In the intervening seven months between the hunt and when a Savage<\/a> MSR test rifle finally arrived, I got my hands on a couple .224 Valkyrie setups. They had varying barrel lengths to sort out some of what I\u2019d been hearing about performance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adding up the positives and the negatives surrounding the .224 Valkyrie, I\u2019m still a big fan. Shooting the heaviest bullets, I\u2019m getting sub-MOA groups from rifles with barrels 20 inches and greater. Using longer barrels, the long-range performance lives up to initial promises.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Sorting Through .224 Valkyrie Fact and Fiction With a Few Savage MSRs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"224-valkyrie-fact-fiction","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/18\/224-valkyrie-fact-fiction\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94158,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-04-17 07:30:03","post_date_gmt":"2019-04-17 11:30:03","post_content":"A few years ago, Federal Premium took ammunition<\/a> in a new direction. Instead of using a copper jacket, the company coated a lead core bullet with a synthetic jacket for its Syntech ammunition. This new jacket practically eliminated metal fouling. The ammo was also extremely accurate and reliable. Federal has now introduced Syntech Defense loads.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"112990\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nIn addition to a polymer coating, this self-defense line features a bullet\u00a0engineered to break into four sections. As it enters the target, three petals break off to create wound channels to around 6 inches. The penetrating core travels between 12 and 18 inches deep, including through heavy clothing. This is quite different from standard hollowpoints that mushroom, creating a single large wound cavity. And the bullets do this without any metal to metal contact with the barrel.\r\n\r\nLike all Syntech loads, an advanced polymer jacket eliminates lead and copper fouling. The jacket also\u00a0reduces damaging heat and friction in the barrel. Federal even used its\u00a0exclusive Catalyst primer for hot, reliable ignition without the use of lead. Even better, Federal used a different color polymer on the defensive rounds. While this doesn't seem like a big deal, it creates a quick reference for telling these rounds apart from the others.\r\nFederal Syntech Ammunition<\/h3>\r\nNow we have not had the opportunity to test these rounds. We have, though, shot the Syntech rounds, including the Syntech Action Pistol loads. Those loads are extremely accurate and reliable. And Federal produces a wide variety of loads for different applications. This includes loads specifically designed for training, carbines and competitions. And now Federal covers self defense.\r\n
Available Syntech Defense Loads<\/h3>\r\n
\r\n \t
\u201cEssentially, they took the smallest bullet they (Federal) knew they wanted to use and loaded it to the length they wanted and then they took the largest bullet and loaded it and then they took the best average of all the jumps and used that so it would work with everything they wanted to load,\u201d Gilliland said in a recent Federal video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the intervening seven months between the hunt and when a Savage<\/a> MSR test rifle finally arrived, I got my hands on a couple .224 Valkyrie setups. They had varying barrel lengths to sort out some of what I\u2019d been hearing about performance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adding up the positives and the negatives surrounding the .224 Valkyrie, I\u2019m still a big fan. Shooting the heaviest bullets, I\u2019m getting sub-MOA groups from rifles with barrels 20 inches and greater. Using longer barrels, the long-range performance lives up to initial promises.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Sorting Through .224 Valkyrie Fact and Fiction With a Few Savage MSRs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"224-valkyrie-fact-fiction","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/18\/224-valkyrie-fact-fiction\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94158,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-04-17 07:30:03","post_date_gmt":"2019-04-17 11:30:03","post_content":"A few years ago, Federal Premium took ammunition<\/a> in a new direction. Instead of using a copper jacket, the company coated a lead core bullet with a synthetic jacket for its Syntech ammunition. This new jacket practically eliminated metal fouling. The ammo was also extremely accurate and reliable. Federal has now introduced Syntech Defense loads.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"112990\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nIn addition to a polymer coating, this self-defense line features a bullet\u00a0engineered to break into four sections. As it enters the target, three petals break off to create wound channels to around 6 inches. The penetrating core travels between 12 and 18 inches deep, including through heavy clothing. This is quite different from standard hollowpoints that mushroom, creating a single large wound cavity. And the bullets do this without any metal to metal contact with the barrel.\r\n\r\nLike all Syntech loads, an advanced polymer jacket eliminates lead and copper fouling. The jacket also\u00a0reduces damaging heat and friction in the barrel. Federal even used its\u00a0exclusive Catalyst primer for hot, reliable ignition without the use of lead. Even better, Federal used a different color polymer on the defensive rounds. While this doesn't seem like a big deal, it creates a quick reference for telling these rounds apart from the others.\r\n Additionally, Federal\u2019s Engineer Jake Burns recommends a 0.050 freebore with a 1.5-degree lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEssentially, they took the smallest bullet they (Federal) knew they wanted to use and loaded it to the length they wanted and then they took the largest bullet and loaded it and then they took the best average of all the jumps and used that so it would work with everything they wanted to load,\u201d Gilliland said in a recent Federal video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the intervening seven months between the hunt and when a Savage<\/a> MSR test rifle finally arrived, I got my hands on a couple .224 Valkyrie setups. They had varying barrel lengths to sort out some of what I\u2019d been hearing about performance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adding up the positives and the negatives surrounding the .224 Valkyrie, I\u2019m still a big fan. Shooting the heaviest bullets, I\u2019m getting sub-MOA groups from rifles with barrels 20 inches and greater. Using longer barrels, the long-range performance lives up to initial promises.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Sorting Through .224 Valkyrie Fact and Fiction With a Few Savage MSRs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"224-valkyrie-fact-fiction","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/18\/224-valkyrie-fact-fiction\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94158,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-04-17 07:30:03","post_date_gmt":"2019-04-17 11:30:03","post_content":"A few years ago, Federal Premium took ammunition<\/a> in a new direction. Instead of using a copper jacket, the company coated a lead core bullet with a synthetic jacket for its Syntech ammunition. This new jacket practically eliminated metal fouling. The ammo was also extremely accurate and reliable. Federal has now introduced Syntech Defense loads.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"112990\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nIn addition to a polymer coating, this self-defense line features a bullet\u00a0engineered to break into four sections. As it enters the target, three petals break off to create wound channels to around 6 inches. The penetrating core travels between 12 and 18 inches deep, including through heavy clothing. This is quite different from standard hollowpoints that mushroom, creating a single large wound cavity. And the bullets do this without any metal to metal contact with the barrel.\r\n\r\nLike all Syntech loads, an advanced polymer jacket eliminates lead and copper fouling. The jacket also\u00a0reduces damaging heat and friction in the barrel. Federal even used its\u00a0exclusive Catalyst primer for hot, reliable ignition without the use of lead. Even better, Federal used a different color polymer on the defensive rounds. While this doesn't seem like a big deal, it creates a quick reference for telling these rounds apart from the others.\r\n \u201cI heard that some reamers were out of spec, and had too much freebore,\u201d Gilliland said. \u201cInstead of buying quality products, like JPs, people started buying $200 cheap barrels. Federal did a really great job of marketing and everybody was expecting it to be the greatest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, Federal\u2019s Engineer Jake Burns recommends a 0.050 freebore with a 1.5-degree lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEssentially, they took the smallest bullet they (Federal) knew they wanted to use and loaded it to the length they wanted and then they took the largest bullet and loaded it and then they took the best average of all the jumps and used that so it would work with everything they wanted to load,\u201d Gilliland said in a recent Federal video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the intervening seven months between the hunt and when a Savage<\/a> MSR test rifle finally arrived, I got my hands on a couple .224 Valkyrie setups. They had varying barrel lengths to sort out some of what I\u2019d been hearing about performance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adding up the positives and the negatives surrounding the .224 Valkyrie, I\u2019m still a big fan. Shooting the heaviest bullets, I\u2019m getting sub-MOA groups from rifles with barrels 20 inches and greater. Using longer barrels, the long-range performance lives up to initial promises.