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

[Afhunter1]

You guys shooting TAC in a tikka do you think it safe to load at 24.5 to start? What have you seen for a max? I’m gonna roll some up this week. This is with the 77 TMK by the way.

 

[MidGAHunter]

You guys shooting TAC in a tikka do you think it safe to load at 24.5 to start? What have you seen for a max? I’m gonna roll some up this week. This is with the 77 TMK by the way.

I'm using 24.5 gr TAC under a 77 gr TMK out of a Tikka without issue. However, I would not start there but rather start lower and work up, ensuring you don't hit pressure.

 

[Bluumoon]

You guys shooting TAC in a tikka do you think it safe to load at 24.5 to start? What have you seen for a max? I’m gonna roll some up this week. This is with the 77 TMK by the way.

I'd say a little spicy to start. I ended at 23.7gr, 2800fps.

 

[Afhunter1]

Maybe I will load one at 23.5, 24, and 24.5 and see if I get pressure at all.


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[Lawnboi]

Maybe I will load one at 23.5, 24, and 24.5 and see if I get pressure at all.


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I normally load one or two in a ladder like that to find pressure. Then back down a bit.

Careful with tac, it can get a little spicier when it gets hot

 

[FLS]

It’s three tenths under max. Don’t seat them too deep you should be fine. As stated before work your way up.

 

[Jake Leibke]

You guys shooting TAC in a tikka do you think it safe to load at 24.5 to start? What have you seen for a max? I’m gonna roll some up this week. This is with the 77 TMK by the way.

I’m at 24.0 for my load. Was at pressure at 24.5


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[ResearchinStuff]

I did not hit pressure at 24.5, but settled on 24.3 just to make sure I was good when summer came

 

[Pharmseller]

You guys shooting TAC in a tikka do you think it safe to load at 24.5 to start? What have you seen for a max? I’m gonna roll some up this week. This is with the 77 TMK by the way.

I have it on good authority that 26.0 grains TAC with a 75 ELD-M acts like the Titan submersible. It’s awesome for 10 trips then fails spectacularly.

So don’t do that.




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[cmahoney]

I have it on good authority that 26.0 grains TAC with a 75 ELD-M acts like the Titan submersible. It’s awesome for 10 trips then fails spectacularly.

So don’t do that.




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What happened?


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[ztc92]

I’m at 24.0 for my load. Was at pressure at 24.5


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This was my experience as well using 77TMK’s. No pressure at 24.5g of TAC with 75g BTHP’s, though this was in the spring with temps around 50 degrees outside. The 24g load shot great so that’s what I’m sticking with to be safe and allow others to shoot it without too much concern.

My ladder was 23, 23.5, 24 and 24.5, all shot very well based on (inadequate) 5-shot groups.

 

[Pharmseller]

What happened?


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Went marmot shooting. It got hot. Pierced a primer and blew the bolt shroud off after fracturing the firing pin assembly. No injuries, that Tikka is hell for stout. It taught me not to exceed book maximums, I can tell you that.




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[justinspicher]

To start with, I am a HUGE fan of 223/556, so naturally this thread appeals to me. Generally, I stick with an AR platform because that is what I know and I am familiar with it. With that being said, I recently picked up a Ruger American Ranch rifle in 556. For $600 it has been a stellar rifle so far. It shoots incredibly well, I am using Hornady Frontier 75gr HPBT 556 ammo. I went with a Nightforce NXS 2.5-10x32 with the LV Velocity reticle. Its a fantastic match. I put a Spartan javelin bipod up front and topped it off with my suppressor. So far I have shot paper and steel and a handful of prairie dogs in ranges from 35-380yds. No issues. I did take it apart and wipe it down, then put Loctite on all the bolts and torqued it back together. To my surprise it shot even better. I am not a huge fan of the plastic stock, particularly due to the tan color, but thats an easy fix. With a loaded ten round mag, scope and suppressor I am just under 10lbs.

Anyone else shoot one of these?

 

[cmahoney]

Went marmot shooting. It got hot. Pierced a primer and blew the bolt shroud off after fracturing the firing pin assembly. No injuries, that Tikka is hell for stout. It taught me not to exceed book maximums, I can tell you that.




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Ho Li Fuk! thanks for sharing.


