{"id":85474,"date":"2018-01-22T22:23:53","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T03:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=85474"},"modified":"2024-03-31T17:26:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T22:26:43","slug":"federals-224-valkyrie-storms-market-savages-224-msr-15-shot-show-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/federals-224-valkyrie-storms-market-savages-224-msr-15-shot-show-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal’s .224 Valkyrie Storms the Market & Savage’s 224 MSR-15 – SHOT Show 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you haven’t heard about the newest Federal premium round, you may be living under a rock. Released in December of 2017, the .224 Valkeryie<\/a> is slowly gaining traction with long-range precision shooters. The cartridge is based on an .30 Remington\/6.8 SPC case. The cartridge will work in your typical bolt-action rifle but it will also work in an AR.<\/p>\n

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Federal Premium .224 Valkeryie is available in multiple grain weights. We tested the 90-grain offering.<\/p><\/div>\n

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As of right now, several manufacturers have stepped up to the plate and begun offering factory rifles. Savage is offering its\u00a0new lineup of Savage 224 Valkeryie MSR, which we spent time on at the range at SHOT. Other noteworthy manufacturers\u00a0are bringing rifles to market are LWRCI and \u00a0 It’s true that the cartridge is .224 and will fit in your AR-15, but it’s imperative that you note that the case is bigger. This means you’ll need to change the barrel and the bolt to use it in your beloved AR-15. Or, you can buy a new upper and call it a day.<\/p>\n

Federal has produced a cartridge that may come close to a 6.5 Creedmoor, in terms of ballistic performance, but fits inside a .223\/5.56 package.<\/p>\n