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Sorting Through .224 Valkyrie Fact and Fiction With a Few Savage MSRs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"224-valkyrie-fact-fiction","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/18\/224-valkyrie-fact-fiction\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94158,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-04-17 07:30:03","post_date_gmt":"2019-04-17 11:30:03","post_content":"A few years ago, Federal Premium took ammunition<\/a> in a new direction. Instead of using a copper jacket, the company coated a lead core bullet with a synthetic jacket for its Syntech ammunition. This new jacket practically eliminated metal fouling. The ammo was also extremely accurate and reliable. Federal has now introduced Syntech Defense loads.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"112990\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nIn addition to a polymer coating, this self-defense line features a bullet\u00a0engineered to break into four sections. As it enters the target, three petals break off to create wound channels to around 6 inches. The penetrating core travels between 12 and 18 inches deep, including through heavy clothing. This is quite different from standard hollowpoints that mushroom, creating a single large wound cavity. And the bullets do this without any metal to metal contact with the barrel.\r\n\r\nLike all Syntech loads, an advanced polymer jacket eliminates lead and copper fouling. The jacket also\u00a0reduces damaging heat and friction in the barrel. Federal even used its\u00a0exclusive Catalyst primer for hot, reliable ignition without the use of lead. Even better, Federal used a different color polymer on the defensive rounds. While this doesn't seem like a big deal, it creates a quick reference for telling these rounds apart from the others.\r\n \u201cI heard that some reamers were out of spec, and had too much freebore,\u201d Gilliland said. \u201cInstead of buying quality products, like JPs, people started buying $200 cheap barrels. Federal did a really great job of marketing and everybody was expecting it to be the greatest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, Federal\u2019s Engineer Jake Burns recommends a 0.050 freebore with a 1.5-degree lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEssentially, they took the smallest bullet they (Federal) knew they wanted to use and loaded it to the length they wanted and then they took the largest bullet and loaded it and then they took the best average of all the jumps and used that so it would work with everything they wanted to load,\u201d Gilliland said in a recent Federal video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the intervening seven months between the hunt and when a Savage<\/a> MSR test rifle finally arrived, I got my hands on a couple .224 Valkyrie setups. They had varying barrel lengths to sort out some of what I\u2019d been hearing about performance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adding up the positives and the negatives surrounding the .224 Valkyrie, I\u2019m still a big fan. Shooting the heaviest bullets, I\u2019m getting sub-MOA groups from rifles with barrels 20 inches and greater. Using longer barrels, the long-range performance lives up to initial promises.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Sorting Through .224 Valkyrie Fact and Fiction With a Few Savage MSRs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"224-valkyrie-fact-fiction","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/18\/224-valkyrie-fact-fiction\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94158,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-04-17 07:30:03","post_date_gmt":"2019-04-17 11:30:03","post_content":"A few years ago, Federal Premium took ammunition<\/a> in a new direction. Instead of using a copper jacket, the company coated a lead core bullet with a synthetic jacket for its Syntech ammunition. This new jacket practically eliminated metal fouling. The ammo was also extremely accurate and reliable. Federal has now introduced Syntech Defense loads.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"112990\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nIn addition to a polymer coating, this self-defense line features a bullet\u00a0engineered to break into four sections. As it enters the target, three petals break off to create wound channels to around 6 inches. The penetrating core travels between 12 and 18 inches deep, including through heavy clothing. This is quite different from standard hollowpoints that mushroom, creating a single large wound cavity. And the bullets do this without any metal to metal contact with the barrel.\r\n\r\nLike all Syntech loads, an advanced polymer jacket eliminates lead and copper fouling. The jacket also\u00a0reduces damaging heat and friction in the barrel. Federal even used its\u00a0exclusive Catalyst primer for hot, reliable ignition without the use of lead. Even better, Federal used a different color polymer on the defensive rounds. While this doesn't seem like a big deal, it creates a quick reference for telling these rounds apart from the others.\r\n Further complicating the first year of the Valkyrie\u2019s existence was the variation in chamber reamers and barrel twist rates. \u201cEverybody thought they were smarter than everybody else,\u201d Gilliland said about many of the rifle makers who weren\u2019t producing rifles with SAAMI standard chambers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI heard that some reamers were out of spec, and had too much freebore,\u201d Gilliland said. \u201cInstead of buying quality products, like JPs, people started buying $200 cheap barrels. Federal did a really great job of marketing and everybody was expecting it to be the greatest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, Federal\u2019s Engineer Jake Burns recommends a 0.050 freebore with a 1.5-degree lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEssentially, they took the smallest bullet they (Federal) knew they wanted to use and loaded it to the length they wanted and then they took the largest bullet and loaded it and then they took the best average of all the jumps and used that so it would work with everything they wanted to load,\u201d Gilliland said in a recent Federal video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the intervening seven months between the hunt and when a Savage<\/a> MSR test rifle finally arrived, I got my hands on a couple .224 Valkyrie setups. They had varying barrel lengths to sort out some of what I\u2019d been hearing about performance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adding up the positives and the negatives surrounding the .224 Valkyrie, I\u2019m still a big fan. Shooting the heaviest bullets, I\u2019m getting sub-MOA groups from rifles with barrels 20 inches and greater. Using longer barrels, the long-range performance lives up to initial promises.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Sorting Through .224 Valkyrie Fact and Fiction With a Few Savage MSRs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"224-valkyrie-fact-fiction","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/18\/224-valkyrie-fact-fiction\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94158,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-04-17 07:30:03","post_date_gmt":"2019-04-17 11:30:03","post_content":"A few years ago, Federal Premium took ammunition<\/a> in a new direction. Instead of using a copper jacket, the company coated a lead core bullet with a synthetic jacket for its Syntech ammunition. This new jacket practically eliminated metal fouling. The ammo was also extremely accurate and reliable. Federal has now introduced Syntech Defense loads.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"112990\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nIn addition to a polymer coating, this self-defense line features a bullet\u00a0engineered to break into four sections. As it enters the target, three petals break off to create wound channels to around 6 inches. The penetrating core travels between 12 and 18 inches deep, including through heavy clothing. This is quite different from standard hollowpoints that mushroom, creating a single large wound cavity. And the bullets do this without any metal to metal contact with the barrel.\r\n\r\nLike all Syntech loads, an advanced polymer jacket eliminates lead and copper fouling. The jacket also\u00a0reduces damaging heat and friction in the barrel. Federal even used its\u00a0exclusive Catalyst primer for hot, reliable ignition without the use of lead. Even better, Federal used a different color polymer on the defensive rounds. While this doesn't seem like a big deal, it creates a quick reference for telling these rounds apart from the others.\r\n Further complicating the first year of the Valkyrie\u2019s existence was the variation in chamber reamers and barrel twist rates. \u201cEverybody thought they were smarter than everybody else,\u201d Gilliland said about many of the rifle makers who weren\u2019t producing rifles with SAAMI standard chambers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI heard that some reamers were out of spec, and had too much freebore,\u201d Gilliland said. \u201cInstead of buying quality products, like JPs, people started buying $200 cheap barrels. Federal did a really great job of marketing and everybody was expecting it to be the greatest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, Federal\u2019s Engineer Jake Burns recommends a 0.050 freebore with a 1.5-degree lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEssentially, they took the smallest bullet they (Federal) knew they wanted to use and loaded it to the length they wanted and then they took the largest bullet and loaded it and then they took the best average of all the jumps and used that so it would work with everything they wanted to load,\u201d Gilliland said in a recent Federal video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the intervening seven months between the hunt and when a Savage<\/a> MSR test rifle finally arrived, I got my hands on a couple .224 Valkyrie setups. They had varying barrel lengths to sort out some of what I\u2019d been hearing about performance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adding up the positives and the negatives surrounding the .224 Valkyrie, I\u2019m still a big fan. Shooting the heaviest bullets, I\u2019m getting sub-MOA groups from rifles with barrels 20 inches and greater. Using longer barrels, the long-range performance lives up to initial promises.