Ran some .22's

[Distant Thunder]

Yes, it's hard for me to believe a 520 grain bullet wouldn't resist the affects of the transonic zone better than a 40 grain bullet. Bigger stuff is usually hard to push around.

For the big bores I have had to rely on 200 meters for my development, because that's as far as my backyard range goes. Years ago I was able to shoot at 300 about 20 minutes from home for development and testing, but that range really hasn't been open to me for the past several years. They were building a nice 600 yard range there, but the people in the area got all riled up and shut the project down. They were afraid those "HIGH POWER" bullets would kill somebody miles away. The club range here in Niagara is only 100 yards because nobody wanted to shoot any farther than that. It could have just as easily been 200 or even 300 yards. Sometimes I have to wonder what the heck people are thinking.

So 220 yards is what I have until I go to a match. I don't really do any shooting with the big guns at home anymore so I'm happier than can be to have a .22 to shoot and 220 yards is about right for that. I would like to do some shooting out 300 yards with it when I can.