VV N120 with Fury .402" 225 gr in a HSB sabot

[jsteurrys]

Has anybody tried VV N120 with the Fury .402" 225 gr in a HSB sabot? I was thinking about starting with 55 gr knowing that it is hotter the IMR 4198.

 

[GM54-120]

I have not but that sounds like a good starting spot.

 

[Patrick McChristy]

How did your shooting go with N120 & the 225? Also was this the black tip fury bullet?

 

[jsteurrys]

I never got a chance to test it before the start of deer season. On the list for next year.

 

[Patrick McChristy]

Were you going to shoot the star tip or the black tip? I need to order some - my window is closing fast lol

 

[MrTom]

He stated that he was going to try the .402 Star Tip Fury 225 grain.... that's a black tipped bullet.

 

[Decay]

I’m shooting the 225 gr Fury black tip over 62 gr VVN120 in a Harvester light blue crush rib sabot. Just under 1 MOA. 2” high at 100 yds, dead on at 200 and 12” low at 300 yds

 

[Patrick McChristy]

Thanks for the input guys - keep it coming!

 

[Harley469]

Great powder and a great bullet, so I would agree that it's a good place to start. I have never used Harvester sabots so I can't comment regarding those.

 

[The long rider]

I used to shoot 66 gr. of VV N-20 powder using the Barnes 195 gr. or the 200 gr. Hornady SST bullet @ 3000 fps In warm weather I would put a felt wad under the sabot to help from blowing sabot. I would start at 60 gr. and work my way up until the sabots start to blow ( shred like spaghetti strings) then add a felt wad or back off 1 gr. VV N-120 powder is hard to find in my neck of the jungle, you can also you can also use Reloader #7 with great results. 72 gr. with your bullet should get you about 2675 fps and it is very easy on sabots. I stopped using sabots years ago and now have a 45 cal. and a 40 cal. sabotless guns.
I now shoot the Fury 240 gr. .401 OT bullet @ 3050 fps. using VV N-530 powder in the 40 cal.
Good luck with your load development and have fun.

 

[LBAhunter]

Has anybody tried VV N120 with the Fury .402" 225 gr in a HSB sabot? I was thinking about starting with 55 gr knowing that it is hotter the IMR 4198.

Nope but have shot it with N110, LBHS, Eastern Maine wool wad =

 

[jsteurrys]

Nope but have shot it with N110, LBHS, Eastern Maine wool wad =

What is your powder charge?

 

[LBAhunter]

28gr to 38gr, depending on the bullet.

 

[smokepolehall]

I want to learn here, why go to the 225 gr bullet over a 195-200 gr bullet ? Long distance accuracy n penetration ?

 

[Mnt monkey]

I've spent a lot of time shooting the 240 OT Fury and the 250 black tip 40 cal in a light blue in many 20 twist rifles the combination of 57 grains of either h or IMR 4198 was a constant load for me accuracy was excellent and hunting performance on deer and Hogs was excellent when Fury started making the 225 402 I switched to that bullet and have never really looked back to the 240 and the 250 though I believe they're great bullets for smokeless 45 I have shot the 225 Fury and compared to accuracy with the 200 SST and the other solids that are in that 180 to 200 category the 225 Fury just consistently out shoots the lighter bullets for me I do have a couple of recent rifles, 18 twists that really shoot the 200 SST very well in the light blue But to answer your question I'm always personally trying to shoot the heaviest bullet that my twist and my rifle will shoot the most accurately ,,to not realize with any rifle that I'm shooting the heaviest bullet with the most bc/ sectional density is of course going to perform the best at longer distances it's hard for me not to constantly consider that at the same time I'm a small man I don't like heavy recoil so that's a constant influence also I realize any bullet in that 200 grain down to probably even 150 grains it's going to kill any Whitetail or hog probably that I shoot at the most influencing Factor is just hands down accuracy the fury 225 gives me that and it does give me a little bit more manageable recoil signature than the 240s and 250s.

 

[smokepolehall]

?'s always, with all of y'alls experience what would be the best weight bullet with decent accuracy from a 1:20 twist 20" Handi-rifle .45 barrel. I have couple hundred XTP/SW/SST 200 gr bullets, of course i can invest into those 225 gr Fury bullets. Powders i have on hand VV110/SR4759/Blue Dot/5744/H4198/RL7. My shoulder does not take kindly to me abusing it with real heavy loads, n i don't have a Break on this barrel

 

[Mnt monkey]

I don't know how you beat the 200 SST with your needs and you know I love the 225 Fury it's a shame that 200 SST isn't sold in bulk,, I have crunchy shoulders too so I understand the recoil

 

[smokepolehall]

I have about 100 of the SST's n 100 of the SW. .400 . Yeah that's the trouble they want to sell 12 or 15 in a pack for big profits ! If this horrible Winter weather here gets past i can do some shooting.

 

[ElDiablo]

If you like the 200 gr .40 shockwaves, they’ve recently been very cheap - $5.99 for a 15 pack. Several of us bought a few packs at that price from Midway a couple months ago and I just saw them in Sportsmans Warehouse for the same price. Midway is currently out of them though.

 

[Mnt monkey]

I just don't like the yellow tips it's a mental thing I wish they were red