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Sorting Through .224 Valkyrie Fact and Fiction With a Few Savage MSRs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"224-valkyrie-fact-fiction","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/18\/224-valkyrie-fact-fiction\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94158,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-04-17 07:30:03","post_date_gmt":"2019-04-17 11:30:03","post_content":"A few years ago, Federal Premium took ammunition<\/a> in a new direction. Instead of using a copper jacket, the company coated a lead core bullet with a synthetic jacket for its Syntech ammunition. This new jacket practically eliminated metal fouling. The ammo was also extremely accurate and reliable. Federal has now introduced Syntech Defense loads.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"112990\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nIn addition to a polymer coating, this self-defense line features a bullet\u00a0engineered to break into four sections. As it enters the target, three petals break off to create wound channels to around 6 inches. The penetrating core travels between 12 and 18 inches deep, including through heavy clothing. This is quite different from standard hollowpoints that mushroom, creating a single large wound cavity. And the bullets do this without any metal to metal contact with the barrel.\r\n\r\nLike all Syntech loads, an advanced polymer jacket eliminates lead and copper fouling. The jacket also\u00a0reduces damaging heat and friction in the barrel. Federal even used its\u00a0exclusive Catalyst primer for hot, reliable ignition without the use of lead. Even better, Federal used a different color polymer on the defensive rounds. While this doesn't seem like a big deal, it creates a quick reference for telling these rounds apart from the others.\r\n Launch velocity is critical to accuracy with the Valkyrie\u2019s long projectiles, like the 90-grain Sierra Match King. In fact, the Valkyrie \u201closes a lot between 18 and 20 inches of barrel length,\u201d Gilliland added. This writer has found that the 90-grain bullet in question averages less than 2,550 fps; that's from an 18-inch Savage MSR barrel. This is well below the 2,650 muzzle velocity that Sierra recommends for the Valkyrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Further complicating the first year of the Valkyrie\u2019s existence was the variation in chamber reamers and barrel twist rates. \u201cEverybody thought they were smarter than everybody else,\u201d Gilliland said about many of the rifle makers who weren\u2019t producing rifles with SAAMI standard chambers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI heard that some reamers were out of spec, and had too much freebore,\u201d Gilliland said. \u201cInstead of buying quality products, like JPs, people started buying $200 cheap barrels. Federal did a really great job of marketing and everybody was expecting it to be the greatest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, Federal\u2019s Engineer Jake Burns recommends a 0.050 freebore with a 1.5-degree lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEssentially, they took the smallest bullet they (Federal) knew they wanted to use and loaded it to the length they wanted and then they took the largest bullet and loaded it and then they took the best average of all the jumps and used that so it would work with everything they wanted to load,\u201d Gilliland said in a recent Federal video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the intervening seven months between the hunt and when a Savage<\/a> MSR test rifle finally arrived, I got my hands on a couple .224 Valkyrie setups. They had varying barrel lengths to sort out some of what I\u2019d been hearing about performance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adding up the positives and the negatives surrounding the .224 Valkyrie, I\u2019m still a big fan. Shooting the heaviest bullets, I\u2019m getting sub-MOA groups from rifles with barrels 20 inches and greater. Using longer barrels, the long-range performance lives up to initial promises.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Sorting Through .224 Valkyrie Fact and Fiction With a Few Savage MSRs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"224-valkyrie-fact-fiction","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/18\/224-valkyrie-fact-fiction\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94158,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-04-17 07:30:03","post_date_gmt":"2019-04-17 11:30:03","post_content":"A few years ago, Federal Premium took ammunition<\/a> in a new direction. Instead of using a copper jacket, the company coated a lead core bullet with a synthetic jacket for its Syntech ammunition. This new jacket practically eliminated metal fouling. The ammo was also extremely accurate and reliable. Federal has now introduced Syntech Defense loads.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"112990\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nIn addition to a polymer coating, this self-defense line features a bullet\u00a0engineered to break into four sections. As it enters the target, three petals break off to create wound channels to around 6 inches. The penetrating core travels between 12 and 18 inches deep, including through heavy clothing. This is quite different from standard hollowpoints that mushroom, creating a single large wound cavity. And the bullets do this without any metal to metal contact with the barrel.\r\n\r\nLike all Syntech loads, an advanced polymer jacket eliminates lead and copper fouling. The jacket also\u00a0reduces damaging heat and friction in the barrel. Federal even used its\u00a0exclusive Catalyst primer for hot, reliable ignition without the use of lead. Even better, Federal used a different color polymer on the defensive rounds. While this doesn't seem like a big deal, it creates a quick reference for telling these rounds apart from the others.\r\n \u201cTons of people are balking, saying that a 7 twist isn\u2019t right,\u201d Gilliland said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to shoot the 90 SMKs fast. Early 90-grain Sierra Match King bullets were really thin jacketed. Made to shoot out of an AR15 by the AMU out to 1,000 yards. They were separating, causing the bullet to yaw.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Launch velocity is critical to accuracy with the Valkyrie\u2019s long projectiles, like the 90-grain Sierra Match King. In fact, the Valkyrie \u201closes a lot between 18 and 20 inches of barrel length,\u201d Gilliland added. This writer has found that the 90-grain bullet in question averages less than 2,550 fps; that's from an 18-inch Savage MSR barrel. This is well below the 2,650 muzzle velocity that Sierra recommends for the Valkyrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Further complicating the first year of the Valkyrie\u2019s existence was the variation in chamber reamers and barrel twist rates. \u201cEverybody thought they were smarter than everybody else,\u201d Gilliland said about many of the rifle makers who weren\u2019t producing rifles with SAAMI standard chambers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI heard that some reamers were out of spec, and had too much freebore,\u201d Gilliland said. \u201cInstead of buying quality products, like JPs, people started buying $200 cheap barrels. Federal did a really great job of marketing and everybody was expecting it to be the greatest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, Federal\u2019s Engineer Jake Burns recommends a 0.050 freebore with a 1.5-degree lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEssentially, they took the smallest bullet they (Federal) knew they wanted to use and loaded it to the length they wanted and then they took the largest bullet and loaded it and then they took the best average of all the jumps and used that so it would work with everything they wanted to load,\u201d Gilliland said in a recent Federal video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the intervening seven months between the hunt and when a Savage<\/a> MSR test rifle finally arrived, I got my hands on a couple .224 Valkyrie setups. They had varying barrel lengths to sort out some of what I\u2019d been hearing about performance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adding up the positives and the negatives surrounding the .224 Valkyrie, I\u2019m still a big fan. Shooting the heaviest bullets, I\u2019m getting sub-MOA groups from rifles with barrels 20 inches and greater. Using longer barrels, the long-range performance lives up to initial promises.