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

[atmat]

Well, I need one. On the prowl for a stainless .223. Has anyone slapped a surefire mini on a tikka by chance?

GunZoneDeals sellls the stainless for like $770 delivered.

 

[Marbles]

GunZoneDeals sellls the stainless for like $770 delivered.

I've heard they are hit or miss on service quality. I hate dealing with stupid, so paying $60 more to get it from Eurooptic was worth it to me. Perhaps, it just makes me the stupid in the equation though.

 

[atmat]

I've heard they are hit or miss on service quality. I hate dealing with stupid, so paying $60 more to get it from Eurooptic was worth it to me. Perhaps, it just makes me the stupid in the equation though.

I’ve not heard much of bad quality from them and have also ordered multiple times. I would buy with a lot of confidence.

But yeah ultimately $60 is inconsequential. If you trust EO more then buy from them — they’re great too.

 

[Antares]

I've heard they are hit or miss on service quality. I hate dealing with stupid, so paying $60 more to get it from Eurooptic was worth it to me. Perhaps, it just makes me the stupid in the equation though.

I ordered a stainless 6.5CM from gunzonedeals last week for the price @atmat stated. It shipped a day or two later. Supposed to be here Tuesday. No issues with my sample size of one.

 

[fwafwow]

I ordered a stainless 6.5CM from gunzonedeals last week for the price @atmat stated. It shipped a day or two later. Supposed to be here Tuesday. No issues with my sample size of one.

I also got the $723 deal from Gunzone without any issues.

 

[fwafwow]

Sorry if this has been answered. I gathered from searching through this thread that the 75gr ELD-M is too long for the Tikka OEM magazine, but that the 75gr BTHP would fit. Assuming I'm right on that, would the length vary at all hand loading vs. manufactured? I'm looking at a bulk purchase of Frontier 75gr BTHP for practice rounds and want to make sure that the prior threads about BTHP length wasn't limited to handloads.

 

[ztc92]

Sorry if this has been answered. I gathered from searching through this thread that the 75gr ELD-M is too long for the Tikka OEM magazine, but that the 75gr BTHP would fit. Assuming I'm right on that, would the length vary at all hand loading vs. manufactured? I'm looking at a bulk purchase of Frontier 75gr BTHP for practice rounds and want to make sure that the prior threads about BTHP length wasn't limited to handloads.

I have shot a few hundred rounds of the factory Hornady Frontier 5.56 NATO 75g BTHP through my stock Tikka T3x Lite .223 with 1:8” using factory magazine and never had any issues. It also shoots the 68g BTHP equally well, so if the goal is practice ammo then the 68g can often be found a bit cheaper. Can’t go wrong either way!

 

[Lawnboi]

Sorry if this has been answered. I gathered from searching through this thread that the 75gr ELD-M is too long for the Tikka OEM magazine, but that the 75gr BTHP would fit. Assuming I'm right on that, would the length vary at all hand loading vs. manufactured? I'm looking at a bulk purchase of Frontier 75gr BTHP for practice rounds and want to make sure that the prior threads about BTHP length wasn't limited to handloads.

They are loaded at saami length and will work fine.

73 eld is what you want for mag length if reloading. Similar BC to the tmk and they tend to shoot really well from a tikka.

 

[fwafwow]

I have shot a few hundred rounds of the factory Hornady Frontier 5.56 NATO 75g BTHP through my stock Tikka T3x Lite .223 with 1:8” using factory magazine and never had any issues. It also shoots the 68g BTHP equally well, so if the goal is practice ammo then the 68g can often be found a bit cheaper. Can’t go wrong either way!

Thanks to you and @Lawnboi. I've found Frontier 5.56 75gr BTHP for about $0.625 per, and Frontier 223 68gr BTHP for about $0.575 per, both before shipping and taxes - so about half of what I paid for Hornady 75gr ELD-M.

 

[Lawnboi]

@fwafwow

ADI World Class .223 REM 55 Grain Sierra Blitzking CASE200 UPC: 9332153003173

Global Ordnance. ADI (Australian Munitions). The Sierra® BlitzKing® selected for this load is designed for explosive expansion in varmints and small game with the accuracy of the MatchKing® bullets

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Look up cases of global ordinance ADI loaded with 55 blitz kings and 69 smk. Smoking deal for decent brass, loaded well. The 55bk ammo is also a round I found just shoots in most tikkas. Not much more expensive than the bull ammo you’re looking at but it’s not bulk. It also dosnt have a primer crimp if you plan to reload.

