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

[woods89]

Glad to see this one back up. Good luck with the bears ,@PNWGATOR .

 

[Shraggs]

I can’t believe I passed on this thread till now!

thanks to OP, those that disagreed with the premise, and to those that have the intimate first hand knowledge to bring information to doubters and those willing to learn.

not sure I can sleep, rethinking my whole mix of calibers now...

damnit

 

[McD18]

I’m a big fan of hunting with an AR, plus all the caliber choices in addition to .223/5.56

 

[Spoonbill]

I’m glad bear season is right around the corner!View attachment 278968

Where did you get that bolt knob for your tikka?

 

[PNWGATOR]

Tourbon rubber bolt knobs off of Amazon.

 

[mtnwrunner(Trandy)]

And those bolt knobs rock!!
6.5 prc, tikka superlite and yes, that knob is on the "correct" side.

Randy

 

[Formidilosus]

And those bolt knobs rock!!
6.5 prc, tikka superlite and yes, that knob is on the "correct" side.

RandyView attachment 279647

Looks like garbage.


can I have it?

 

[Idaho4x4Bronco]

Turns out animals aren't bulletproof, I'll be damned....

 

[Castle Rock]

And those bolt knobs rock!!
6.5 prc, tikka superlite and yes, that knob is on the "correct" side.

RandyView attachment 279647

nice setup

 

[Dobermann]

And those bolt knobs rock!!
6.5 prc, tikka superlite and yes, that knob is on the "correct" side.

RandyView attachment 279647

Is that a super-high-speed Windamacator hanging from the front sling swivel?

And good to see the bolt on the right side. Welcome to the 11% Club.

In all seriousness, what are you running for the butt pad?

 

[260284]

TMK did it again. Frontal shot, unreal damage. I don’t see a reason to carry more for a sub 300 yard shot (edit for deer) ever again. Picture is the exit. View attachment 234444View attachment 234445

What stock is that on your Tikka?

 

[260284]

Thought these photos would be interesting for comparison purposes. Friend shot a deer at 290 yards with a 168gr ttsx out of a 308. This is his first shot on the heart, he has to shoot it again after it got up and ran. It looked like the bullet did not expand when he cut open the heart.
Ancedotal evidence, but bullet construction seems to trump fr lbs of energy.

That looks like a doe I shot at 168 yards witha 135gr A-Tip out of my 6.5 Creedmoor. Broke her opposite leg and she went 100 yards, no blood trail at all. Luckily she was in a wheat field. Switched back to the 130 gr Norma Golden Target and my next 4 wnt less than 50 yards between the 4. Massive blood trails and large exits. I will be shooting my 223 Tikka Varmint with some 77gr TMK next season. The IMI 77gr SMK that I have shot coyotes with out of my 18" AR leave big holes. My Varmint shoots the 75gr ELDM really well, but I just bang steel with them so far.

The A-Tips don't open up fast enough for me at Creedmoor speeds.

 

[mtnwrunner(Trandy)]

Looks like garbage.


can I have it?

No, Mr. Bieber, you can not. But ill let you shoot it at a bear in a couple weeks.

Randy

 

[mtnwrunner(Trandy)]

Is that a super-high-speed Windamacator hanging from the front sling swivel?

And good to see the bolt on the right side. Welcome to the 11% Club.

In all seriousness, what are you running for the butt pad?

Yes, that is the patented windamacator otherwise known as the hooshkadoo. Keep it quiet....I don't want to start a fad.
And thats a limbsaver on the tikka factory stock.

Randy

 

[204guy]

@mtnrunner @PNWGATOR is that buoy attached to your bolt handle buoyant enough to make your rifle float? Could come in handy if you hunt around water.

 

[Outdoorsman12b]

And those bolt knobs rock!!
6.5 prc, tikka superlite and yes, that knob is on the "correct" side.

RandyView attachment 279647

Randy is that a brake?

 

[mtnwrunner(Trandy)]

Randy is that a brake?

Yes, it is a brake made by shaen magan of shaens rifles. Well made and works great.

Randy

 

[Kimber7man]

Yes, it is a brake made by shaen magan of shaens rifles. Well made and works great.

Randy

Shaen does great work! My one and only 308 he built:

 

[fshaw]

If anyone sees any 77gr TMKs available anywhere I'd be grateful for a PM.

Thanks.

Frank

 

[mitchellbk]

I'm curious about these Hammer hunter bullets in .224