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Sorting Through .224 Valkyrie Fact and Fiction With a Few Savage MSRs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"224-valkyrie-fact-fiction","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/18\/224-valkyrie-fact-fiction\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94158,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-04-17 07:30:03","post_date_gmt":"2019-04-17 11:30:03","post_content":"A few years ago, Federal Premium took ammunition<\/a> in a new direction. Instead of using a copper jacket, the company coated a lead core bullet with a synthetic jacket for its Syntech ammunition. This new jacket practically eliminated metal fouling. The ammo was also extremely accurate and reliable. Federal has now introduced Syntech Defense loads.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"112990\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nIn addition to a polymer coating, this self-defense line features a bullet\u00a0engineered to break into four sections. As it enters the target, three petals break off to create wound channels to around 6 inches. The penetrating core travels between 12 and 18 inches deep, including through heavy clothing. This is quite different from standard hollowpoints that mushroom, creating a single large wound cavity. And the bullets do this without any metal to metal contact with the barrel.\r\n\r\nLike all Syntech loads, an advanced polymer jacket eliminates lead and copper fouling. The jacket also\u00a0reduces damaging heat and friction in the barrel. Federal even used its\u00a0exclusive Catalyst primer for hot, reliable ignition without the use of lead. Even better, Federal used a different color polymer on the defensive rounds. While this doesn't seem like a big deal, it creates a quick reference for telling these rounds apart from the others.\r\n While Federal was having ammo<\/a> issues with the Valkyrie, gun makers were having their own issues, too. Retired Army sniper James Gilliland was involved in the pre-production testing of the Valkyrie. So, I asked his perspective on the issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTons of people are balking, saying that a 7 twist isn\u2019t right,\u201d Gilliland said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to shoot the 90 SMKs fast. Early 90-grain Sierra Match King bullets were really thin jacketed. Made to shoot out of an AR15 by the AMU out to 1,000 yards. They were separating, causing the bullet to yaw.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Launch velocity is critical to accuracy with the Valkyrie\u2019s long projectiles, like the 90-grain Sierra Match King. In fact, the Valkyrie \u201closes a lot between 18 and 20 inches of barrel length,\u201d Gilliland added. This writer has found that the 90-grain bullet in question averages less than 2,550 fps; that's from an 18-inch Savage MSR barrel. This is well below the 2,650 muzzle velocity that Sierra recommends for the Valkyrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Further complicating the first year of the Valkyrie\u2019s existence was the variation in chamber reamers and barrel twist rates. \u201cEverybody thought they were smarter than everybody else,\u201d Gilliland said about many of the rifle makers who weren\u2019t producing rifles with SAAMI standard chambers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI heard that some reamers were out of spec, and had too much freebore,\u201d Gilliland said. \u201cInstead of buying quality products, like JPs, people started buying $200 cheap barrels. Federal did a really great job of marketing and everybody was expecting it to be the greatest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, Federal\u2019s Engineer Jake Burns recommends a 0.050 freebore with a 1.5-degree lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEssentially, they took the smallest bullet they (Federal) knew they wanted to use and loaded it to the length they wanted and then they took the largest bullet and loaded it and then they took the best average of all the jumps and used that so it would work with everything they wanted to load,\u201d Gilliland said in a recent Federal video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the intervening seven months between the hunt and when a Savage<\/a> MSR test rifle finally arrived, I got my hands on a couple .224 Valkyrie setups. They had varying barrel lengths to sort out some of what I\u2019d been hearing about performance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adding up the positives and the negatives surrounding the .224 Valkyrie, I\u2019m still a big fan. Shooting the heaviest bullets, I\u2019m getting sub-MOA groups from rifles with barrels 20 inches and greater. Using longer barrels, the long-range performance lives up to initial promises.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Sorting Through .224 Valkyrie Fact and Fiction With a Few Savage MSRs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"224-valkyrie-fact-fiction","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/18\/224-valkyrie-fact-fiction\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94158,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-04-17 07:30:03","post_date_gmt":"2019-04-17 11:30:03","post_content":"A few years ago, Federal Premium took ammunition<\/a> in a new direction. Instead of using a copper jacket, the company coated a lead core bullet with a synthetic jacket for its Syntech ammunition. This new jacket practically eliminated metal fouling. The ammo was also extremely accurate and reliable. Federal has now introduced Syntech Defense loads.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"112990\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nIn addition to a polymer coating, this self-defense line features a bullet\u00a0engineered to break into four sections. As it enters the target, three petals break off to create wound channels to around 6 inches. The penetrating core travels between 12 and 18 inches deep, including through heavy clothing. This is quite different from standard hollowpoints that mushroom, creating a single large wound cavity. And the bullets do this without any metal to metal contact with the barrel.\r\n\r\nLike all Syntech loads, an advanced polymer jacket eliminates lead and copper fouling. The jacket also\u00a0reduces damaging heat and friction in the barrel. Federal even used its\u00a0exclusive Catalyst primer for hot, reliable ignition without the use of lead. Even better, Federal used a different color polymer on the defensive rounds. While this doesn't seem like a big deal, it creates a quick reference for telling these rounds apart from the others.\r\n While Federal was having ammo<\/a> issues with the Valkyrie, gun makers were having their own issues, too. Retired Army sniper James Gilliland was involved in the pre-production testing of the Valkyrie. So, I asked his perspective on the issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTons of people are balking, saying that a 7 twist isn\u2019t right,\u201d Gilliland said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to shoot the 90 SMKs fast. Early 90-grain Sierra Match King bullets were really thin jacketed. Made to shoot out of an AR15 by the AMU out to 1,000 yards. They were separating, causing the bullet to yaw.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Launch velocity is critical to accuracy with the Valkyrie\u2019s long projectiles, like the 90-grain Sierra Match King. In fact, the Valkyrie \u201closes a lot between 18 and 20 inches of barrel length,\u201d Gilliland added. This writer has found that the 90-grain bullet in question averages less than 2,550 fps; that's from an 18-inch Savage MSR barrel. This is well below the 2,650 muzzle velocity that Sierra recommends for the Valkyrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Further complicating the first year of the Valkyrie\u2019s existence was the variation in chamber reamers and barrel twist rates. \u201cEverybody thought they were smarter than everybody else,\u201d Gilliland said about many of the rifle makers who weren\u2019t producing rifles with SAAMI standard chambers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI heard that some reamers were out of spec, and had too much freebore,\u201d Gilliland said. \u201cInstead of buying quality products, like JPs, people started buying $200 cheap barrels. Federal did a really great job of marketing and everybody was expecting it to be the greatest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, Federal\u2019s Engineer Jake Burns recommends a 0.050 freebore with a 1.5-degree lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEssentially, they took the smallest bullet they (Federal) knew they wanted to use and loaded it to the length they wanted and then they took the largest bullet and loaded it and then they took the best average of all the jumps and used that so it would work with everything they wanted to load,\u201d Gilliland said in a recent Federal video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the intervening seven months between the hunt and when a Savage<\/a> MSR test rifle finally arrived, I got my hands on a couple .224 Valkyrie setups. They had varying barrel lengths to sort out some of what I\u2019d been hearing about performance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adding up the positives and the negatives surrounding the .224 Valkyrie, I\u2019m still a big fan. Shooting the heaviest bullets, I\u2019m getting sub-MOA groups from rifles with barrels 20 inches and greater. Using longer barrels, the long-range performance lives up to initial promises.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Sorting Through .224 Valkyrie Fact and Fiction With a Few Savage MSRs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"224-valkyrie-fact-fiction","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/18\/224-valkyrie-fact-fiction\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94158,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-04-17 07:30:03","post_date_gmt":"2019-04-17 11:30:03","post_content":"A few years ago, Federal Premium took ammunition<\/a> in a new direction. Instead of using a copper jacket, the company coated a lead core bullet with a synthetic jacket for its Syntech ammunition. This new jacket practically eliminated metal fouling. The ammo was also extremely accurate and reliable. Federal has now introduced Syntech Defense loads.