For Those Smart Enough To Run A Ballistics Calculator- I Ain't

[Big7]

If you have a 22 lr and a 16 in barrel shooting:

CCI Mini Mag and CCI Stinger, which one will hit the hardest (deliver more energy on target) at 50 yards?

CCI states the Mini Mags with a 40gr Round Nose run 1235 fps

The Stingers with a 32gr Hollow Point run 1640 fps.

And... If it's not to much trouble, is whatever you came up with linear across all distances: i.e. will the cartridge that is the fastest at 50 yards be the fastest at 70 yards? At 30? Or... Is there a distance at which the energy level flips like the Creedmoor catches up to and passes lighter, faster bullets at longer distances?

I'm trying to figure out (scientifically and mathematically) if the lighter and faster Stinger hits harder at 50 yards than the slower and heaver Mini Mag.

I'm using a 16 1/8 inch barrel in this hypothetical and assume CCI is using a longer test barrel so I expect my actual velocity and energy to be lower but the ballistics calculator should at least tell me which cartridge between the 2 hits the hardest at 50.

Thanks.

 

[Jester896]

not sure I need a calculator for that...so just a guess...the 40gr by a slim margin

 

[NCMTNHunter]

This doesn't directly answer your question but I would shoot whichever shoots the best in your rifle. Energy isn't much of a factor shooting small game. If you're shooting hogs the round nose are probably going to penetrate better than the hollow points.

 

[JR924]

The 32 grain load has the highest kinetic energy at the muzzle at 191 foot pounds. The 40 grain load is at 135 foot pounds. Plus the 32 grain is a hollow point so more devastating on soft small skin animals if calibers are kept the same. This is what I used.

Bullet Energy Calculator | Ballistics101.com

 

[BriarPatch99]

The 40 Grain is calculated at 107 ft-lbs.
The 32 grain is calculated at 130 ft-lbs
Both at 50 yards... at the velocity listed for each...

At 1000 yards the 32 grain is 7.8 ft-lbs, the 40 grain is 15.4 ft-lbs

 

[Jester896]

The 40 Grain is calculated at 107 ft-lbs.
The 32 grain is calculated at 130 ft-lbs
Both at 50 yards... at the velocity listed for each...

At 1000 yards the 32 grain is 7.8 ft-lbs, the 40 grain is 15.4 ft-lbs

pretty spot on..
according to CCI's website:
40gr Mini-Mag is 108 ft-lbs @50... 96 @ 75 ... 88 @100
32gr Stinger is 120 ft-lbs @ 50 ...96 @ 75 ...82 @100

neither mentions barrel length which might affect velocity and in turn energy...

 

[rosewood]

The 40 Grain is calculated at 107 ft-lbs.
The 32 grain is calculated at 130 ft-lbs
Both at 50 yards... at the velocity listed for each...

At 1000 yards the 32 grain is 7.8 ft-lbs, the 40 grain is 15.4 ft-lbs

Where did you find the BC for those bullets to do the calculation?

 

[Jester896]

according to CCI the 40gr is .130 and the 32 is .084

 

[BriarPatch99]

Where did you find the BC for those bullets to do the calculation?

JBM Calculator ...list both bullets ...input the velocity that Big7 gave... as Jester said ...depends on actual barrel & barrel length... I used stated velocity...