I have the TGK and they look like they have a thicker jacket than the TMK. I am going to see how they shoot out of my 20" PRC. I want to make sure they will expand in deer sized game.
I would like to see if anyone has used the TMK and TGK to see if there is much of an expansion/penetration...
Who has tried the 130 TGK out of a 6.5 Creedmoor? I picked up 500 of these last year. Pictured next to the 130 Norma. Has anyone compared the TGK to the TMK? @Formidilosus
The first four deer were taken during a late anterless hunt, all with the 130 Norma Golden target at 2785 MV from an 18" 6.5 creed. Exits on the first two that were shot at 240 and 280 yards, both went 20-30 yards with lots of blood. Second two were shot at the end of the day at the top of a...
The first big doe was shot with factory 147s out of a Tikka Roughtech in 6.5 PRC, MV 2865 fps, shot at 240 yards, impact velocity 2550. The second doe was shot with the 130gr Norma golden target, MV 2840 out of a 6.5 Creed RAP, a little over 2700 impact velocity, blood trail was amazing. The...
Finally worked up a load with the 77gr TMK, LC brass, Tula mag primers, and XBR 8208. Started at 23.2 and ended up at 23.8. The last 5 shots were 2704 fps with a 7.8 SD. This is out of a Stag 3G upper that is used primarly as a night time coyote rifle with 53gr V-max. My grandson is a small 9 yr...