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"112990\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nIn addition to a polymer coating, this self-defense line features a bullet\u00a0engineered to break into four sections. As it enters the target, three petals break off to create wound channels to around 6 inches. The penetrating core travels between 12 and 18 inches deep, including through heavy clothing. This is quite different from standard hollowpoints that mushroom, creating a single large wound cavity. And the bullets do this without any metal to metal contact with the barrel.\r\n\r\nLike all Syntech loads, an advanced polymer jacket eliminates lead and copper fouling. The jacket also\u00a0reduces damaging heat and friction in the barrel. Federal even used its\u00a0exclusive Catalyst primer for hot, reliable ignition without the use of lead. Even better, Federal used a different color polymer on the defensive rounds. While this doesn't seem like a big deal, it creates a quick reference for telling these rounds apart from the others.\r\n In response to what shooters were finding, and in response to Federal\u2019s \u201cofficial\u201d comments, Sierra came with a statement. \u201cThe Bulletsmiths at Sierra Bullets typically recommend a 6.5-inch twist barrel for the #9290 22 cal 90 gr HPBT bullet. However, for cartridges like the .224 Valkyrie that can push them over 2,650 fps muzzle velocity, a 7-inch twist barrel will stabilize the bullet correctly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n While Federal was having ammo<\/a> issues with the Valkyrie, gun makers were having their own issues, too. Retired Army sniper James Gilliland was involved in the pre-production testing of the Valkyrie. So, I asked his perspective on the issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTons of people are balking, saying that a 7 twist isn\u2019t right,\u201d Gilliland said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to shoot the 90 SMKs fast. Early 90-grain Sierra Match King bullets were really thin jacketed. Made to shoot out of an AR15 by the AMU out to 1,000 yards. They were separating, causing the bullet to yaw.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Launch velocity is critical to accuracy with the Valkyrie\u2019s long projectiles, like the 90-grain Sierra Match King. In fact, the Valkyrie \u201closes a lot between 18 and 20 inches of barrel length,\u201d Gilliland added. This writer has found that the 90-grain bullet in question averages less than 2,550 fps; that's from an 18-inch Savage MSR barrel. This is well below the 2,650 muzzle velocity that Sierra recommends for the Valkyrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Further complicating the first year of the Valkyrie\u2019s existence was the variation in chamber reamers and barrel twist rates. \u201cEverybody thought they were smarter than everybody else,\u201d Gilliland said about many of the rifle makers who weren\u2019t producing rifles with SAAMI standard chambers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI heard that some reamers were out of spec, and had too much freebore,\u201d Gilliland said. \u201cInstead of buying quality products, like JPs, people started buying $200 cheap barrels. Federal did a really great job of marketing and everybody was expecting it to be the greatest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, Federal\u2019s Engineer Jake Burns recommends a 0.050 freebore with a 1.5-degree lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEssentially, they took the smallest bullet they (Federal) knew they wanted to use and loaded it to the length they wanted and then they took the largest bullet and loaded it and then they took the best average of all the jumps and used that so it would work with everything they wanted to load,\u201d Gilliland said in a recent Federal video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the intervening seven months between the hunt and when a Savage<\/a> MSR test rifle finally arrived, I got my hands on a couple .224 Valkyrie setups. They had varying barrel lengths to sort out some of what I\u2019d been hearing about performance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adding up the positives and the negatives surrounding the .224 Valkyrie, I\u2019m still a big fan. Shooting the heaviest bullets, I\u2019m getting sub-MOA groups from rifles with barrels 20 inches and greater. Using longer barrels, the long-range performance lives up to initial promises.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Sorting Through .224 Valkyrie Fact and Fiction With a Few Savage MSRs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"224-valkyrie-fact-fiction","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/18\/224-valkyrie-fact-fiction\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94158,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-04-17 07:30:03","post_date_gmt":"2019-04-17 11:30:03","post_content":"A few years ago, Federal Premium took ammunition<\/a> in a new direction. Instead of using a copper jacket, the company coated a lead core bullet with a synthetic jacket for its Syntech ammunition. This new jacket practically eliminated metal fouling. The ammo was also extremely accurate and reliable. Federal has now introduced Syntech Defense loads.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"112990\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nIn addition to a polymer coating, this self-defense line features a bullet\u00a0engineered to break into four sections. As it enters the target, three petals break off to create wound channels to around 6 inches. The penetrating core travels between 12 and 18 inches deep, including through heavy clothing. This is quite different from standard hollowpoints that mushroom, creating a single large wound cavity. And the bullets do this without any metal to metal contact with the barrel.\r\n\r\nLike all Syntech loads, an advanced polymer jacket eliminates lead and copper fouling. The jacket also\u00a0reduces damaging heat and friction in the barrel. Federal even used its\u00a0exclusive Catalyst primer for hot, reliable ignition without the use of lead. Even better, Federal used a different color polymer on the defensive rounds. While this doesn't seem like a big deal, it creates a quick reference for telling these rounds apart from the others.\r\n In response to what shooters were finding, and in response to Federal\u2019s \u201cofficial\u201d comments, Sierra came with a statement. \u201cThe Bulletsmiths at Sierra Bullets typically recommend a 6.5-inch twist barrel for the #9290 22 cal 90 gr HPBT bullet. However, for cartridges like the .224 Valkyrie that can push them over 2,650 fps muzzle velocity, a 7-inch twist barrel will stabilize the bullet correctly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n While Federal was having ammo<\/a> issues with the Valkyrie, gun makers were having their own issues, too. Retired Army sniper James Gilliland was involved in the pre-production testing of the Valkyrie. So, I asked his perspective on the issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTons of people are balking, saying that a 7 twist isn\u2019t right,\u201d Gilliland said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to shoot the 90 SMKs fast. Early 90-grain Sierra Match King bullets were really thin jacketed. Made to shoot out of an AR15 by the AMU out to 1,000 yards. They were separating, causing the bullet to yaw.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Launch velocity is critical to accuracy with the Valkyrie\u2019s long projectiles, like the 90-grain Sierra Match King. In fact, the Valkyrie \u201closes a lot between 18 and 20 inches of barrel length,\u201d Gilliland added. This writer has found that the 90-grain bullet in question averages less than 2,550 fps; that's from an 18-inch Savage MSR barrel. This is well below the 2,650 muzzle velocity that Sierra recommends for the Valkyrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Further complicating the first year of the Valkyrie\u2019s existence was the variation in chamber reamers and barrel twist rates. \u201cEverybody thought they were smarter than everybody else,\u201d Gilliland said about many of the rifle makers who weren\u2019t producing rifles with SAAMI standard chambers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI heard that some reamers were out of spec, and had too much freebore,\u201d Gilliland said. \u201cInstead of buying quality products, like JPs, people started buying $200 cheap barrels. Federal did a really great job of marketing and everybody was expecting it to be the greatest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, Federal\u2019s Engineer Jake Burns recommends a 0.050 freebore with a 1.5-degree lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEssentially, they took the smallest bullet they (Federal) knew they wanted to use and loaded it to the length they wanted and then they took the largest bullet and loaded it and then they took the best average of all the jumps and used that so it would work with everything they wanted to load,\u201d Gilliland said in a recent Federal video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the intervening seven months between the hunt and when a Savage<\/a> MSR test rifle finally arrived, I got my hands on a couple .224 Valkyrie setups. They had varying barrel lengths to sort out some of what I\u2019d been hearing about performance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adding up the positives and the negatives surrounding the .224 Valkyrie, I\u2019m still a big fan. Shooting the heaviest bullets, I\u2019m getting sub-MOA groups from rifles with barrels 20 inches and greater. Using longer barrels, the long-range performance lives up to initial promises.