He is also a noted TV personality, regularly appearing on TV programs Shooting USA. Not only does the .224 Valkyrie fit comfortably in a sleek, standard-size AR-15, it was alleged to push super-aerodynamic, 90-grain Sierra MatchKing projectiles so effectively that they would remain supersonic all the way to 1,300 yards (in standardized, sea-level atmospheric conditions), making the .224 Valkyrie a legitimate three-quarter-mile cartridge from a 24-inch barrel. Ryan still has a passion for hunting, but 3-gun gives Ryan and wife Dianna the opportunity to travel together and compete with and against amazing people. The Valkyrie is designed for cutting-edge precision and ballistic performance, and personally I see no use in crippling it with cheap bullets. Ben Voss FN Product Manager talks about the new FN SCAR 15P ultra-compact rifle-caliber pistol at SHOT Show 2023. A charge of 25.5 grains of Shooters World Match Rifle clustered .76-inch at 3,110 fps. 224 VALKYRIE- Effect of barrel length on velocity She remains the only female to take home overall wins in national level precision rifle competitions when she won the 2016 NorCal Tactical Bolt Rifle Challenge and 2018 K&M Kahles Precision Rifle Competition. Plus, the gunpowder sits in a shorter, fatter column, enabling in theory a slightly more consistent burn. A Coyote's Worst Nightmare: CMMG's Endeavor 300 Mk4 in 22 Nosler While I havent tried them, Hodgdons manual lists H414, BL-C(2) and H4895 as providing excellent velocities with bullets in the heavier ranges, and Varget and IMR 8208 XBR for lighter projectiles. Like many cartridges, .224 Valkyrie started as an attempt to make the AR-15 a more versatile and longer range platform. The heaviest Nosler factory load is its 85-grain RDF hollowpoint, whereas Federal offers two 90-grain Valkyrie loads: Fusion MSR 90-grain spitzer boattail and 90-grain Sierra MatchKing. Shooting at higher-than usual altitudes also increases the .224 Valkyries capability. The best group with this bullet was created by 26 grains of Vihtavuori N-540, measuring .74-inch at 2,882 fps. After taking up competitive shooting in 2016, she, won the Precision Rifle Series Production division in 2017 with her Savage Stealth. If I were going to war with prairie dogs, Id rely on the Nosler 55-grain Ballistic Tip over 26.3 grains of IMR 8208 XBR.