22.5 VK expansion question

[Jayman07770]

Has anyone tested the hollow point expansion on the Varmint Knocker 22.5gr. I shot a couple pigeons at about 40 yards 944 FPS at the muzzle and they didn’t drop on the shot. The pigeons flew 30-50 yards before expiring. 

Got me curious so did a backyard test shooting it through a 1 liter bottle. The slug went straight through about a foot of water without stopping. 

 

[edosan]

I think Dale can make small hollow point (SHP) or large hollow point (LHP) probably you have SHP, but donno if in a small slug like the 22.5 is possible to make a LHP.

@d-rig is tha man to answer that

 

[Jayman07770]

This is what the 22.5 VK look like compared to the 24 VK and 23 NSA. 

 

[D-RIG]

I curious did you shoot the water bottle's cap first , this may of collapsed 

the hollow point so it would not open . Water bottles are not great for

testing with and if you shot it point blank range well its probably going 

strait through ever time . Play Doe and molding clay are better for testing with .



I shoot ballistics gell the 20% kind and the slug goes 4 inches into it .

 

[Jayman07770]

I shot the bottom end towards the cap. Didn’t aim for the center because the plastic was harder. 

 

[OscarDawg]

Just an hour ago I shot a squirrel with the 22.5 VK going 910fps at 30yrds. Shot entered in the upper back and exited the chest leaving a hole i could stick my finger in. The slug then almost completely took half the front arm off. It was hanging by a little skin. Pretty sure the slug expanded.

 

[Bob_O]

Pigeons are tough. I shot one three times the other day.......52 yds with a 28gr HP slug going 932fps.

 

[heavy-impact]

I shot a squirrel with the VK 22.5 near the bottom of the front shoulder and the slug stopped under the skin behind the opposite shoulder near it's back, making a big pulsing knot on it's back for a few seconds. Velocity was 1040 and range about 6 feet, I had to aim down the side of the barrel. The squirrel was above me and pointed down the tree. It fell right in front of me and never twitched.

I shot another one broadside through the neck with a VK24 about a week ago. Velocity was 970 and range about 25 feet. Passed through but made a good hole out the far side.

 

[Jayman07770]

My rifle’s favorite is the 24gr VK but I was running low so decided to use the 22.5gr. I’ll test the 24gr on pigeons next time. 

 

[bucketboy]

The feathers often get pushed into the hole and stem the bleeding, best body shot is directly into the back, head shots they are not flying anywhere but flap about on the ground.

Bb