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Sorting Through .224 Valkyrie Fact and Fiction With a Few Savage MSRs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"224-valkyrie-fact-fiction","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/18\/224-valkyrie-fact-fiction\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94158,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-04-17 07:30:03","post_date_gmt":"2019-04-17 11:30:03","post_content":"A few years ago, Federal Premium took ammunition<\/a> in a new direction. Instead of using a copper jacket, the company coated a lead core bullet with a synthetic jacket for its Syntech ammunition. This new jacket practically eliminated metal fouling. The ammo was also extremely accurate and reliable. Federal has now introduced Syntech Defense loads.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"112990\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nIn addition to a polymer coating, this self-defense line features a bullet\u00a0engineered to break into four sections. As it enters the target, three petals break off to create wound channels to around 6 inches. The penetrating core travels between 12 and 18 inches deep, including through heavy clothing. This is quite different from standard hollowpoints that mushroom, creating a single large wound cavity. And the bullets do this without any metal to metal contact with the barrel.\r\n\r\nLike all Syntech loads, an advanced polymer jacket eliminates lead and copper fouling. The jacket also\u00a0reduces damaging heat and friction in the barrel. Federal even used its\u00a0exclusive Catalyst primer for hot, reliable ignition without the use of lead. Even better, Federal used a different color polymer on the defensive rounds. While this doesn't seem like a big deal, it creates a quick reference for telling these rounds apart from the others.\r\n After my experience with the .224 Valkyrie, word started going around the industry that the new cartridge was having problems. A letter from Federal<\/a> President Jason Vanderbrink spoke to the accuracy issues. \u201cAs with any product innovation that pushes performance boundaries, there are often adjustments that need to be made to the offering to continually improve. We have found that some of our Sierra 90-grain MatchKing rounds are not performing to the accuracy levels we expect. Although they are still shooting MOA out of our test barrels and will function to our specifications, we hold our Premium Gold Medal products to the highest standard. As a result, we are recommending the following products as we work to improve the MatchKing load \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In response to what shooters were finding, and in response to Federal\u2019s \u201cofficial\u201d comments, Sierra came with a statement. \u201cThe Bulletsmiths at Sierra Bullets typically recommend a 6.5-inch twist barrel for the #9290 22 cal 90 gr HPBT bullet. However, for cartridges like the .224 Valkyrie that can push them over 2,650 fps muzzle velocity, a 7-inch twist barrel will stabilize the bullet correctly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n While Federal was having ammo<\/a> issues with the Valkyrie, gun makers were having their own issues, too. Retired Army sniper James Gilliland was involved in the pre-production testing of the Valkyrie. So, I asked his perspective on the issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTons of people are balking, saying that a 7 twist isn\u2019t right,\u201d Gilliland said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to shoot the 90 SMKs fast. Early 90-grain Sierra Match King bullets were really thin jacketed. Made to shoot out of an AR15 by the AMU out to 1,000 yards. They were separating, causing the bullet to yaw.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Launch velocity is critical to accuracy with the Valkyrie\u2019s long projectiles, like the 90-grain Sierra Match King. In fact, the Valkyrie \u201closes a lot between 18 and 20 inches of barrel length,\u201d Gilliland added. This writer has found that the 90-grain bullet in question averages less than 2,550 fps; that's from an 18-inch Savage MSR barrel. This is well below the 2,650 muzzle velocity that Sierra recommends for the Valkyrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Further complicating the first year of the Valkyrie\u2019s existence was the variation in chamber reamers and barrel twist rates. \u201cEverybody thought they were smarter than everybody else,\u201d Gilliland said about many of the rifle makers who weren\u2019t producing rifles with SAAMI standard chambers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI heard that some reamers were out of spec, and had too much freebore,\u201d Gilliland said. \u201cInstead of buying quality products, like JPs, people started buying $200 cheap barrels. Federal did a really great job of marketing and everybody was expecting it to be the greatest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, Federal\u2019s Engineer Jake Burns recommends a 0.050 freebore with a 1.5-degree lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEssentially, they took the smallest bullet they (Federal) knew they wanted to use and loaded it to the length they wanted and then they took the largest bullet and loaded it and then they took the best average of all the jumps and used that so it would work with everything they wanted to load,\u201d Gilliland said in a recent Federal video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the intervening seven months between the hunt and when a Savage<\/a> MSR test rifle finally arrived, I got my hands on a couple .224 Valkyrie setups. They had varying barrel lengths to sort out some of what I\u2019d been hearing about performance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adding up the positives and the negatives surrounding the .224 Valkyrie, I\u2019m still a big fan. Shooting the heaviest bullets, I\u2019m getting sub-MOA groups from rifles with barrels 20 inches and greater. Using longer barrels, the long-range performance lives up to initial promises.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Sorting Through .224 Valkyrie Fact and Fiction With a Few Savage MSRs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"224-valkyrie-fact-fiction","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/18\/224-valkyrie-fact-fiction\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94158,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-04-17 07:30:03","post_date_gmt":"2019-04-17 11:30:03","post_content":"A few years ago, Federal Premium took ammunition<\/a> in a new direction. Instead of using a copper jacket, the company coated a lead core bullet with a synthetic jacket for its Syntech ammunition. This new jacket practically eliminated metal fouling. The ammo was also extremely accurate and reliable. Federal has now introduced Syntech Defense loads.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"112990\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nIn addition to a polymer coating, this self-defense line features a bullet\u00a0engineered to break into four sections. As it enters the target, three petals break off to create wound channels to around 6 inches. The penetrating core travels between 12 and 18 inches deep, including through heavy clothing. This is quite different from standard hollowpoints that mushroom, creating a single large wound cavity. And the bullets do this without any metal to metal contact with the barrel.\r\n\r\nLike all Syntech loads, an advanced polymer jacket eliminates lead and copper fouling. The jacket also\u00a0reduces damaging heat and friction in the barrel. Federal even used its\u00a0exclusive Catalyst primer for hot, reliable ignition without the use of lead. Even better, Federal used a different color polymer on the defensive rounds. While this doesn't seem like a big deal, it creates a quick reference for telling these rounds apart from the others.\r\n After my experience with the .224 Valkyrie, word started going around the industry that the new cartridge was having problems. A letter from Federal<\/a> President Jason Vanderbrink spoke to the accuracy issues. \u201cAs with any product innovation that pushes performance boundaries, there are often adjustments that need to be made to the offering to continually improve. We have found that some of our Sierra 90-grain MatchKing rounds are not performing to the accuracy levels we expect. Although they are still shooting MOA out of our test barrels and will function to our specifications, we hold our Premium Gold Medal products to the highest standard. As a result, we are recommending the following products as we work to improve the MatchKing load \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In response to what shooters were finding, and in response to Federal\u2019s \u201cofficial\u201d comments, Sierra came with a statement. \u201cThe Bulletsmiths at Sierra Bullets typically recommend a 6.5-inch twist barrel for the #9290 22 cal 90 gr HPBT bullet. However, for cartridges like the .224 Valkyrie that can push them over 2,650 fps muzzle velocity, a 7-inch twist barrel will stabilize the bullet correctly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n While Federal was having ammo<\/a> issues with the Valkyrie, gun makers were having their own issues, too. Retired Army sniper James Gilliland was involved in the pre-production testing of the Valkyrie. So, I asked his perspective on the issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTons of people are balking, saying that a 7 twist isn\u2019t right,\u201d Gilliland said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to shoot the 90 SMKs fast. Early 90-grain Sierra Match King bullets were really thin jacketed. Made to shoot out of an AR15 by the AMU out to 1,000 yards. They were separating, causing the bullet to yaw.