.224 Valkyrie
The .224 Valkyrie (5.6×41 mm) cartridge is a .22 caliber (5.6 mm) rimless bottlenecked intermediate rifle cartridge, developed by Federal Premium Ammunition to rival the performance of the .22 Nosler, while still being compatible with modern sporting rifles (MSRs). The case is based on that of the 6.8mm Remington SPC, which in turn was based on the .30 Remington.
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| .224 Valkyrie | |||||||||
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| From left: 6.8 SPC (110gr VMax), 6.8 SPC (90gr JHP), .224 Valkyrie (88gr ELD), .224 Valkyrie (75gr FMJ) | |||||||||
| Rifle | |||||||||
| United States | |||||||||
| Federal Ammunition | |||||||||
| 2017 | |||||||||
| 6.8 SPC/.30 Remington | |||||||||
| Rimless, bottlenecked | |||||||||
| 0.2245 in (5.70 mm) | |||||||||
| 0.2560 in (6.50 mm) | |||||||||
| 0.4031 in (10.24 mm) | |||||||||
| 0.4207 in (10.69 mm) | |||||||||
| 0.422 in (10.7 mm) | |||||||||
| 0.049 in (1.2 mm) | |||||||||
| 1.60 in (41 mm) | |||||||||
| 2.260 in (57.4 mm) | |||||||||
| 34.5 gr H2O (2.24 cm3) | |||||||||
| 1 in 7" | |||||||||
| Small Rifle | |||||||||
| 55,000 psi (379.2 MPa) | |||||||||
| 405.0 MPa (58,740 psi) | |||||||||
| Bullet mass/type | |||||||||
| Velocity | |||||||||
| Energy |
60 gr (4 g) Nosler BT 3,459 ft/s (1,054 m/s) 1,594 ft⋅lbf (2,161 J)
75 gr (5 g) ELD Match 3,013 ft/s (918 m/s) 1,512 ft⋅lbf (2,050 J)
90 gr (6 g) Fusion SP 2,638 ft/s (804 m/s) 1,391 ft⋅lbf (1,886 J) | 60 gr (4 g) Nosler BT | 3,459 ft/s (1,054 m/s) | 1,594 ft⋅lbf (2,161 J) | 75 gr (5 g) ELD Match | 3,013 ft/s (918 m/s) | 1,512 ft⋅lbf (2,050 J) | 90 gr (6 g) Fusion SP | 2,638 ft/s (804 m/s) | 1,391 ft⋅lbf (1,886 J) | | 60 gr (4 g) Nosler BT | 3,459 ft/s (1,054 m/s) | 1,594 ft⋅lbf (2,161 J) | | | | | | | | | 75 gr (5 g) ELD Match | 3,013 ft/s (918 m/s) | 1,512 ft⋅lbf (2,050 J) | | | | | | | | | 90 gr (6 g) Fusion SP | 2,638 ft/s (804 m/s) | 1,391 ft⋅lbf (1,886 J) | | | | | | | | | Test barrel length: 24 inSource: Hodgdon Reloading | | | | | | | | | |
The .224 Valkyrie (5.6×41 mm) cartridge is a .22 caliber (5.6 mm) rimless bottlenecked intermediate rifle cartridge, developed by Federal Premium Ammunition to rival the performance of the .22 Nosler, while still being compatible with modern sporting rifles (MSRs). The case is based on that of the 6.8mm Remington SPC, which in turn was based on the .30 Remington.
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