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

[InteriorAKPopsicle]

I'm planning to make my .223/556 into my predator rifle. Working on getting a scope now so I can set it up and try to get some wolves that are harassing Caribou herds.

 

[BigThig09]

Here’s to hoping tonight is the night I get to test the Tikka/TMK combo on a Georgia whitetail. Good luck this year everyone!

 

[4090Sharps]

I've got until Nov 10 until I have a reasonable chance to meaningfully contribute to this thread... so until then... Creedmoor Sports has the "American Bullet Company" 77gr tipped bullets back in stock.

Creedmoor Sports - Precision Reloading and Shooting Gear

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www.creedmoorsports.com

 

[Pharmseller]

Open question, but mainly directed to @Formidilosus

I have a great load using the 75 ELDM, mv 2915 fps. Is the 77 TMK superior in performance to the point that I should abandon the ELDM and start over with the 77 TMK?







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[BLJ]

I wouldn’t. Go kill stuff. . IMO.

 

[mtnwrunner]

I wouldn’t. Go kill stuff. . IMO.

LOTS of stuff.

Randy

 

[xsn10s]

Open question, but mainly directed to @Formidilosus

I have a great load using the 75 ELDM, mv 2915 fps. Is the 77 TMK superior in performance to the point that I should abandon the ELDM and start over with the 77 TMK?


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I'd shoot whichever one was the most accurate with good velocity.

 

[ThatDUDE]

https://www.petersenshunting.com/editorial/hornady-22ARC/484352

 

[SBR Sarge]

For those of us who do not roll our own……

Stand 1 Armory RCP 223 77gr Sierra Tipped Match King (TMK) - Stand 1 Armory

Stand 1 Armory 223 77gr Sierra TMK 77g Sierra Tipped Match King (long-range precision): These polymer tipped 77g Sierra TMK bullets buck the wind very well and produce extremely consistent results at distances out to one mile. These are the best long-range 223 bullets on the market, and are...

stand1armory.com

 

[The Guide]

https://www.petersenshunting.com/editorial/hornady-22ARC/484352

That 88 grain ELDM @ +2800 fps and the 75 grain ELDM @ +3000 fps sounds like money if it shows true like the 6 ARC did. A switch barrel 22 ARC/6 ARC would be all a man needed to hunt everything that I like to hunt.

Jay

 

[Fartrell Cluggins]

Open question, but mainly directed to @Formidilosus

I have a great load using the 75 ELDM, mv 2915 fps. Is the 77 TMK superior in performance to the point that I should abandon the ELDM and start over with the 77 TMK?


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How important is accuracy at the range you intend to hunt? If you wanted to try the TMK and it gave you .3" larger groups, would it matter?

 

[woods89]

That 88 grain ELDM @ +2800 fps and the 75 grain ELDM @ +3000 fps sounds like money if it shows true like the 6 ARC did. A switch barrel 22 ARC/6 ARC would be all a man needed to hunt everything that I like to hunt.

Jay

I could see the 88 ELD-M factory loading contributing to the demise of a lot of animals. It's almost like Hornady reads Rokslide.........

.......unlike Sierra.......

 

[Pharmseller]

I wouldn’t. Go kill stuff. . IMO.

How important is accuracy at the range you intend to hunt? If you wanted to try the TMK and it gave you .3" larger groups, would it matter?

Crucial.

And no, an extra .3 wouldn’t matter.

I’m already where I need to be, is the 77 TMK that much better that I should switch?




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[wind gypsy]

That 88 grain ELDM @ +2800 fps and the 75 grain ELDM @ +3000 fps sounds like money if it shows true like the 6 ARC did. A switch barrel 22 ARC/6 ARC would be all a man needed to hunt everything that I like to hunt.

Jay

And that is at 52k PSI..

 

[Marbles]

Crucial.

And no, an extra .3 wouldn’t matter.

I’m already where I need to be, is the 77 TMK that much better that I should switch?




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My interpretation (having used neither, but having read the entire thread) is you do not need to switch, but the TMK is better enough that if you feel like switching it might be worth it.

 

[Juan_ID]

That 88 grain ELDM @ +2800 fps and the 75 grain ELDM @ +3000 fps sounds like money if it shows true like the 6 ARC did. A switch barrel 22 ARC/6 ARC would be all a man needed to hunt everything that I like to hunt.

Jay

And that is at 52k PSI..

For no good reason at all I wouldn’t mind getting a 22arc barrel to play with since I already have a t3x bolt with the weird bolt face… It’s only money right??

 

[The Guide]

And that is at 52k PSI..

Barrel and case life should be long at pressures like that. If you hot rod it, your speeds will be outstanding.

Jay

 

[Pharmseller]

My interpretation (having used neither, but having read the entire thread) is you do not need to switch, but the TMK is better enough that if you feel like switching it might be worth it.

Copy

The buck I killed this season dropped in his tracks but I spined him, so it wasn’t really a test.




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[Reburn]

Better?

Damn.
I thought I was doing ok.
Thanks for the gut check.

 

[EDDAKA]

For those of us who do not roll our own……

Stand 1 Armory RCP 223 77gr Sierra Tipped Match King (TMK) - Stand 1 Armory

Stand 1 Armory 223 77gr Sierra TMK 77g Sierra Tipped Match King (long-range precision): These polymer tipped 77g Sierra TMK bullets buck the wind very well and produce extremely consistent results at distances out to one mile. These are the best long-range 223 bullets on the market, and are...

stand1armory.com

What’s velocity on this stuff?