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I'm in the process of trying to consolidate to as few components and ammo types as possible. Keeping different ammo for different rifles has been a pain for over a decade.
Why not just shoot the same ammo?
Do you reload? This is part of the reason I started reloading. Really easy to keep a keg of powder and a few thousand bullets around and have the same exact ammo throughout the life of a barrel.I'm in the process of trying to consolidate to as few components and ammo types as possible. Keeping different ammo for different rifles has been a pain for over a decade.
Well I’m afraid I’ll end up grabbing the wrong box and end up over pressuring or something. Like the 77 tmk load is loaded longer with special mags. I guess I could use the tmk lol
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Would you mind sharing which handguard is on that rifle?
FL resize everything and load the TMK to 2.26oal. Everything will feed/function and you don’t have to deal with the BS.
yes. and even so, consolidation is my current strategy, preferably on stuff that is consistently available. Various components have gone through cycles of poor availbility since at least 2012. We see it in this thread with the 77 tmk and IMR 8208 too.Do you reload? This is part of the reason I started reloading. Really easy to keep a keg of powder and a few thousand bullets around and have the same exact ammo throughout the life of a barrel.
I did nearly the same thing, but at a time when you could actually get 77tmk. I also only have 3 hunting guns, so that helps. 3006, creedmoors and the 223.yes. and even so, consolidation is my current strategy, preferably on stuff that is consistently available. Various components have gone through cycles of poor availbility since at least 2012. We see it in this thread with the 77 tmk and IMR 8208 too.
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I don't have a hard on for it.I don’t at all understand the hard on guys get for subsonic rifle cartridges. Maybe someone can explain.
A subsonic 22 cal, isn’t that basically a 22lr
Ftlbs of energy is somewhat irrelevant. Guys say you have to have 1500 for big game or whatever and it is nothing more than an arbitrary number. A 10mm at the muzzle has like 700 - if you shove a 10mm behind the shoulder of a moose and pull the trigger will it kill it? Absolutely. You weren’t shooting the right bullets in the military - so it isnt a fair representation of what the cartridge is capable of.The post is “.223 for bear, deer, elk and moose”. As I stated earlier, if it’s legal in your state go for it. Even with the 77 gr TMK, it will fall below 1000 ft/lbs of energy around 160 yards. For small deer at close range (less than 200 yds) its probably fine. For large deer I feel it’s marginal, especially at range. For bear, elk or moose its probably unethical. Magnum cartridges are unnecessary however I feel we owe the animal a quick clean dispatch with a cartridge best matched for the quarry. I realize this is an unpopular position on this thread, however I respectfully disagree. After 30 years of military experience with 5.56 cartridge, I have doubts on its suitability for big game.
Not necessarily singling you out just seems like there is a guy in every crowd that wants subsonic.I don't have a hard on for it.
Which subsonic 22 LR load would be the equivalent of a 55 grain 223 bullet, what 22 rifle is twisted to deliver it, and which state would allow it?
I may have the opportunity to lease some acreage that abuts an upscale residential area. The situation is such that window rattling big booms associated with hunting could create enough pressure on the landowner to disallow the lease.
Not necessarily singling you out just seems like there is a guy in every crowd that wants subsonic.
Obviously you have a reason for it. I think I’d rather use a crossbow.
Subsonic with a suppressor is quiet enough but I decided it wasn't worth the effort.I don't have a hard on for it.
Which subsonic 22 LR load would be the equivalent of a 55 grain 223 bullet, what 22 rifle is twisted to deliver it, and which state would allow it?
I may have the opportunity to lease some acreage that abuts an upscale residential area. The situation is such that window rattling big booms associated with hunting could create enough pressure on the landowner to disallow the lease.
Yes. I have shot thousands of SMKs over 24.5 grains of TAC loaded to 2.26” In my rifles they’re actually more accurate than the the TMKs. If you don’t need the terminal performance, I don’t don’t see a reason to shoot them.Can I load 77grain SMKs with the same charge and expect closeish results for a slightly cheaper target/training option? Obviously we are all trying to save TMKs given how hard they are to find. Currently using 24.5grains of TAC at 2.26