Great for short range work and 100 yard drills. Good Vermin/predator round as well. Stuff at short distance has shot better than I can hand load heavier stuff.

Anymore I save Tmk for big animals.

 

[ztc92]

@fwafwow

ADI World Class .223 REM 55 Grain Sierra Blitzking CASE200 UPC: 9332153003173

Global Ordnance. ADI (Australian Munitions). The Sierra® BlitzKing® selected for this load is designed for explosive expansion in varmints and small game with the accuracy of the MatchKing® bullets

globalordnance.com

Look up cases of global ordinance ADI loaded with 55 blitz kings and 69 smk. Smoking deal for decent brass, loaded well. The 55bk ammo is also a round I found just shoots in most tikkas. Not much more expensive than the bull ammo you’re looking at but it’s not bulk. It also dosnt have a primer crimp if you plan to reload.

Great for short range work and 100 yard drills. Good Vermin/predator round as well. Stuff at short distance has shot better than I can hand load heavier stuff.

Anymore I save Tmk for big animals.

This is brilliant. I removed over 500 primer crimps from the frontier brass I saved and like many, after doing that once I realized I’d rather just buy brass without crimps. I may look into this for practice ammo next year, thanks for the tip!

 

[Lawnboi]

This is brilliant. I removed over 500 primer crimps from the frontier brass I saved and like many, after doing that once I realized I’d rather just buy brass without crimps. I may look into this for practice ammo next year, thanks for the tip!

Same…. Brass with crimps goes in the recycling bucket!

 

[Marbles]

I’ve not heard much of bad quality from them and have also ordered multiple times. I would buy with a lot of confidence.

But yeah ultimately $60 is inconsequential. If you trust EO more then buy from them — they’re great too.

I ordered a stainless 6.5CM from gunzonedeals last week for the price @atmat stated. It shipped a day or two later. Supposed to be here Tuesday. No issues with my sample size of one.

I also got the $723 deal from Gunzone without any issues.

Good to know. Thanks.

 

[fwafwow]

@fwafwow

ADI World Class .223 REM 55 Grain Sierra Blitzking CASE200 UPC: 9332153003173

Global Ordnance. ADI (Australian Munitions). The Sierra® BlitzKing® selected for this load is designed for explosive expansion in varmints and small game with the accuracy of the MatchKing® bullets

globalordnance.com

Look up cases of global ordinance ADI loaded with 55 blitz kings and 69 smk. Smoking deal for decent brass, loaded well. The 55bk ammo is also a round I found just shoots in most tikkas. Not much more expensive than the bull ammo you’re looking at but it’s not bulk. It also dosnt have a primer crimp if you plan to reload.

Great for short range work and 100 yard drills. Good Vermin/predator round as well. Stuff at short distance has shot better than I can hand load heavier stuff.

Anymore I save Tmk for big animals.

Thanks for this info. I ran the same numbers for 400 of the Blitz Kings and SMKs and the comparable numbers are $0.60 and $0.62 per. When you add in taxes and the lower shipping costs, the numbers are $0.74 and $0.68 for Frontier 5.56 and 223 BTHP, respectively, and $0.71 $0.68 for the ADIs. Although I'm not a reloader, I will be saving my brass.

I'm not familiar with ADI, and admit that my first reaction would be to spend the difference (if any) with a "known" (at least to me) brand. But if they are the same, or ADI is better (whether due to the crimping issue, or otherwise), I'm more than happy to try the ADI. Especially a mix of both weights.

 

[brockel]

Antelope aren’t much of a bullet test but here’s 230 yards from a 77 TMK started at 2800fps. Buck took it behind the shoulder and ran 40 yards stopped and stood for 5 seconds or so and tipped over.

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Exit

 

[Jimbee]

Thanks for this info. I ran the same numbers for 400 of the Blitz Kings and SMKs and the comparable numbers are $0.60 and $0.62 per. When you add in taxes and the lower shipping costs, the numbers are $0.74 and $0.68 for Frontier 5.56 and 223 BTHP, respectively, and $0.71 $0.68 for the ADIs. Although I'm not a reloader, I will be saving my brass.

