Hornady's 22 Creedmoor Ultimate Predator Cartridge

[Talyn]

The "modern" .22 Newton...

Hornady introduced the 22 Creedmoor cartridge in exclusive partnership with Horizon Firearms, and it may be the best long-range, predator cartridge ever.

Hornady's 22 Creedmoor Ultimate Predator Cartridge - Shooting Times

Hornady introduced the 22 Creedmoor cartridge in exclusive partnership with Horizon Firearms, and it may be the best long-range, predator cartridge ever.

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Horizon Firearms built its first 22 Creedmoor in 2014 and aggressively tested the then-wildcat cartridge. The rifle company got behind the cartridge for the long haul, and reloading dies, Horizon-branded ammo, and the Horizon-owned website for the 22 Creedmoor.com followed.

By 2019 Horizon Firearms became synonymous with the 22 Creedmoor. In 2019 and 2020, Peterson Cartridge and Hornady released 22 Creedmoor head-stamped brass, solidifying the cartridge’s future viability. In 2021 Texas Ammunition began selling 22 Creedmoor factory-loaded ammo, and in 2023 the cartridge was “made” when Hornady submitted it to SAAMI.

As mentioned earlier, Hornady will sell 22 Creedmoor factory-loaded ammo exclusively through Horizon, much the same way that Hornady 6mm GT ammo is sold exclusively through GA Precision.

 

[Anchorite]

Admittedly I don’t really get the heavier bullet bandwagon.
I understand heavier-for-caliber bullets can have better ballistic coefficients, but that’s only a small part of the equation.

Does an 80gr .224 diameter bullet kill better than a 55gr .224?
I mean, dead is dead.

 

[Talyn]

In the Interior West windy conditions are commonly encountered, and heavier weights buck the wind far better than the lighter pills, so both can kill if ballistics deal with conditions allowing one to score a hit.

 

[Anchorite]

In the Interior West windy conditions are commonly encountered, and heavier weights buck the wind far better than the lighter pills, so both can kill if ballistics deal with conditions allowing one to score a hit.

Ya, I get that.
Variety is the spice of life.

But I’d just step up in caliber. Use ballistics to your advantage….as in there ain’t no substitute for cubic inches. For example, forget the 88gr 22s, skip the 6mm and pass me the 25-06/CM/Wby, etc. for that coyote that just hangs up at 400+/- and won’t come in.

Use the appropriate tool for the mission at hand.

 

[Talyn]

IMO, anything over 6mm is overkill for coyotes, but to each his own.

Back in the day I went with & still have a fast-twist 6mm Rem, but in the recent past I built up a 6mm CM.

Really soft-shooting & very accurate regardless of the wind, expect hurricane levels.