Exactly! There really is ONLY one.I would stop listening to other Forums!
Randy
Exactly! There really is ONLY one.I would stop listening to other Forums!
I set my young daughter up with 223 55 grain tsx for whitetail because that's what other forums recommended and the outcome wasn't good. She hit 2 deer and neither one bleed a drop. Neither were recovered. I took the gun shot a doe at 30 yards with snow on the ground, the bullet took the top of the heart off and stopped on the inside of the hide on the exit side. The deer ran 25 yards and died. I found 3 drops of blood in the snow. In short I know 55 grains has less penatration then 77 but the opening is so small that the animals fat will seal it up, so if your shot isn't perfect you may lose your animal. And worse upset your daughter so much that the animal was lost she has lost her interest in hunting. Shoot all the coyote you with a 223 but would never recommended it for any
Did forms recommend the .223 TSX or did you screw up?I read the thread. And took the advise from other forums post and it sucked. So I simply stated my experience, because when I see a title for 223 and large game I will always tell my story, and I will let you tell yours. I just want people to hear both sides
The 55 grain tsxDid forms recommend the .223 TSX or did you screw up?
Got mine from MS today!Aaaand Midsouth sent shipping notification late last night. Will be here Friday. UPS vs FedEx, who will deliver with the least amount of damage? I might lose sleep over this. No, no I won’t.
My daughter and I have had really good luck with 62 gr TTSXs on whitetails, but none were much past 100 yards. She used 77 gr TMKs last year with equal success but stretched the range a bit.Aside from living in a sh!thole state that requires monos, WHY would you choose to shoot them out of a 223 for anything?!?!
Your experience is noteworthy as the 62 TTSX is likely the best Barnes of that caliber and likely one of the best monos in 223 and you have experience with the bullet of this thread. How did the wound channels compare in your experience?My daughter and I have had really good luck with 62 gr TTSXs on whitetails, but none were much past 100 yards. She used 77 gr TMKs last year with equal success but stretched the range a bit.
This is from a whitetail I shot with a 62 gr TTSX. I took the photo to show a friend what a bullet should do after he had watched me pencil a 210 gr Berger out of a 300 RUM through another doe.Your experience is noteworthy as the 62 TTSX is likely the best Barnes of that caliber and likely one of the best monos in 223 and you have experience with the bullet of this thread. How did the wound channels compare in your experience?
Are you guys setting OAL for the 77gr TMKs near the lands or with a jump. I’m shooting a Montana and have a load that’s very near an inch at 100 yards with a .025” jump. Closing it up to about .005” (measured at the ogive) and will try again tomorrow. Curious what’s working for you.
My 14.5” AR seems to like the 77 gr TMK.Everything I’ve shot has been AR mag length.
That group was shot with factory Black Hills.BakPakr, Powder?