221 fireball bullet weight

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221 fireball bullet weight

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I’m finally getting a 221 fireball rifle and was wondering what is the best bullet weight. Will be shooting both paper and and small varmints. What do you guys like?
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Re: 221 fireball bullet weight

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In both my 221FB's (Cooper & CZ), I primarily use the rifles for both rock chucks and ground squirrels, with a jackwabbit thrown in on occasion. To that end, my primary bullets are both 40gr; the Nosler BT and their Varmageddon.

Typical accuracy is excellent in both rifles using both A2200 and my favorite for this caliber, RL-7:

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I'm convinced the little FB is inherently an accurate round, and is great out to 350-400 yards on small varmints.
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Re: 221 fireball bullet weight

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Thank you Rick for your help and your time. I do appreciate it.
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