Flight of the Valkyrie, redux
Ready to burst on the scenes, rifle makers Barrett, CMMG, JP Enterprises, LaRue Tactical, LMT Defense, LWRC, MasterPiece Arms, Mossberg, Q LLC, Savage and Seekins Precision are all reportedly working on bringing offerings using Federal Premium’s new .224 Valkyrie cartridge to market.
What’s the big deal? It’s a 1,300-yard supersonic MSR 15 (AR-15) cartridge…
Due to the heavier bullets and extremely high ballistic coefficients of new 224 Valkyrie, it nips at 6.5 Creedmoor performance. Loaded with the 90-grain Gold Medal Sierra MatchKing, the cartridge offers as much as 68.76 inches less drop and 127.88 inches less wind drift at 1,000 yards when compared to existing AR-15 cartridges.
Hate to use the term “game changer” but…
Anyway, more in my column at Guns.com