.224 Valkyrie? Future competitor to the 6.5 Grendel?

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A quick run with the numbers presuming 3000fps MV (stays out of trans sonic at 1300), compared to my MV on my 18"....gives a person pause.

1000 .224 90gr

[TABLE="class: output_table, width: 100%"]
[TR="class: data_row"]
[TD="class: range_cell"][/TD]
[TD="class: drop_angle_cell"]Drop MIL-7.5[/TD]
[TD="class: drop_angle_cell"]Drop In-25.9[/TD]
[TD="class: wind_angle_cell"]Wind MIL 1.9
[/TD]
[TD="class: wind_angle_cell"]Wind in 6.7[/TD]
[TD="class: velocity_cell"]Velocity 1552.9[/TD]
[TD="class: mach_cell"][/TD]
[TD="class: energy_cell"]Energy 481.9[/TD]
[TD="class: lead_angle_cell"][/TD]
[TD="class: lead_angle_cell"][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

1000 6.5 95gr
[TABLE="class: output_table, width: 100%"]
[TR="class: data_row"]
[TD="class: drop_angle_cell"]-12.5
[/TD]
[TD="class: drop_angle_cell"]-42.9
[/TD]
[TD="class: wind_angle_cell"]4.0
[/TD]
[TD="class: wind_angle_cell"]13.9[/TD]
[TD="class: velocity_cell"]1001.8[/TD]
[TD="class: mach_cell"][/TD]
[TD="class: energy_cell"]211.7[/TD]
[TD="class: time_cell"][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Even with 123gr ELD...no comparison. The Valkyrie out does it.

As always, once you get set up, someone comes out with something better.

I see this as an awesome LR target and steel round.

We'll see what happens in the next year, and what kind of $$$ a body is looking at for ammo and reloading.