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    Tikka acquired

    Bought the same gun under the same sale three days ago. Working on a load for it soon. It shoots well with nosler 95 ballistic. I like it as much as my t3x 223. Stock needs work but I'll get there.
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    Another data point. I was butchering the offside front quarter of my Elk a few days back and found what remained of the 77 grain TMK. Lodged in the outside surface of the shoulder meat. Looks like the hide stopped it there. Shoulder meat -> one rib busted -> tumble in organ cavity (blender) ->...
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    Predator Rifles! Let's See Them!

    Kimber of Oregon. .223 mostly sits in the safe but I like looking at it and shooting once in awhile. It'll do the work. Sometimes I feel guilty leaving it at home. I prefer my Tikka for a wider range of game. Even my 18" 1:8 AR.
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    About that cow yesterday. 77TMK. Shot high shoulder. Damage to spine, heart blown up. Lungs intact, everything rearward intact. No damage to off side shoulder meat. Damage went as far as off side ribs and pretty much stopped there. One busted rib at entry. No wonder she went hooves up, DRT...
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    I knocked down a cow elk yesterday with the rokslide special and 77gr TMK. We snuck into 25 yards of the outliers in this heard. They jumped, we slowed em down a little with a cow call. Thanks MT Terry. Picked out a cow at 50 yards and hit her in the shoulder. She turned to run but just...
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    150gr SST's out of a 30-06 can cause too much damage in a deer. On par with what my 77gr TMK did to this years deer. Seen it, through the scope this time. :) This has been a really fun learning experience for me. And my old neck likes low to no recoil any more. Maybe next week, a cow elk!
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    Anyone solo backcountry hunting over the age of 60?

    I'll stop being an active 62 year old in February. We'll see how a 63 year old does. Keep on keeping on!
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    Great shot!
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    I agree with this. The deer I shot, I watched fold up like it was on TV. I have been used to the view getting bounced for a long time.
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    After several days of hunting and a couple of missed opportunities I walked into this guy standing head on to me. 86 yards. Rokslide special, .223 77gn TMK from Black Hills Ammo. Placed the bullet just below his chin. Absolutely destroyed his neck. The damage biased right side. I saw the hit...
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    Huh... was in there yesterday, in Rapid City. There weren't any. Will keep an eye you for them now. Thanks!
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    Shot some hand loads in the Tikka today. Found a decent load for practice. Fired 5 rounds of the AAC 77gn OTM out of the Wylde chambered AR. Yes, screw up. I'll let them know. On the other hand, their Sierra 77gn TMK was fine. Just not as accurate as my hand loads.
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    If I recall, you posted some MVs to me that showed they were on the hot side. Average above 2800fps. Anyway, sorry for stinking up this thread with bad ammo stories. I'll be sure to post something about 77 TMKs and dead game animals later in the year.
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    Howdy! First post after reading this entire thread. If it wasn't for a good friend of mine attending a recent shooting school by Form, I would still be mildly choking on some of this info in here. That said, I dove right in and am the proud owner of a Tikka in .223. Nice rifle. Not the only...
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