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

[fwafwow]

HRNDY 223REM 73GR ELD-M 20/200 UPC: 090255802696

Hornady 223 Rem 73 gr ELD Match Ammunition Per 20<br /><br />Features:<br /><br />- Carefully selected components: We carefully select every component to ensure uniformity, then load to exacting specifications to provide pinpoint accuracy. Each cartridge is loaded with either Hornady ELD Match...

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73 elms have similar bc to the tmk. And they seem to shoot well from the tikka chamber.

The lighter stuff would be fine for close up, you can also get a case of 69smk or 55bk for pretty cheap from the site above, made by ADI

I am thinking the same. I could try for lighter bullets and unknown manufacturers to save some money, or just go with these. I debated a box or two to see if my rifle “likes” them, but realized they won’t go to waste in any event - so case and no shipping sounds good.

 

[Smenning]

My RS Special build is in the home stretch (barrel cutting and threading next week), so I'm wasting lots of time with analysis paralysis. I don't reload. Although I have 100 rounds of 77 TMKs, I'm thinking about the practice rounds I should purchase. I've read thru the thread for the various practice round recommendations.

1. I've got a bunch of 55gr and 62gr FMJ. Should I just shoot these and then revisit other options?
2. I really wish there was a way to get a caliber "starter pack" of various weights/rounds, from one seller, as to put together any variety seems to require quite a few sellers. As of the moment, I'm about to buy:
   • 68gr BTHP (Frontier) and 73 ELD-M (Hornady Match) from one seller; and
   • 69gr SMK (On Target) and 77gr SMK (On Target) from another seller.
3. Anyone try Defender or On Target brand ammo?

Mine prefers the 73 ELD-M over the frontier at any weight (55/68/75’s) but for practice you should be sub 2MOA over 10+ round groups with them, not bad for the price . Much tighter groups with the Match. I don’t reload either, send your TMK’s to unknown they have a “house load” over 8208 that shoots well.

 

[Shraggs]

My RS Special build is in the home stretch (barrel cutting and threading next week), so I'm wasting lots of time with analysis paralysis. I don't reload. Although I have 100 rounds of 77 TMKs, I'm thinking about the practice rounds I should purchase. I've read thru the thread for the various practice round recommendations.

1. I've got a bunch of 55gr and 62gr FMJ. Should I just shoot these and then revisit other options?
2. I really wish there was a way to get a caliber "starter pack" of various weights/rounds, from one seller, as to put together any variety seems to require quite a few sellers. As of the moment, I'm about to buy:
   • 68gr BTHP (Frontier) and 73 ELD-M (Hornady Match) from one seller; and
   • 69gr SMK (On Target) and 77gr SMK (On Target) from another seller.
3. Anyone try Defender or On Target brand ammo?

68 frontier shoots pretty well in mine and very close to poa.

 

[justinspicher]

This rifle has accounted for probably 30 deer between regular license tags and management license tags, and a boatload of pigs.

62 fusion, with kills out to 316 meters.View attachment 597218

Have had zero recovery issues. Every animal hit has been recovered. Longest tracking was due to a frontal heart shot at ~180, and the animal ran probably 50m through several thick motts. Even with that, easy to track and recover. I would have zero hesitation taking any animal in North America with a 5.56 bullet placed correctly.

If it is worth anything, my experience hunting with ar15 pattern guns is what led me to try the 223 tikka. So I guess I’m coming at this from the opposite direction.

That’s a good looking rig.

 

[N2TRKYS]

Mine prefers the 73 ELD-M over the frontier at any weight (55/68/75’s) but for practice you should be sub 2MOA over 10+ round groups with them, not bad for the price . Much tighter groups with the Match. I don’t reload either, send your TMK’s to unknown they have a “house load” over 8208 that shoots well.

What’s the speed on the 8208 77 grain TMK loads? COAL on that load?

Thanks

 

[Formidilosus]

What’s the speed on the 8208 77 grain TMK loads? COAL on that load?

