Anybody try ZMAX zombie 22 cal bullets?

[BGD]

Has anyone tried the Hornady ZMAX zombie bullets 50 grain? Thinking about trying some.

http://www.hornady.com/store/22-Cal-.224-50-gr-Z-MAX/

 

[joustin]

Same as V-Max, I like the 55gr Z-Max and V-max

 

[witchhunter]

They are GTG in my pdog guns. Cheaper than Vmax but flat base instead of a BT.

 

[BGD]

Cabelas has them for 64 for a box of 500. I will give them a try.
Thanks

 

[SlowFuse]

Similar performance as vmax, tips look the same. I bought 1k about a year ago because they were cheaper than vmax at the time.

 

[Walkalong]

Same here, but it was 55 Gr. They shoot well.

 

[joustin]

Every V-max I've seen is a flat base, which ones are boat tail?

 

[Xfire68]

The 40g Zmax are BT. I have loaded up a few hundred of the 40g Zmax with 25.5g of 844 and they were outstanding.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Just after the current shortage hit my buddy who owns a gun shop got two cases of those Z-Max bullets in he ordered before the shortage got into full swing. Even though he had a show to do the next weekend we convince him to sell us some of them and at a good price too. I took 3 boxes (1500), my reloading buddy took 4 boxes and the owner kept 3 boxes for himself. So, he ended up taking only one case to the show! LOL

Those bullets are very accurate and like mentioned above, they are the same as another Hornady bullet but I think they are A-Max bullets instead of V-Max except for the color of the tip of course. The tip is zombie puke green but they cost less than the A-Max bullets so who cares what color the tip is?

 

[blarby]

I actually like the green.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I actually like the green.

I do too. I've been meaning to check if they glow in the dark! lol

I wish I had more than one box left...

 

[Walkalong]

Every V-max I've seen is a flat base, which ones are boat tail?

50 Gr BT V Max

50 Gr BT Z Max


52 Gr BT A Max


53 Gr BT V Max


55 Gr FB V Max


55 Gr FB (W Cannelure) V Max

55 Gr FB (W Cannelure) Z Max

 

[KansasSasquatch]

Just after the current shortage hit my buddy who owns a gun shop got two cases of those Z-Max bullets in he ordered before the shortage got into full swing. Even though he had a show to do the next weekend we convince him to sell us some of them and at a good price too. I took 3 boxes (1500), my reloading buddy took 4 boxes and the owner kept 3 boxes for himself. So, he ended up taking only one case to the show! LOL

Those bullets are very accurate and like mentioned above, they are the same as another Hornady bullet but I think they are A-Max bullets instead of V-Max except for the color of the tip of course. The tip is zombie puke green but they cost less than the A-Max bullets so who cares what color the tip is?

I'd definitely say they're not the same as A-Max. A-Max are all "match" bullets to my knowledge, some have a polymer tip and others are hollow points, not meant to expand. The V-Max are a varmint bullet designed to rapidly expand and from what I've seen from Z-Max they do the same.

 

[223man]

I called Hornady about the Z-Max bullets about a year ago. Phone rep confirmed that they were V-Max, just changed tip color.

Rep commented that Steve Hornady was a fan of zombie movies, hence the zombie bits & pieces.

 

[fallout mike]

They are extremely accurate out of our guns. When I first got them I was looking for Vmax. This is all that was available. But yea I kinda like the green now too.

 

[capreppy]

I've shot hundreds out of my 1-9. h322 over a Fed 205M and I can one hole them all day long. Have thousands on the shelf and a couple thousand loaded. I won't need to use any other bullet except for longer distances.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I'd definitely say they're not the same as A-Max. A-Max are all "match" bullets to my knowledge, some have a polymer tip and others are hollow points, not meant to expand. The V-Max are a varmint bullet designed to rapidly expand and from what I've seen from Z-Max they do the same.

My mistake then, thanks for the info. In any case, they are very good bullets and I like them! lol

 

[KansasSasquatch]

Indeed they are VERY good bullets, especially considering that they're just slightly more expensive than their fmj bullets.