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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    Apparently if you post a link in a post a mod has to approve it, so post with link to my Staball Match testing arriving in...idk, some time? Anyway, since that might take a while, here is the most pertinent post from that linked thread, but the thread itself is worth a read for the good info in...
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    First, meters is what I learned to shoot with. Now on to the powder question... I was the first guy to publicly do temp stability testing with Staball Match. The BLUF is that it is fantastic, and velocity with heavies beats even 8208 in my rifle by a noticable margin. Keep in mind, my...
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    Everything was close, within 100m. I hope to get out further this year. I would not hesitate to get them out to distance though. Long, match bullets are inherently unstable upon impact at almost any velocity, so even if the bullet doesn't expand, it will want to tumble, which with such a long...
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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    I will add that the 75 Hornady BTHP seems to stay together well and slightly mushroom or tumble upon impact. Every deer I have shot with it has had a 1 to 2 inch exit hole, instant blood trail, and has died within 30 meters. Everything I have shot with them I have gotten complete pass through...

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