.224 62 Hornady 62 gr ELDVT bullet, 7.7 twist .22-250

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On the 7 twist AR

7 twist is good, OK.

My best guess that the bullet is damaged and/or cartridge bullet seating is damaged upon stripping the round from magazine to chamber.

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Upon comparing bullet profiles between the 62 ELDVT & 73 ELDM, the 73 that is intended for .223/AR has a longer bearing surface & shorter ogive. The 73 profile would ensure more secure bullet seating for magazine loading.

The 62 ELDVT has a comparatively large void, like empty space instead of lead core as in the 73 ELDM, surrounding the plastic tip making for a less secure attachment. If the plastic tip was bashed out of line upon the chambering process it might affect accuracy. 62 ogive is much longer than the 73.

So - you might try single loading, like using a SLED. If chamber is 5.56 NATO long seated bullets should fit.

Some time ago when I first got my 8 twist AR, I loaded some 53 VMAX bullets wanting to clear bunches of same mound rodents. Single load worked but thru magazine was bad - did not feed, despite fitting in magazine, terrible situation, bolt action much better. I selected the.224 62 grain HpBt from Mid-South for AR use but can't get them now.

That's a good guess. I have some and should probably try them in my 7 twist 20" AR. But I heard the impact speeds need to be around 2000 fps for releiable expansion. I would be interested in others actual results. For now I've seen impressive results out to 176 yards with my AR shooting 75gr ELDM's on coyotes and badgers. I nailed one badger at 496 yards but had to rush home so I wasn't able to hike the trek to get to it.

 

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Here's a couple pics, not quite a window

I went to the bottom of the mag with the dremel not knowing where to stop. Hind sight I should have dremeled a little bit then loaded a few rounds at a time in the mag. About half way down the mag is plenty with the dremel on a 10 round mag.

Anywho, you can see I can't go any longer as I'm right up against the lowers mag well @ 2.335

Absolutely no issues feeding or any deformation of any kind in my AR when cycling. I'd like to get a little more fps but at 2850fps and the groups I'm getting, I'll take it and pound on the yotes with'm

Accuracy trumps speed, right?

There's a thread on SH that shows how you can recess your mag well if you so choose. My lower already has a recessed mag well so I can seat out to 2.370" ish. One member seated out to 2.4XX" by recessing the mag well and some ramp work. If interested let me know and I'll post the thread. I opted not to since I could shoot 75gr ELDM's as is with windowed mags.

 

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There's a thread on SH that shows how you can recess your mag well if you so choose. My lower already has a recessed mag well so I can seat out to 2.370" ish. One member seated out to 2.4XX" by recessing the mag well and some ramp work. If interested let me know and I'll post the thread. I opted not to since I could shoot 75gr ELDM's as is with windowed mags.

No need for the thread as these are not my normal bullets to shoot. I was more curious than anything when I was reading hornady didn't recommend the eldvt in AR mags…"hold my beer and watch this"

COAL I'm at now shoot 3/8 minute of yote, so for now I'll run them till I'm out.

 

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No need for the thread as these are not my normal bullets to shoot. I was more curious than anything when I was reading hornady didn't recommend the eldvt in AR mags…"hold my beer and watch this"

COAL I'm at now shoot 3/8 minute of yote, so for now I'll run them till I'm out.

If they work then I'd run them. I bought a couple of boxes too and I'll try them sooner of latter.