I'm not familiar with ADI, and admit that my first reaction would be to spend the difference (if any) with a "known" (at least to me) brand. But if they are the same, or ADI is better (whether due to the crimping issue, or otherwise), I'm more than happy to try the ADI. Especially a mix of both weights.

I bought 700rds of ADI 69gr and it shot really well out of my tikka. Now I have a bunch of good brass that I've reloaded a few times. I recommend ADI for accuracy and brass, but I haven't tried any hornady

 

[ztc92]

Thanks for this info. I ran the same numbers for 400 of the Blitz Kings and SMKs and the comparable numbers are $0.60 and $0.62 per. When you add in taxes and the lower shipping costs, the numbers are $0.74 and $0.68 for Frontier 5.56 and 223 BTHP, respectively, and $0.71 $0.68 for the ADIs. Although I'm not a reloader, I will be saving my brass.

I'm not familiar with ADI, and admit that my first reaction would be to spend the difference (if any) with a "known" (at least to me) brand. But if they are the same, or ADI is better (whether due to the crimping issue, or otherwise), I'm more than happy to try the ADI. Especially a mix of both weights.

I bought 700rds of ADI 69gr and it shot really well out of my tikka. Now I have a bunch of good brass that I've reloaded a few times. I recommend ADI for accuracy and brass, but I haven't tried any hornady

I can’t speak to ADI brass personally as I’ve never used it, though I’ve heard it’s good quality. My experience with Hornady frontier brass has been mixed. The ammo shot well (1.5-2 MOA 10-shot groups for me as a newer shooter) but the brass is hit or miss, probably depending on the lot. Probably 2/3 of the frontier brass I’ve kept was Lake City, the other 1/3 was stamped PSD, which according to google is decent quality and Korean made. All the frontier brass I’ve saved to reload had crimped primers, which is a pain. About half of the cases required trimming to be within spec and about 10% were trimmed so short I didn’t feel comfortable reloading them.

If you ever plan to reload, the difference of a few dollars spread out over 1000 rounds with the ADI brass vs the grab-bag that is Hornady frontier brass seems like a no brainer to me. If you factor in your time for brass prep, especially the primer pockets, it starts to make even more sense.

 

[Lawnboi]

Thanks for this info. I ran the same numbers for 400 of the Blitz Kings and SMKs and the comparable numbers are $0.60 and $0.62 per. When you add in taxes and the lower shipping costs, the numbers are $0.74 and $0.68 for Frontier 5.56 and 223 BTHP, respectively, and $0.71 $0.68 for the ADIs. Although I'm not a reloader, I will be saving my brass.

I'm not familiar with ADI, and admit that my first reaction would be to spend the difference (if any) with a "known" (at least to me) brand. But if they are the same, or ADI is better (whether due to the crimping issue, or otherwise), I'm more than happy to try the ADI. Especially a mix of both weights.

Frontier is junk compared to adi in my experience.

I’d buy adi before even buying Hornady match 223

 

[DJL2]

Website says every 700 has a Timney in it. Wonder if its a decent trigger or if it just has their name slapped on a POS?

Couldn’t be any worse than what it replaced. Something tells me Timney wouldn’t risk their rep on shit product in an OEM rifle. Good that Remington acknowledged their complete inability to make a safe trigger of decent quality since the 40X and did something about it. It’s sad that the solution wasn’t found in house.

 

[DJL2]

Of note, back in the day, I had some 3/8" plate steel that I tested a lot of 5.56 on.

M193 would launch spalling and "make it through" (launch a plug out the back) out to about 100m
M855 would penetrate, and then through a 2x6 behind the plate. It would do this out to 150m, where I stopped testing.
Hornady TAP 5.56 T2 would perform similar to M193.

This was all from a 20" rifle.

Velocity is what burns through hard stuff, as is construction of projectile. The .45 ACP is a very slow creature, and it does not do well with hard stuff due to low velocity, low kinetic energy vs. frontal area, and soft projectile construction (typically). using some sort of hard caste bullet with a sharp shoulder may change the dynamic.

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This is between the frangible TMK and the bonded tip load in .308. Take a look at the steel, plywood, and auto glass. I’d have absolutely zero qualms using the TMK in any scenario where 12+ inches of penetration gets the job done.
I thought for sure they had the 77 TMK test results published... and they might, somewhere. What I recall was essentially the same performance with a slightly narrowed wound channel.