Small Bullets (.224) and BIG game

[Point Creep]

Better clue to 10 shot group above. A legit 1” or less rifle is really great in my opinion. This is one of them and if I wanted to spend hours and hours in my basement messing with ammo it would be better but No thanks.

Goal was a rifle I could shoot a prairie dog in the head at 100m with every time.

 

[BAKPAKR]

Got the new barrel on the .223 and shot eight 5 shot groups as a quick test. It was windy, about 15mph and even so the largest group at 100m was 1.1” and those were at the end with a pretty hot barrel. Tried 2 batches of 75 eldm at .51 and .46 with 24 and 25 grains of varget. Tomorrow going to try a 10 shot zero with the 25 grain load. Was getting 2848 avg velocity.

Shot 60 vmax, 62 ttsx, 62 eldm-vt, 70AB and 75 eldm.

Sending 2 other rifles in to have barrels swapped by this guy.

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If you piss off a bear and it charges you, a side benefit of your set up is that you can crush its skull with a swing of that monstrosity of a scope. When you decide to part with that scope, let me know and I might even be able to come up with a little more than I gave you for the LRHS.

 

[cgasner1]

If you piss off a bear and it charges you, a side benefit of your set up is that you can crush its skull with a swing of that monstrosity of a scope. When you decide to part with that scope, let me know and I might even be able to come up with a little more than I gave you for the LRHS.

What would you do with that scope put it on your snub nose?

 

[BAKPAKR]

What would you do with that scope put it on your snub nose?

I have the mount, now I just need the proper tactical scope.

 

[Hams42]

6.5 isn't a necessary a small bullet but I am in the final stages of getting a load worked up for a 109gr Absolute Hammer out of a 20" barrel. Ive been getting 3100 fps and it's a dream to shoot with the suppressor. The wife is going to be very pleased with her new setup.

 

[Wyoming270]

This has been done for a hundred years. 220 swift and 22 250 wwre two common ones. From a 1 in 14 22 250 launches 60 grain bullets quite effectively. A good expanding lead bullet at these velocities will easily kill a deer within 300 yards.

 

[Point Creep]

This has been done for a hundred years. 220 swift and 22 250 wwre two common ones. From a 1 in 14 22 250 launches 60 grain bullets quite effectively. A good expanding lead bullet at these velocities will easily kill a deer within 300 yards.

What will a good match bullet do to a deer at 600 yards?

 

[mtmuley]

What will a good match bullet do to a deer at 600 yards?

Bounce off. mtmuley

 

[El Jason]

Bounce off. mtmuley

Especially if you hit the shoulder.

 

[El Jason]

That rifle has to be a cream puff to shoot.

I’d they were legal for big game here I’d buy one tomorrow. As it is I’ll probably rebarrel to a fast twist .243.

 

[mtmuley]

That rifle has to be a cream puff to shoot.

I’d they were legal for big game here I’d buy one tomorrow. As it is I’ll probably rebarrel to a fast twist .243.

80 grain HH are pretty nasty. mtmuley

 

[El Jason]

80 grain HH are pretty nasty. mtmuley

When I get around to this I’ll probably do 1/8 twist so I can shoot a little heavier. I see posted velocities of 3300+ with the 88 grain HH.