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Kiwi_bloke
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Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express
30/07/10 03:43 PM

Most .228" bullets are intended for .22 Savage velocities. For game, the only jacketed lead bullet designed for the 5,6x61 SEvH that I know of in current production is the 77-grain Belgian made Degol which is a close copy of the original "paraboloid" (Zeppelin) shaped factory bullet. It's a bonded (soldered) core bullet and accurate in my Mauser 5,6x61 SEvH. If you can get a supply, why look further ?

This rifle's twist is the standard 1 in 9" and I've been told that longer copper bullets such as the Reichenberg HDB won't stablilize in it. I can't confirm that directly.

The next best choice, (and a lot cheaper), is the Hornady .227" Inter-Lock soft point round. A fellow 5,6 vom Hofe user drives his at 3,536 fps and gets 1" accuracy at 200 yards. He was very impressed at how it put down a white-tail buck and he also shoots coyotes at very long distances. This Hornady bullet is also accurate in my factory rifle.

RWS make a .227/8" round and I find them very accurate. But I wonder just how strong the jacket is as it's made for the much lower velocity Savage round which is still popular in Europe for roe deer & fox.

I don't think I'd use the .224" 74-grain Kegelspitz or any .224" bullet in this larger diameter barrel. However a KS bullet worked just fine on a fallow buck, (a white-tail sized deer) in my .22 caliber 5,6x57 RWS rifle. The amount of internal damage was impressive and it's also accurate at around 3/4" at 100 yards from my factory Anschuetz M.1566.

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5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	rigbymauser	29/07/10 05:49 AM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	tophet1	29/07/10 08:35 AM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	xausa	29/07/10 11:13 AM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	lancaster	29/07/10 12:41 PM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	HuntingSchneider	29/07/10 03:13 PM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	Rolf	29/07/10 09:01 PM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	rigbymauser	30/07/10 01:45 AM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	Kiwi_bloke	30/07/10 03:43 PM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	Kiwi_bloke	30/07/10 04:20 PM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	grandveneur	01/08/10 12:01 AM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	rigbymauser	01/08/10 02:26 AM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	Bramble	01/08/10 03:22 AM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	rigbymauser	01/08/10 03:44 AM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	Bramble	01/08/10 04:43 AM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	Kiwi_bloke	01/08/10 08:52 AM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	kamilaroi	01/08/10 12:04 PM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	kuduae	03/08/10 06:43 AM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	rigbymauser	04/08/10 07:42 PM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	NitroX	05/08/10 06:41 PM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	rigbymauser	05/08/10 08:05 PM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	Yochanan	05/08/10 06:31 AM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	rigbymauser	05/08/10 04:28 PM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	grandveneur	01/08/10 03:21 AM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	kamilaroi	30/07/10 07:15 PM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	Kiwi_bloke	31/07/10 07:28 PM
Re: 5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super express	NitroX	29/07/10 08:59 PM

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