Thanks

If it’s the same one he initially made that I gave them- it’s 23.5gr 8208, and will be between 2,820-2,860fps MV from a 22” factory Tikka barrel.

 

[N2TRKYS]

If it’s the same one he initially made that I gave them- it’s 23.5gr 8208, and will be between 2,820-2,860fps MV from a 22” factory Tikka barrel.

Thanks for the info. Does this powder still exist?

 

[rbutcher1234]

Thanks for the info. Does this powder still exist?

I do not think there has been a run in some time.

 

[N2TRKYS]

I do not think there has been a run in some time.

Well, . Seems about right. Hear great things about something and they quickly decide not to make it anymore.

 

[Formidilosus]

Well, . Seems about right. Hear great things about something and they quickly decide not to make it anymore.

Leverevolution though not totally temp insensitive, works about as well.

 

[Juan_ID]

Well, . Seems about right. Hear great things about something and they quickly decide not to make it anymore.

Depending where you’re located I have some spare xbr I could let go of

 

[rbutcher1234]

Depending where you’re located I have some spare xbr I could let go of

You anywhere near TX?

 

[rbutcher1234]

Leverevolution though not totally temp insensitive, works about as well.

If you had to pick between leverevolution or tac, which one would you pick?

I am new to the reloading game, so working to pick up a large amount of components.

 

[Juan_ID]

You anywhere near TX?

Unfortunately not, I’m in Idaho

 

[Tmac]

My RS Special build is in the home stretch (barrel cutting and threading next week), so I'm wasting lots of time with analysis paralysis. I don't reload. Although I have 100 rounds of 77 TMKs, I'm thinking about the practice rounds I should purchase. I've read thru the thread for the various practice round recommendations.

1. I've got a bunch of 55gr and 62gr FMJ. Should I just shoot these and then revisit other options?
2. I really wish there was a way to get a caliber "starter pack" of various weights/rounds, from one seller, as to put together any variety seems to require quite a few sellers. As of the moment, I'm about to buy:
   • 68gr BTHP (Frontier) and 73 ELD-M (Hornady Match) from one seller; and
   • 69gr SMK (On Target) and 77gr SMK (On Target) from another seller.
3. Anyone try Defender or On Target brand ammo?

This 75 gr TMJ may be worth a try for targets.

 

[fwafwow]

Thanks everyone. I ordered 200 of the Hornady ELD-Ms. I’m sure I will order more, of those or something else. $1.19 per with taxes and shipping. I did compare to those that offer free shipping, but the prices all end up being very close, with that being the best deal I found, in the time I was willing to spend comparing.

 

[N2TRKYS]

Depending where you’re located I have some spare xbr I could let go of

Alabama

 

[N2TRKYS]

Leverevolution though not totally temp insensitive, works about as well.

I’ve got some rounds loaded up with TAC and Varget to try out. If these don’t work, I’ll try something else.

 

[Formidilosus]

If you had to pick between leverevolution or tac, which one would you pick?

I am new to the reloading game, so working to pick up a large amount of components.

Lever. Tac is sensitive in heavy bullets, near max loads and hot temps. Leverevolution is temp sensitive as well, it’s just stable in that regard. That is as temp goes up, velocity goes up, but I haven’t seen weird spikes- it’s more consistent in behavior.

 

[Moose83]

Lever. Tac is sensitive in heavy bullets, near max loads and hot temps. Leverevolution is temp sensitive as well, it’s just stable in that regard. That is as temp goes up, velocity goes up, but I haven’t seen weird spikes- it’s more consistent in behavior.

So would tac still be a reasonable choice in cooler weather and non red line loads with heavy bullets? I recently picked up a few pounds of it for this purpose after seeing decent results on here accuracy wise. It's also $30 a pound cheaper than any h or imr powders around here. I was also considering lever as it doesn't seem to be very popular here and is somewhat cheaper as well, but I couldn't find any published data and the Internet data I could dig up wasn't very consistent.