Sierra designed these Matchking reloading bullets for rifles and handguns in 1970. In rifles, this 52 grain hollow point boat tail (HPBT) bullet offers you all the advantages of a boat tail design for 200 to 300 yd competition. In handguns, chambering cartridges in .22 caliber, the 52 grain HPBT bullet often deliver superior accuracy in target competition. While they are recognized around the world for record-setting accuracy, MatchKing and Tipped MatchKing bullets are not recommended for most hunting applications. Although MatchKing and Tipped MatchKing bullets are commonly used for varmint hunting, their design will not provide the same reliable explosive expansion at equivalent velocities in varmints compared to their lightly jacketed Hornet, Blitz or Varminter counterparts.