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[BLJ]

To start with, I am a HUGE fan of 223/556, so naturally this thread appeals to me. Generally, I stick with an AR platform because that is what I know and I am familiar with it. With that being said, I recently picked up a Ruger American Ranch rifle in 556. For $600 it has been a stellar rifle so far. It shoots incredibly well, I am using Hornady Frontier 75gr HPBT 556 ammo. I went with a Nightforce NXS 2.5-10x32 with the LV Velocity reticle. Its a fantastic match. I put a Spartan javelin bipod up front and topped it off with my suppressor. So far I have shot paper and steel and a handful of prairie dogs in ranges from 35-380yds. No issues. I did take it apart and wipe it down, then put Loctite on all the bolts and torqued it back together. To my surprise it shot even better. I am not a huge fan of the plastic stock, particularly due to the tan color, but thats an easy fix. With a loaded ten round mag, scope and suppressor I am just under 10lbs.

Anyone else shoot one of these?

I’ve had good luck with mine.

 

[Pharmseller]

Ho Li Fuk! thanks for sharing.


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If someone can learn from my dumbassery then it wasn’t wasted dumbassery.




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[ztc92]

Quoting myself to provide a few updates:

Recently bought a few hundred of these hoping to make practice ammo that shoots roughly same POI as the 77 TMK’s. Looks like they’re sold out now but may be worth keeping an eye out, they sure look like 77g SMK’s to me. I’ll try to report back when I get a chance to shoot some of them.

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Tested the 77SMK seconds out today and was very pleased with the results. They shot near identical POI as the 77TMK’s in my Tikka with both loaded to mag length with 24g of TAC. First verified POI on paper at 100 yards, targets attached (yes one bad shot with TMK’s but I blame me not the ammo). After verifying same POI I moved to gongs and had consistent POI with both rounds at 330, 400, 500 and 720 yards. Sure is fun hitting gongs that far out with the little Rokslide special!

In summary, for anyone that reloads, it seems the 77 SMK’s will make great practice ammo if you want to save your TMK’s for hunting.

This was my experience as well using 77TMK’s. No pressure at 24.5g of TAC with 75g BTHP’s, though this was in the spring with temps around 50 degrees outside. The 24g load shot great so that’s what I’m sticking with to be safe and allow others to shoot it without too much concern.

My ladder was 23, 23.5, 24 and 24.5, all shot very well based on (inadequate) 5-shot groups.

Shot about 100 rounds through my Tikka .223 today using 24g of TAC loaded at mag length with a mix of 77 SMK’s and 77 TMK’s. It was approximately 80-85 degrees out and I was shooting in partial shade. Of those ~100 rounds, I had a heavy bolt lift on 6 of them and noted ejector marks on 3 of those 6. Primers looked fine to me.

I reload using an RCBS chargemaster and am very meticulous, so I don’t think those 6 rounds were overcharged. It would seem 24g if TAC is right on the edge of pressure for my Tikka, which makes sense because I noted pressure with 5/5 rounds when I tried to use 24.5g of TAC this spring and that was shooting in about 50 degrees.

*Edit to add photos*

 

[Grundy53]

Wow. Got a product back in stock notification for 77 gr TMKs. Immediately tried to purchase. By the time I went through the payment process they were out of stock.

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[robtattoo]

To start with, I am a HUGE fan of 223/556, so naturally this thread appeals to me. Generally, I stick with an AR platform because that is what I know and I am familiar with it. With that being said, I recently picked up a Ruger American Ranch rifle in 556. For $600 it has been a stellar rifle so far. It shoots incredibly well, I am using Hornady Frontier 75gr HPBT 556 ammo. I went with a Nightforce NXS 2.5-10x32 with the LV Velocity reticle. Its a fantastic match. I put a Spartan javelin bipod up front and topped it off with my suppressor. So far I have shot paper and steel and a handful of prairie dogs in ranges from 35-380yds. No issues. I did take it apart and wipe it down, then put Loctite on all the bolts and torqued it back together. To my surprise it shot even better. I am not a huge fan of the plastic stock, particularly due to the tan color, but thats an easy fix. With a loaded ten round mag, scope and suppressor I am just under 10lbs.

Anyone else shoot one of these?

Love mine. Technically, not a ranch model, just a bits-n-pieces, parts bin special. I do want mount a rail section under the forearm for a bipod at some point, but it's a hell of a walking around & hunting gun.

 

[EDDAKA]

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