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Launch velocity is critical to accuracy with the Valkyrie\u2019s long projectiles, like the 90-grain Sierra Match King. In fact, the Valkyrie \u201closes a lot between 18 and 20 inches of barrel length,\u201d Gilliland added. This writer has found that the 90-grain bullet in question averages less than 2,550 fps; that's from an 18-inch Savage MSR barrel. This is well below the 2,650 muzzle velocity that Sierra recommends for the Valkyrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Further complicating the first year of the Valkyrie\u2019s existence was the variation in chamber reamers and barrel twist rates. \u201cEverybody thought they were smarter than everybody else,\u201d Gilliland said about many of the rifle makers who weren\u2019t producing rifles with SAAMI standard chambers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI heard that some reamers were out of spec, and had too much freebore,\u201d Gilliland said. \u201cInstead of buying quality products, like JPs, people started buying $200 cheap barrels. Federal did a really great job of marketing and everybody was expecting it to be the greatest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, Federal\u2019s Engineer Jake Burns recommends a 0.050 freebore with a 1.5-degree lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEssentially, they took the smallest bullet they (Federal) knew they wanted to use and loaded it to the length they wanted and then they took the largest bullet and loaded it and then they took the best average of all the jumps and used that so it would work with everything they wanted to load,\u201d Gilliland said in a recent Federal video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the intervening seven months between the hunt and when a Savage<\/a> MSR test rifle finally arrived, I got my hands on a couple .224 Valkyrie setups. They had varying barrel lengths to sort out some of what I\u2019d been hearing about performance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adding up the positives and the negatives surrounding the .224 Valkyrie, I\u2019m still a big fan. Shooting the heaviest bullets, I\u2019m getting sub-MOA groups from rifles with barrels 20 inches and greater. Using longer barrels, the long-range performance lives up to initial promises.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Sorting Through .224 Valkyrie Fact and Fiction With a Few Savage MSRs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"224-valkyrie-fact-fiction","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/18\/224-valkyrie-fact-fiction\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94158,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-04-17 07:30:03","post_date_gmt":"2019-04-17 11:30:03","post_content":"A few years ago, Federal Premium took ammunition<\/a> in a new direction. Instead of using a copper jacket, the company coated a lead core bullet with a synthetic jacket for its Syntech ammunition. This new jacket practically eliminated metal fouling. The ammo was also extremely accurate and reliable. Federal has now introduced Syntech Defense loads.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"112990\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nIn addition to a polymer coating, this self-defense line features a bullet\u00a0engineered to break into four sections. As it enters the target, three petals break off to create wound channels to around 6 inches. The penetrating core travels between 12 and 18 inches deep, including through heavy clothing. This is quite different from standard hollowpoints that mushroom, creating a single large wound cavity. And the bullets do this without any metal to metal contact with the barrel.\r\n\r\nLike all Syntech loads, an advanced polymer jacket eliminates lead and copper fouling. The jacket also\u00a0reduces damaging heat and friction in the barrel. Federal even used its\u00a0exclusive Catalyst primer for hot, reliable ignition without the use of lead. Even better, Federal used a different color polymer on the defensive rounds. While this doesn't seem like a big deal, it creates a quick reference for telling these rounds apart from the others.\r\n Not far from the ranch headquarters, we spied a group of hogs from a high bluff. We got set up for a shot, but the moving band of hogs never presented a shot. Later, glassing back down river, we found a coyote hunting along the river bank below. The distance was more than 300 yards, and at a steep angle. I waited until the \u2018yote turned its body to face directly away. Then I took advantage of the greater vital area along its spine. I put the crosshairs on the coyote\u2019s skull and the bullet dropped enough to take out its spine and lungs. We continued our hunt and kept stacking up coyotes and hogs in the back of the truck. The Valkyrie doing a good job of anchoring its quarry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After my experience with the .224 Valkyrie, word started going around the industry that the new cartridge was having problems. A letter from Federal<\/a> President Jason Vanderbrink spoke to the accuracy issues. \u201cAs with any product innovation that pushes performance boundaries, there are often adjustments that need to be made to the offering to continually improve. We have found that some of our Sierra 90-grain MatchKing rounds are not performing to the accuracy levels we expect. Although they are still shooting MOA out of our test barrels and will function to our specifications, we hold our Premium Gold Medal products to the highest standard. As a result, we are recommending the following products as we work to improve the MatchKing load \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In response to what shooters were finding, and in response to Federal\u2019s \u201cofficial\u201d comments, Sierra came with a statement. \u201cThe Bulletsmiths at Sierra Bullets typically recommend a 6.5-inch twist barrel for the #9290 22 cal 90 gr HPBT bullet. However, for cartridges like the .224 Valkyrie that can push them over 2,650 fps muzzle velocity, a 7-inch twist barrel will stabilize the bullet correctly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n While Federal was having ammo<\/a> issues with the Valkyrie, gun makers were having their own issues, too. Retired Army sniper James Gilliland was involved in the pre-production testing of the Valkyrie. So, I asked his perspective on the issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTons of people are balking, saying that a 7 twist isn\u2019t right,\u201d Gilliland said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to shoot the 90 SMKs fast. Early 90-grain Sierra Match King bullets were really thin jacketed. Made to shoot out of an AR15 by the AMU out to 1,000 yards. They were separating, causing the bullet to yaw.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Launch velocity is critical to accuracy with the Valkyrie\u2019s long projectiles, like the 90-grain Sierra Match King. In fact, the Valkyrie \u201closes a lot between 18 and 20 inches of barrel length,\u201d Gilliland added. This writer has found that the 90-grain bullet in question averages less than 2,550 fps; that's from an 18-inch Savage MSR barrel. This is well below the 2,650 muzzle velocity that Sierra recommends for the Valkyrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Further complicating the first year of the Valkyrie\u2019s existence was the variation in chamber reamers and barrel twist rates. \u201cEverybody thought they were smarter than everybody else,\u201d Gilliland said about many of the rifle makers who weren\u2019t producing rifles with SAAMI standard chambers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI heard that some reamers were out of spec, and had too much freebore,\u201d Gilliland said. \u201cInstead of buying quality products, like JPs, people started buying $200 cheap barrels. Federal did a really great job of marketing and everybody was expecting it to be the greatest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, Federal\u2019s Engineer Jake Burns recommends a 0.050 freebore with a 1.5-degree lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEssentially, they took the smallest bullet they (Federal) knew they wanted to use and loaded it to the length they wanted and then they took the largest bullet and loaded it and then they took the best average of all the jumps and used that so it would work with everything they wanted to load,\u201d Gilliland said in a recent Federal video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the intervening seven months between the hunt and when a Savage<\/a> MSR test rifle finally arrived, I got my hands on a couple .224 Valkyrie setups. They had varying barrel lengths to sort out some of what I\u2019d been hearing about performance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adding up the positives and the negatives surrounding the .224 Valkyrie, I\u2019m still a big fan. Shooting the heaviest bullets, I\u2019m getting sub-MOA groups from rifles with barrels 20 inches and greater. Using longer barrels, the long-range performance lives up to initial promises.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Sorting Through .224 Valkyrie Fact and Fiction With a Few Savage MSRs","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"224-valkyrie-fact-fiction","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:16:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/04\/18\/224-valkyrie-fact-fiction\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":94158,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-04-17 07:30:03","post_date_gmt":"2019-04-17 11:30:03","post_content":"A few years ago, Federal Premium took ammunition<\/a> in a new direction. Instead of using a copper jacket, the company coated a lead core bullet with a synthetic jacket for its Syntech ammunition. This new jacket practically eliminated metal fouling. The ammo was also extremely accurate and reliable. Federal has now introduced Syntech Defense loads.\r\n\r\n[in_content post=\"112990\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\r\n\r\nIn addition to a polymer coating, this self-defense line features a bullet\u00a0engineered to break into four sections. As it enters the target, three petals break off to create wound channels to around 6 inches. The penetrating core travels between 12 and 18 inches deep, including through heavy clothing. This is quite different from standard hollowpoints that mushroom, creating a single large wound cavity. And the bullets do this without any metal to metal contact with the barrel.\r\n\r\nLike all Syntech loads, an advanced polymer jacket eliminates lead and copper fouling. The jacket also\u00a0reduces damaging heat and friction in the barrel. Federal even used its\u00a0exclusive Catalyst primer for hot, reliable ignition without the use of lead. Even better, Federal used a different color polymer on the defensive rounds. While this doesn't seem like a big deal, it creates a quick reference for telling these rounds apart from the others.\r\nFederal Syntech Ammunition<\/h3>\r\nNow we have not had the opportunity to test these rounds. We have, though, shot the Syntech rounds, including the Syntech Action Pistol loads. Those loads are extremely accurate and reliable. And Federal produces a wide variety of loads for different applications. This includes loads specifically designed for training, carbines and competitions. And now Federal covers self defense.\r\n
