My experience seconds that of 'Muir' above..though I went at it with a lot more gusto and a lot less sense and had my 35gr V- Max bullets fairly zinging along at over 3800fps, but he is correct, believe me!.. Inside of 100 odd yards they can be made to virtually go in ontop of one another, but get out passed around 150yds and that pretty, tight group has opened up noticeably, and at 200 yds the accuracy really is on the way out and they have slowed markedly such that some don't even open up like a V-Max is expected to do. Their shape is almost a round nose, and they have little mass to balance out that disadvantage imho...
Why not go up another 5 grains and use one of the much better, slicker poly tipped 40gr projectiles from either Nosler, Sierra or Hornady and not only will you get pretty close to the 35gr velocities but the bullets will have a FAR BETTER time of it at range, with more energy and likely even more velocity than the 35s after no great distance covered due to their far better shape and thus CDs.. Personally I do occasionally use the 40gr Sierra BlitzKing flat based bullets fired from my .223Rem at an initial 3800fps and they hit foxy like a grenade inside of 250yds or so, rarely giving a through & through...
I would expect the other two I suggested above, in particular the Nosler BTs will perform likewise, and perhaps even just slightly better at extended range cos of their boat tail bases giving them a slight ballistic advantage.
But 35 grainers, unless you are say fire-forming the .223 Rem out to a.233AI (as I use them in my .22H blowing out to .22K-H) then forget them!!.. My Two Peneth anyways!
ATB ...... and shoot safely
