You can extrapolate how well a bullet will work pretty easily by just looking at what impact velocity the animal was shot at.
Doesn’t matter if it was a 26” or a 8” barrel, 50 yards or 500. If the impact velocity was 2,200 fps, you can apply that to what your short barrel will do at whatever...
They’re worth it. I have a Midas on both my Tikka builds. Once you’ve bitten the bullet on purchasing them, you’ll forget about the price haha. They feel fantastic, better than the Geissele Super 700 that I had on my Defiance.
I had UM do my Tikka 22 CM barreled action. It took 7 months. I did have them lighten and nitride the action, which I’m glad I did. But still, it was paying a premium over doing what’s been suggested here. You pay full price for a Tikka rifle, just for the action, from UM. Then add the cost of...
Definitely can feel the difference in recoil, as you’re going from 26g to 40g of powder, but basically the same bullets, within 5g.
223 has about 4 ft lbs of recoil and the 22 CM about 7. Both are ridiculously easy to shoot and spot your impacts.
Exactly. The X-Mid was a pain to pitch a lot of times.
I either run a ground sheet or a 1+ inner if it’s buggy area. I rarely use bivy’s. You end up with more moisture in your bag than anything.