22 hornet vs 22 mag vs water jugs @ 200 yds

Added: 2026-06-02

[00:00:17]Hello everyone and welcome back. In a recent video, we used the.22 Mag 30-grain V-Max and the 33-grain AccuTip to shoot at 10-lb blocks of clay from 100 yards.

[00:00:31]In the follow-up video, we shot those same two rounds along with the.22 Hornet 35-grain V-Max from the Hornady Varmint Express lineup to give us some perspective on what the next step up in power would look like.

[00:00:45]We still did the testing from 100 yards, but we removed the blocks of clay from the equation and just shot the water jugs.

[00:00:55]Today, we'll be shooting those same three bullets at 200 yards. Well, 207 to be exact.

[00:01:03]Now, some would say that these rounds are out of gas by the time they get out there to 200 yards. Even if that is the case, there are varying degrees of out of gas, and I just had to see for myself what those degrees would look like.

[00:01:19]Here is the angle you'll be seeing everything from today. And here are some still shots worth considering. They were taken when zooming out.

[00:01:32]As you can see, I filmed everything from just over my right shoulder. I chose this angle because I wanted to see if any of these rounds had enough energy to create some visible bullet trace.

[00:01:44]We'll take a quick look at the speed and energy numbers for these rounds to see what out of gas may look like from a numbers point of view.

[00:01:51]And then we'll go out and see what the water jugs had to say about it.

[00:01:55]When I chronographed the.22 Mag 30-grain V-Max, it had a muzzle velocity of 2256 ft per second on average, which was good for 339 ft lbs.

[00:02:06]But when it gets out to 200 yards, it only has 1042 ft per second and will deliver about 72 ft lbs of energy.

[00:02:15]Please make a mental note of the ballistic coefficient of.095.

[00:02:20]The chronograph results of the 33-grain AccuTip showed a muzzle velocity of 271 ft per second, which translated into 314 ft lbs of energy.

[00:02:32]At 200 yards, it should arrive with 1171 ft per second worth of speed and 101 ft lbs of energy.

[00:02:40]101 ft lbs of energy may not sound terribly impressive, but it is worth noting that it is 40% more energy than the 30-grain V-Max, thanks to its improved ballistic coefficient of.137.

[00:02:54]Chronographing the.22 Hornet 35-grain revealed an average muzzle velocity of 3168 ft per second. That's good for 780 ft lbs of energy.

[00:03:05]At 200 yards, it should still have 1637 ft per second worth of speed and should deliver 208 ft lbs.

[00:03:15]As you watch the shooting footage today, it may be worth noting that it is not very lengthy.

[00:03:20]What that means is that I'm going to show it to you more than once, kind of.

[00:03:26]To get the most out of this video, just focus on what happens to the water jugs your first time through, and don't even try to look for any bullet trace.

[00:03:35]The second time around, we'll already know what happened to our targets, and our focus will be on looking at the bullet trace, or lack thereof, depending on your perspective.

[00:03:45]The test rifle for the.22 Hornet will be the Savage Model 25T.

[00:03:50]The scope is a 6 by 24 by 50 Vortex Diamondback Tactical.

[00:03:55]The trigger is the stock AccuTrigger and it has been set to a pound and a half.

[00:04:01]The rifle for the.22 mag will be the Bergara B-14R. The scope is an Athlon Ares ETR 4.5x30x56.

[00:04:10]The trigger has been upgraded to a TriggerTech Diamond and it breaks at 1 lb.

[00:04:16]Leading off the shooting today will be the.22 mag 30-grain V-Max.

[00:04:51]Well, I'm walking up right now to the water jug that was just hit from about 207 yd with.22 mag using the Hornady 30-grain V-Max.

[00:05:01]Let's take a look and see where we hit him.

[00:05:04]It looks like a little bit to the left of the sticker.

[00:05:07]Maybe a little bit low.

[00:05:10]So, there's your entrance right there.

[00:05:13]And we do have some hydrostatic damage coming out the backside.

[00:05:23]Next up will be the other.22 mag, which is the 33-grain AccuTip.

[00:05:59]>> Well, I'm walking up right now to the water jug that was just hit from 207 yards with.22 mag using the Remington 33 grain AccuTip.

[00:06:09]Let's see where we hit this guy.

[00:06:11]From what I can tell, we are on the sticker.

[00:06:15]Just a little bit to the right of the diamond.

[00:06:20]And on the backside, we do have some hydrostatic damage just ripping right out that backside.

[00:06:31]Next up will be the.22 Hornet 35 grain V-Max.

[00:07:06]In a moment, we'll be walking up to inspect the damage. In the meantime, please observe this picture that was taken a split second before the bullet arrived.

[00:07:15]Here's the exact moment of impact, also known as frame one.

[00:07:19]The real magic starts to happen in frame two and goes on for a few frames after that.

[00:07:25]I won't be saying anything for a few moments as the pictures will speak for themselves.

[00:07:46]>> I'm walking up right now to the water jug that has just been hit from 207 yards with.22 Hornet using the 35 grain Hornady Varmint Express.

[00:07:57]We'll see where we hit this guy.

[00:08:00]It looks like we hit him a little bit below the sticker.

[00:08:03]Right there.

[00:08:05]Let's see if I can zoom in so you can see that a little better.

[00:08:09]So, right about there is our shot placement.

[00:08:11]So, while the shot placement wasn't as perfect as I was hoping for, you don't have to be too perfect with that extra speed.

[00:08:20]As you can see that hydrostatic damage on the backside is still rather substantial.

[00:08:32]As we get ready to watch the impacts for the second time, you should notice the bullet trace coming in from the lower left-hand corner of your screen.

[00:08:39]We'll begin with the.22 Mag 30 grain V-Max.

[00:09:20]Next up is the.22 Mag 33 grain AccuTip.

[00:10:02]>> Next is the.22 Hornet 35 grain V-Max.

[00:10:44]I would like to thank you for taking the time to watch this video. I would love to hear your thoughts on what you just now saw. Or even if it has been a while since you commented and you just wanted to reach out and say hello, I'd love to hear from you.