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

[BAKPAKR]

Why don’t you put it through the shoulder and spine?

My daughter followed this advice today. She did not have to worry about a blood trail.

Tikka T3x Superlite in a Compact stock with a 77 gr TMK.

 

[bbell]

My daughter followed this advice today. She did not have to worry about a blood trail.

Tikka T3x Superlite in a Compact stock with a 77 gr TMK.

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That’s an excellent trophy photo!

 

[mtnwrunner]

That’s an excellent trophy photo!

I was going to say the same thing. Outstanding photo and congratulations on a nice buck and great shot.

Randy

 

[Fartrell Cluggins]

Blood trail pic [representative of the average trail, some spots there were a couple pin pricks, some spots there was better blood than this]View attachment 631800
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Heart and lungs (picture of the heart and lungs outside the body won't upload, but the heart was destroyed and the lungs with decent damage surrounding the heart)View attachment 631803

Didn't lose any meat on either shoulder.

That's fairly typical Fusion performance.

 

[leomort]

This might be a dumb question but the Black Hills 77gr tmk I found online is for the 5.56. Has anyone shot that ammo in their tikka t3x? Wonder if it is safe. My CZ 527 was safe to shoot nato round through and hoping tikka's are too.

 

[Nomosendero]

It is safe in a Tikka

 

[leomort]

Thank you, Nomosendero!

 

[Dust Rider]

My daughter followed this advice today. She did not have to worry about a blood trail.

Tikka T3x Superlite in a Compact stock with a 77 gr TMK.

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You should enter the photo in the youth hunt contest. Great picture.

 

[mtnwrunner]

You should enter the photo in the youth hunt contest. Great picture.

Yes.

 

[np307]

That's fairly typical Fusion performance.

I wish Speer would stock gold dots again, I'd like to load some 75 gr ones.

 

[Shraggs]

Took pics this year.

Meat doe, 157 yards from tree stand. Despite a railing I find them challenging to get small wobble but put good one on here.



She went 18 yards and did the backwards somersault and done in seconds. Half heart left and bottom lungs were liquid.



I’ll look for bullet, had some local coyotes aggressively pushing me to hurry…

 

[Thegman]

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I’ll look for bullet, had some local coyotes aggressively pushing me to hurry…

Aggressively pushing you? I'm pretty sure the 223 would have taken care of that behavior....

 

[sierracharlie338]

Aggressively pushing you? I'm pretty sure the 223 would have taken care of that behavior....

Bingo. Any yote that shows his face on my property gets a parting gift.

 

[Shraggs]

Aggressively pushing you? I'm pretty sure the 223 would have taken care of that behavior....

Ha they know it’s dinner. Occasionally they get a bit close and gun and side arm in truck. It’s farm land generally safe.

Preferably I like to come back at first light and shoot them since center fire not legal in dark for fur and vermin.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Just for fun, guess which deer was shot with a 223/77 tmk, and which one was a 300 win mag/ 180 TTSX. Both shots sub 100 yards.
Dear A entrance

Deer A exit


Deer B entrance

Deer B exit

 

[Shraggs]

Thinking A is the 300/tsx

 

[Sandstrom]

Just for fun, guess which deer was shot with a 223/77 tmk, and which one was a 300 win mag/ 180 TTSX. Both shots sub 100 yards.
Dear A entrance
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Deer A exit
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Deer B entrance
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Deer B exit
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Does the winner get the back straps??

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Does the winner get the back straps??

Definitely not.

A was the 300, B was the 223.

 

[Hoosker Doo]

Well, it's no Rokslide special, but thanks to following this thread for the last year or so and my kids getting older, I broke down and bought a Savage 110 .223. I needed a compact lefty (my 2 oldest kids and I are all left eye dominant). And that was the only real option off the shelf without paying more than $1000 or taking a hacksaw to a stock, but so far it shoots great and the 1:9 twist will stabilize and group the 73 gr ELD-M's very well.
I'm looking forward to a lot of shooting with this thing, and I don't even mind the stiffness of the action

 

[Big_wals]

Well, it's no Rokslide special, but thanks to following this thread for the last year or so and my kids getting older, I broke down and bought a Savage 110 .223. I needed a compact lefty (my 2 oldest kids and I are all left eye dominant). And that was the only real option off the shelf without paying more than $1000 or taking a hacksaw to a stock, but so far it shoots great and the 1:9 twist will stabilize and group the 73 gr ELD-M's very well.
I'm looking forward to a lot of shooting with this thing, and I don't even mind the stiffness of the action

I was looking at those the other day, I'd like to get a 223 set up for my wife and she needs a compact lefty. Good to hear it'll stabilize 73s, I was wondering about that. Does it actually feel like a compact rifle with the spacer taken out, or just a full size gun with a short stock? I would also get the barrel chopped at 16 to 18 inches, so that'd help too.