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

[bojangles808]

Anyway, sorry for stinking up this thread with bad ammo stories.

don't worry about it, it's helpful.

 

[amassi]

https://www.precisionreloading.com has 500 ct 77tmk


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[ianpadron]

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.

Your info is much appreciated!

 

[Formidilosus]

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 bolt .223 I have but certainly a favorite after a range session.

The post above about groups and a comment on AAC ammo having a bit more pop got me to post up my experience with that ammo. I bought some AAC 77gn OTM to practice with in the Tikka. I was pretty happy with the groups to start, at 1.25-1.5". I was hitting gongs at 200, 300 and 400 yards easily with this stuff. The potential for very good accuracy in this rifle became pretty clear. I thought that ammo popped pretty good too. I read, "perfectly fine to shoot 5.56 in a bolt gun chambered in .223", here. OK then, lets give it a go, even if I have avoided doing that forever.

I found 3 split cases in 40 rounds fired. I pawed through another 160 unfired rounds, all in the same lot, and found two with damaged case mouths and one with a slightly bulged shoulder. I seem to recall maybe shoving one into the chamber a little harder than normally necessary while shooting at the bench that first day. I'll shoot the balance of it in my 18" Wylde barreled rifle.

Aside from that I do plan to attempt to fill a deer tag here in the hills with the Rokslide Recipe come November. I'll post bullet performance results here.

AAC 77gn OTM
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Just as an FYI, that’s not a “5.56mm” issue, that’s a screwed up load or case issue.

 

[MEdude]

sorry for stinking up this thread with bad ammo stories. .

Truth & facts are what we want driving the thread.
Opinions…. We can get that from the Fudd’s on YouTube.

 

[mtnwrunner]

I did check my AAC brass today. 300 or so inspected and they all passed muster.

Randy

 

[Lawnboi]

https://shop.22creedmoor.com/ammo/hornady-22-creedmoor-80-gr-eld-x®

80g eldx. Hopefully they sell as a bullet only

 

[mt terry d]

Waiting for my backordered 6x SWFA, I mounted a borrowed SWFA 10x and ran the first 23 rounds through my brand new Rokslide Special. AAC 77gr. 3 shots to get near zero. Then a ten shot group just under 2 1/2". Though I thought I'd lightened the trigger to the max when I switched stocks, it's still pretty hard. (The trigger on the rifle I borrowed was lighter and similar to my other rifles. I'll look into that)
Then another ten shot group @ 1 1/4". Pretty sure I had some 3 shot groups @ 3/4" or so but we all know about that . Very pleased so far.
Will run a few Black Hills TMKs through it to see where zero is in relation to the AACs.

Had one round chambered a little hard (not much but noticeable).

Will see if I can post some pictures.
( well, that wasn't impressive but you'll figure it out)

 

[Sandstrom]

As a PSA, I ordered 200 rounds of black hills 77 grn TMK from creedmoor sports, just over $300 shipped and they shipped right away. Very happy with creedmoor sports.
Ryan

 

[Mike Islander]

As a PSA, I ordered 200 rounds of black hills 77 grn TMK from creedmoor sports, just over $300 shipped and they shipped right away. Very happy with creedmoor sports.
Ryan

Ordered 350 rounds myself. Fast delivery. FedEx $20 shipping for heavy box. Delivered two days after order. Very pleased.

 

[BlackHillsShooter]

Just as an FYI, that’s not a “5.56mm” issue, that’s a screwed up load or case issue.

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.

 

[Formidilosus]

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.

Yes sir.

 

[colby12]

Cabelas in Waco has 200 TMKs on the shelf

 

[Eleven]

Got an e-mail today from Stand1 that their 77gr TMK is back in stock.

 

[5811]

Got an e-mail today from Stand1 that their 77gr TMK is back in stock.

How do they shoot?

 

[Eleven]

How do they shoot?

I've not chronoed them so I can't speak to speed, but they shoot very well in my AR (.223 wylde) and my Ruger American (5.56). Post 3,946 on this thread (one page back) shows some expected results.

 

[h2so4]

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.

Hold on @BlackHillsShooter why aren’t you shooting Black Hills?

 

[LCV]

Anyone planning on trying AAC’s new 75gr “black tip”? Could be a nice cheap option if it performs decent.

 

[robtattoo]

Not sure a 200gn .223 will stabilize in a 1:8.
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1:0.5 maybe

 

[UpSideDown]

@Formidilosus I saw your post where you took an animal with a 77gr TMK impacting about 1500fps, could you share what impact velocity you would trust the following rounds to be efficacious at?

77gr TMK
73gr ELD-M
130gr TMK
140gr ELD-M
147gr ELD-M

I’m curious to the range a Tikka shooting factory loads can be taken to when hunting, though these numbers are certainly useful in a broader context.