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

[Wilfred]

RSS strikes again!

The 14YO boy's Christmas gift got put to use today at last, after a busy few weeks following the holiday season.

.223 T3x Compact, SM rings, 6x SWFA.
77SMK seconds, 24.0 TAC bulk (thrown charges) load I run in my AR. Zero "load development" for this rifle.

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4 round boresight, adjusted and he shot 5-14 out of the rifle for this group. Slipped turrets, and went to 380, 528, and 774. He was easily over 90% hits on 2MOA targets once we trued velocity at 774. He is in love, like completely smitten. 10x more confidence after one trip with this setup vs his 7mm-08 (despite mechanical accuracy being very close between the two). Calling his own hits before the sound came back from the steel and grinning ear to ear, and I was happy to let him shoot lots at .40ish CPR vs $1 per.

No photos or video, I was busy RO'ing for him and his 9YO brother.

Oh and thanks @Formidilosus, @PNWGATOR, @hereinaz and a few others who gave me the nudge I needed to make the switch for him.

Great work getting your son off to a positive start! What velocity did the truing indicate?

 

[PNWGATOR]

Nope, bare muzzle for now. I only have one can (this is going to change as soon as possible), so his younger siblings get priority on that.

The rifle and scope upgrade was a big enough stretch as it is, so he can live without a can for a while .

Have that thing outfitted with a can.

Literally a marked improvement over what you’ve already assembled.

Please, start the process and screw one on. It makes a difference!

 

[eric1115]

Great work getting your son off to a positive start! What velocity did the truing indicate?

2675. Magnetospeed battery was dead, it'll be interesting to see what it chrono's. Trued velocity is almost exactly what my 18" AR runs that load.

 

[Wilfred]

2675. Magnetospeed battery was dead, it'll be interesting to see what it chrono's. Trued velocity is almost exactly what my 18" AR runs that load.

Thanks. When you do have an opportunity to chronograph it, please let us know.

 

[PNWGATOR]

2675. Magnetospeed battery was dead, it'll be interesting to see what it chrono's. Trued velocity is almost exactly what my 18" AR runs that load.

Easy day.

Put it into the calculator and go kill more animáis.

Well done.

 

[jonpall]

Have that thing outfitted with a can.

Literally a marked improvement over what you’ve already assembled.

Please, start the process and screw one on. It makes a difference!

Which one do you recommend?

 

[Juan_ID]

Which one do you recommend?

Tons of good options out there, I only have 2 at the moment, silencerco omega 30 and a CGS Hyperion K. Without a doubt for the smaller calibers I like the Hyperion more. Little shorter and lighter and sounds awesome even on the 16.5” 223.

 

[jonpall]

Tons of good options out there, I only have 2 at the moment, silencerco omega 30 and a CGS Hyperion K. Without a doubt for the smaller calibers I like the Hyperion more. Little shorter and lighter and sounds awesome even on the 16.5” 223.

Thanks, that is helpful. I was looking at that CGS and the hux flow 762. Both look nice but the hux isn't a direct mount. I was also debating getting a 556 and a 762 or just a 762 since it will work on everything.

 

[Juan_ID]

I have never messed with any that weren’t direct thread, I don’t see the advantage of qd vs direct thread. I’ve yet to have either one of mine work loose while shooting but only have 2-3 thousand rounds fired through them at this point between 6.5creed 6arc and 223. I’d recommend a 30cal if you plan to use on more than the 223. I know some guys like having caliber specific suppressors but I like the flexibility of being able to put them on any rifle without having to think about it.

 

[mt100gr.]

It all seriousness, how would an adult benefit from a compact rifle unless all their rifles have short LOP?


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The Tikka compact comes with a spacer so it can be a standard LOP rifle as well. And the compacts have a 20" barrel from the factory which is a handy length out of the box if folks don't intend to cut/thread.

 

[KHNC]

Got my new Tikka T3x Lite/10X SWFA/Omega30 RS special back from the gunsmith yesterday. Only took a couple day turnaround and 85.00 to cut barrel down to 16" and thread to 1/2-28. Man life is so much easier when you find a gunsmith that knows EXACTLY what he is doing and is not backed up for months too.

Bonus points if you know what the patch means.

 

[clperry]

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Got my new Tikka T3x Lite/10X SWFA/Omega30 RS special back from the gunsmith yesterday. Only took a couple day turnaround and 85.00 to cut barrel down to 16" and thread to 1/2-28. Man life is so much easier when you find a gunsmith that knows EXACTLY what he is doing and is not backed up for months too.

Bonus points if you know what the patch means.

My man.


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[rabbithuntr]

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Got my new Tikka T3x Lite/10X SWFA/Omega30 RS special back from the gunsmith yesterday. Only took a couple day turnaround and 85.00 to cut barrel down to 16" and thread to 1/2-28. Man life is so much easier when you find a gunsmith that knows EXACTLY what he is doing and is not backed up for months too.

Bonus points if you know what the patch means.

You’re not blind but have memorized the entire Bible, I wish I could find a smith like yours.


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[KHNC]

You’re not blind but have memorized the entire Bible, I wish I could find a smith like yours.


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Different movie, but still accurate.

 

[Jimbee]

5 Iowa antlerless deer killed, no blood trails, but no deer went further than I could throw a rock. Tikka 22377tmk. Makes me hate muzzloaders and straight wall cartridges even more.
Entrance and exit.

 

[eric1115]

Have that thing outfitted with a can.

Literally a marked improvement over what you’ve already assembled.

Please, start the process and screw one on. It makes a difference!

Oh I'm all aboard on this train at this point.

Selling a .308 and 7mm RM and some other stuff to fund a T3x .243, RS1.2, Rokstok build for myself, and hopefully two more cans for the family.

Slight buyer's remorse on the 6mm ARC kids' rifle (.223 probably would have been a better choice), but with a can I'm still really liking it. Probably will go to a 95 TMK for a little less recoil vs the 108s it shoots right now.

At this point, I'd say pretty confidently that I'll never own a braked rifle again. And I'll never give a pre-teen kid a rifle that uses more than 140 grains of bullet and powder combined. And I'll own fewer rifles in order to be able to suppress everything.

 

[eric1115]

So will the new standard be the

RSRSRSS?

RokStok, RS1.2 RokSlide Special?

 

[KHNC]

I just actually realized this thread has moose in the title. Has anyone actually killed a moose with .223? Too many pages to re-read.

 

[eric1115]

I just actually realized this thread has moose in the title. Has anyone actually killed a moose with .223? Too many pages to re-read.

Cheat sheet here. More than one moose.

It is 100% worth taking the time to read through, there is so much good information.

 

[KHNC]

Cheat sheet here. More than one moose.

It is 100% worth taking the time to read through, there is so much good information.

Thx, ive read nearly all of it. Just didnt catch the moose section. HAHA