It's back and it's better!!!

[Kirkned]

I went out and shot a few Pdogs with the old 5mm and the new ammo form Agilla. All I can say is that the round does not behave like any 22 mag. round I have shot, and I have a few and have shot more ground squirrels, jackrabbits and pdogs that I care to admit with them. There is much more devistation done to the target as with the 5mm. It behaves more like a 22 Hornet than the 22 mag. The longest shot I made with it was 192 yards measured with my Bushnell range finder. I hit the dog where the head and neck join and it nearly removed the entire head. I made several shots in the 150 to 175 yard range, most front shoulder and head shots the destruction was more typical of a center fire round not the 22 mag. However I have not used the CCI TNTs in my four 22 mags as they will not put them in anything other than a group resembling a blast form a 12 ga. shotgun at 35 yards. I have shot the Winchester softpoints hollowpoints and the Remington Hollowpoints the PMC softpoints the Agilla Hollowpoints the Federal 50 grain hollow points, the CCI 40 grain hollow points and a few others. None have behaved like the 5mm remington with the Agilla ammo. I do understand those of you that say for $15.00 a box of 50 (yes I found some for that price when you order 500 or more rounds). I can shoot 100 rounds of 22 mag. and I have said the same thing about the 17 HMR. those shells can now be found for $6.50/50 if you look. However, I have had this old 5mm collecting dust in my closet for a long time and was down to my last few rounds. I for one am more than glad to get it out and shoot it again. Will my 22 mags. be put away not on your life I enjoy them also. Some day I may even get a 17 HRM. However, in the mean time it sure was nice to have an old freind back and have it better than before.

Kirkned