Available Syntech Defense Loads<\/h3>\r\n
\r\n \t
BROWSE BY BRAND
Federal Syntech Ammunition<\/h3>\r\nNow we have not had the opportunity to test these rounds. We have, though, shot the Syntech rounds, including the Syntech Action Pistol loads. Those loads are extremely accurate and reliable. And Federal produces a wide variety of loads for different applications. This includes loads specifically designed for training, carbines and competitions. And now Federal covers self defense.\r\n
Available Syntech Defense Loads<\/h3>\r\n
\r\n \t
BROWSE BY BRAND
Federal Syntech Ammunition<\/h3>\r\nNow we have not had the opportunity to test these rounds. We have, though, shot the Syntech rounds, including the Syntech Action Pistol loads. Those loads are extremely accurate and reliable. And Federal produces a wide variety of loads for different applications. This includes loads specifically designed for training, carbines and competitions. And now Federal covers self defense.\r\n
Available Syntech Defense Loads<\/h3>\r\n
\r\n \t
BROWSE BY BRAND
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFederal Syntech Ammunition<\/h3>\r\nNow we have not had the opportunity to test these rounds. We have, though, shot the Syntech rounds, including the Syntech Action Pistol loads. Those loads are extremely accurate and reliable. And Federal produces a wide variety of loads for different applications. This includes loads specifically designed for training, carbines and competitions. And now Federal covers self defense.\r\n
Available Syntech Defense Loads<\/h3>\r\n
\r\n \t
BROWSE BY BRAND
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFederal Syntech Ammunition<\/h3>\r\nNow we have not had the opportunity to test these rounds. We have, though, shot the Syntech rounds, including the Syntech Action Pistol loads. Those loads are extremely accurate and reliable. And Federal produces a wide variety of loads for different applications. This includes loads specifically designed for training, carbines and competitions. And now Federal covers self defense.\r\n
Available Syntech Defense Loads<\/h3>\r\n
\r\n \t
BROWSE BY BRAND
Variations in Chamber and Twist<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFederal Syntech Ammunition<\/h3>\r\nNow we have not had the opportunity to test these rounds. We have, though, shot the Syntech rounds, including the Syntech Action Pistol loads. Those loads are extremely accurate and reliable. And Federal produces a wide variety of loads for different applications. This includes loads specifically designed for training, carbines and competitions. And now Federal covers self defense.\r\n
Available Syntech Defense Loads<\/h3>\r\n
\r\n \t
BROWSE BY BRAND
Variations in Chamber and Twist<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFederal Syntech Ammunition<\/h3>\r\nNow we have not had the opportunity to test these rounds. We have, though, shot the Syntech rounds, including the Syntech Action Pistol loads. Those loads are extremely accurate and reliable. And Federal produces a wide variety of loads for different applications. This includes loads specifically designed for training, carbines and competitions. And now Federal covers self defense.\r\n
Available Syntech Defense Loads<\/h3>\r\n
\r\n \t
BROWSE BY BRAND
Variations in Chamber and Twist<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFederal Syntech Ammunition<\/h3>\r\nNow we have not had the opportunity to test these rounds. We have, though, shot the Syntech rounds, including the Syntech Action Pistol loads. Those loads are extremely accurate and reliable. And Federal produces a wide variety of loads for different applications. This includes loads specifically designed for training, carbines and competitions. And now Federal covers self defense.\r\n
Available Syntech Defense Loads<\/h3>\r\n
\r\n \t
BROWSE BY BRAND
Variations in Chamber and Twist<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFederal Syntech Ammunition<\/h3>\r\nNow we have not had the opportunity to test these rounds. We have, though, shot the Syntech rounds, including the Syntech Action Pistol loads. Those loads are extremely accurate and reliable. And Federal produces a wide variety of loads for different applications. This includes loads specifically designed for training, carbines and competitions. And now Federal covers self defense.\r\n
Available Syntech Defense Loads<\/h3>\r\n
\r\n \t
BROWSE BY BRAND
All About the Twist<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Variations in Chamber and Twist<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFederal Syntech Ammunition<\/h3>\r\nNow we have not had the opportunity to test these rounds. We have, though, shot the Syntech rounds, including the Syntech Action Pistol loads. Those loads are extremely accurate and reliable. And Federal produces a wide variety of loads for different applications. This includes loads specifically designed for training, carbines and competitions. And now Federal covers self defense.\r\n
Available Syntech Defense Loads<\/h3>\r\n
\r\n \t
BROWSE BY BRAND
All About the Twist<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Variations in Chamber and Twist<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFederal Syntech Ammunition<\/h3>\r\nNow we have not had the opportunity to test these rounds. We have, though, shot the Syntech rounds, including the Syntech Action Pistol loads. Those loads are extremely accurate and reliable. And Federal produces a wide variety of loads for different applications. This includes loads specifically designed for training, carbines and competitions. And now Federal covers self defense.\r\n
Available Syntech Defense Loads<\/h3>\r\n
\r\n \t
BROWSE BY BRAND
![\".224](\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/224-Valk-Federal1.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAll About the Twist<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Variations in Chamber and Twist<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFederal Syntech Ammunition<\/h3>\r\nNow we have not had the opportunity to test these rounds. We have, though, shot the Syntech rounds, including the Syntech Action Pistol loads. Those loads are extremely accurate and reliable. And Federal produces a wide variety of loads for different applications. This includes loads specifically designed for training, carbines and competitions. And now Federal covers self defense.\r\n
Available Syntech Defense Loads<\/h3>\r\n
\r\n \t
BROWSE BY BRAND
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAll About the Twist<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Variations in Chamber and Twist<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFederal Syntech Ammunition<\/h3>\r\nNow we have not had the opportunity to test these rounds. We have, though, shot the Syntech rounds, including the Syntech Action Pistol loads. Those loads are extremely accurate and reliable. And Federal produces a wide variety of loads for different applications. This includes loads specifically designed for training, carbines and competitions. And now Federal covers self defense.\r\n
Available Syntech Defense Loads<\/h3>\r\n
\r\n \t
BROWSE BY BRAND
Rumors of .224 Valkyrie Problems<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAll About the Twist<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Variations in Chamber and Twist<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFederal Syntech Ammunition<\/h3>\r\nNow we have not had the opportunity to test these rounds. We have, though, shot the Syntech rounds, including the Syntech Action Pistol loads. Those loads are extremely accurate and reliable. And Federal produces a wide variety of loads for different applications. This includes loads specifically designed for training, carbines and competitions. And now Federal covers self defense.\r\n
Available Syntech Defense Loads<\/h3>\r\n
\r\n \t
BROWSE BY BRAND
Rumors of .224 Valkyrie Problems<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAll About the Twist<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Variations in Chamber and Twist<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFederal Syntech Ammunition<\/h3>\r\nNow we have not had the opportunity to test these rounds. We have, though, shot the Syntech rounds, including the Syntech Action Pistol loads. Those loads are extremely accurate and reliable. And Federal produces a wide variety of loads for different applications. This includes loads specifically designed for training, carbines and competitions. And now Federal covers self defense.\r\n
Available Syntech Defense Loads<\/h3>\r\n
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