Way to go there, TK! Both my 221FB's really like the Nosler 40gr Tipped Varmageddon and the Ballistic Tips too.
Nowadays some poo-poo the little Furball, but it's one of my personal favorites. Miserly on powder, absence of muzzle blast, good out to 400 yards, see all your hits/misses in the scope. What's NOT to like? Besides, if you lay in a bunch of quality brass like Lapua or Nosler, you have the foundation to make 20 Vartarg brass too.
My Furballs consist of a Cooper M38 Phoenix and a CZ 527 American. The Cooper gets shot the most, but for a great walkabout rifle, that little CZ American is the rifle of choice, being almost as accurate as a HB bench gun. More accurate than it should be.
My Cooper 221FB with some rock chucks:
And as far as accuracy is concerned, this little caliber is no slouch there, either:
I also bench shoot my Cooper Furball for ground squirrels with wanton abandon. These rifles are just plain
fun!
I was able to shoot my first coyote ever with the Fireball today. Very small chest entrance wound, no exit. He died instantly. Shot was about 75 yards, using 40 gr NBT. I was pretty happy about it-
