faster to stabilize the long 1.160 in (29.46 mm) overall bullet length in chamberings such as .223 Remington, .224 Valkyrie, or .22 Creedmoor when loading precision match reloading bullets for specialized target rifles.

Less suitable for: Rifles with standard barrel twist rates slower than 1:8" (such as 1:9" or 1:12"), which cannot stabilize this 80-grain projectile and require lighter 50 to 69-grain match bullets; standard AR-15 / STANAG box magazines where cartridge overall length exceeds the 2.260" limit without single-feeding; and game hunting, which requires expanding hunting or varmint bullets rather than non-expanding match target projectiles.