Small Bullets (.224) and BIG game

[X13]

I shot a few deer with a .223 and 77gr TMKs this season. They all died

 

[Carl]

I’m craving a ph3 in 6 or 25 creed and a tikka 223. Maybe I can justify them as future investments for my four year old son

My 6 Creed PH2 has shot phenomenal. The performance per dollar is hard to match. I prefer the Tikka actions but for NRL Hunter it made more sense. Tikka is supposedly releasing a 6 Creed themselves this year.

 

[DFS]

I’ve piled up a lot of meat with that in a 6.5 Swede. Bang flop.

The only downside is that it jellies meat just as well as it jellies vitals.

No complaints here.

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[brockel]

Few 77grain tmk kills I’ve got on my phone from 223, 22-250, 22 creed

 

[Redmt]

Speaking of 22-250, I have a #1 with 14:1 twist. Getting anything to shoot straight over 53 gr. has been impossible. I'm also building another Predator with 10:1 twist. I need to shoot copper. Anyone got any suggestions?

 

[brockel]

Speaking of 22-250, I have a #1 with 14:1 twist. Getting anything to shoot straight over 53 gr. has been impossible. I'm also building another Predator with 10:1 twist. I need to shoot copper. Anyone got any suggestions?

With the 10” twist you will need to stick under 60 grains for coppers. I’d look at the 57 grain hammer hht

 

[Redmt]

With the 10” twist you will need to stick under 60 grains for coppers. I’d look at the 57 grain hammer hht

Not to offend mt.muley but I haven't had great luck with the Hammers. I have a box and a half of 30 cal 166's i would gladly trade off.

 

[tkhuntsman]

I've got a Browning X-Bolt with a 1-9 twist that I've shot 64 grn TGK out of with good success on deer and antelope.

 

[BAKPAKR]

My daughter and I have shot several deer with fast twist 223s and a few different bullets ranging from the 62 gr Barnes TTSX to the 77 gr Sierra TMK. While we haven’t shot anything at RS ranges, I have been more impressed with the TTSX than the TMK.

 

[44hunter45]

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Nice. All good vital hits. I was trying to say if you miss the vitals it will cost you meat.

 

[Elkmagnet]

Are you really comparing caliber to "manly"? That's funny.

Thanks.

 

[Elkmagnet]

I’d like to take a cow this year with my pre 64 243. I feel like inside 250, partitions would perform

You would be good out to any reasonable range. 500?

 

[Gerald Martin]

Come to think of it, I did shoot a cow with an 80 grain TSX from my .243 at about 200 yards. It ran about 100 yards and died. The bullet did not exit.