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

[liv3mind]

Anyone hunting with a sbr? I've got a 12.5. Thinking it'd be perfect for deer with some TMKs. 1-6 on it would make it a handy road hunting gun.

I hunt with 10.5 and sig 1-6. It's about a perfect setup. I use 73eldm, most had blood, couple haven't. Longest trail 40yds.

 

[TradLife406]

I’m using a 12.5” with a 3-9 Trijicon credo. I killed 4 whitetail with TMKs last year and 3 with 75 AAC SBBTs so far this year. All deer have died within 50 yards of where they were shot. There have been some great blood trails and others with none.

Perfect

 

[PLhunter]

Lead-free mono .223 results on antlerless whitetail. Bullet 69.5 hbc going 2865 at muzzle. Impact velocity of ~2520. DRT.

POI was high front shoulder. Shattered scapula. Entrance hole through ribcage was massive. Racquetball sized I’d say. Exit through ribs is about a 50 cent piece. Front of lungs were destroyed. 3 petals were found in hide in offside shoulder radiating out about 5 inches from shank exit. There was a surprising amount of meat damage and bloodshot

Entrance:
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Exit:


Lungs:

 

[PLhunter]

Rifle used was a Thompson contender with 17 inch EABCO 1:7 twist barrel. 5x prism optic.

Load was 23.5 grains TAC with NORMA brass and ruag lead free primers.

 

[Brap01]

Anyone hunting with a sbr? I've got a 12.5. Thinking it'd be perfect for deer with some TMKs. 1-6 on it would make it a handy road hunting gun.

I used 12.5 AR chambered in 556 shooting 77 TMKs with a suppressor and NF 1-8. Used it for the kids and it worked fine, also had a 10.5 300 BLK that I used when calling bears in for other hunters and my son shot his first buck with that rifle.

I have switched to a 16" 6 ARC so they can kill elk with the same rifle they hunt deer with. Also a lot of fun on rock chucks out to 300 yards haha

 

[FredBear86]

I used 12.5 AR chambered in 556 shooting 77 TMKs with a suppressor and NF 1-8. Used it for the kids and it worked fine, also had a 10.5 300 BLK that I used when calling bears in for other hunters and my son shot his first buck with that rifle.

I have switched to a 16" 6 ARC so they can kill elk with the same rifle they hunt deer with. Also a lot of fun on rock chucks out to 300 yards haha

What bullets were you shooting out of the 300 blk?

 

[TX_Mike D.]

I’m using the Mil reticle, so used that to holdover. No dialing available for that optic unfortunately.


Thanks, I totally forgot to include that.

Good shooting!

 

[Brap01]

What bullets were you shooting out of the 300 blk?

110 TSX I believe. That was years ago and I only shoot 300 BLK for fun these days. I take my 12.5" AR15 in 223 when calling bears. I've been really convinced that smaller bullets, of the correct construction at the right velocity are all that is needed.

 

[roymunson]

alright, I'm in the club. Anyone have an inside track to tom 77 grain tmks? I can reload down the road, but I wanna get the gun going.

You an PM me if you don't want it to be public. Not gonna order thousands of rounds

 

[Choupique]

CMP store has Creedmoor Sports 77gr TMK .223 on sale for 20% off right now. Well under $1 per round

 

[roymunson]

Either gonna use this 223 or a 243 w/ 95 gr sst's for pigs this winter.

I killed pigs with a 223 once before, but was using deer season ballistic ammo and wasn't pleased with the performance.

I know there are pig pics on here, but don't know how to dig thru to see them. Can anyone share them?

 

[Gstew1930]

I dont keep a ton of pictures but ive killed a truck load with each of those bullets. you'll be fine with either. i prefer the 77

 

[RockAndSage]

alright, I'm in the club. Anyone have an inside track to tom 77 grain tmks? I can reload down the road, but I wanna get the gun going.

You an PM me if you don't want it to be public. Not gonna order thousands of rounds

@Choupique 's tip on the CMP ammo is a good price, hadn't seen that loading before. You might also PM @h2so4 on his prices on loaded 77TMKs from Black Hills or Bone Frog.

 

[SBR Sarge]

alright, I'm in the club. Anyone have an inside track to tom 77 grain tmks? I can reload down the road, but I wanna get the gun going.

You an PM me if you don't want it to be public. Not gonna order thousands of rounds

5.56 77GR Bone Frog Ammunition® Sierra Tipped MatchKing (TMK)(B556TMK7

5.56 77GR Bone Frog Ammunition™ Sierra Tipped MatchKing (TMK) **INAUGURAL RUN SHIPPING IN APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS / END OF MAY 2025 Sierra has enhanced a segment of the MatchKing line by adding the acetal resin tip, thus crowning the Tipped MatchKing (TMK) bullet line. The major advantage of...

www.bonefrogammunition.com

 

[Choupique]

CMP ammo is a good price, hadn't seen that loading before

I bought some but havent shot it yet. Its listed at 2700 fps so maybe a little slow. Should get to shoot a few this weekend.

 

[Poe]

I won’t be changing bullets anytime soon but just curious if anyone has tried the 80gr eldm or x in a 8 twist 223 yet. I thought they might be fun for some long range targets and maybe do some hunting with them

 

[sierracharlie338]

I won’t be changing bullets anytime soon but just curious if anyone has tried the 80gr eldm or x in a 8 twist 223 yet. I thought they might be fun for some long range targets and maybe do some hunting with them

I believe @B_Reynolds_AK was running them in a 223 with .100 freebore with good success.

 

[Speaks]

I bought some but havent shot it yet. Its listed at 2700 fps so maybe a little slow. Should get to shoot a few this weekend.

I like that the black hills stuff is nearly a spot on match for the QD "Average Gun" calculation. The 75 gr sabre that I use for practice is "bad gun" which I dont like the mismatch. - But I have a ton of it so.......... This stuff looks like it would match my sabres - so while I dont like it being slower it would make practice match hunting which is interesting at least.

 

[Choupique]

As a side note, CMP is great to do business with and I always check there for ammo deals

HOWEVER, they will only ship ammo or guns with adult signature required so it can cause some delivery headaches. I have it shipped to my work so it isn't a problem but it's something to keep in mind.

 

[Brap01]

Either gonna use this 223 or a 243 w/ 95 gr sst's for pigs this winter.

I killed pigs with a 223 once before, but was using deer season ballistic ammo and wasn't pleased with the performance.

I know there are pig pics on here, but don't know how to dig thru to see them. Can anyone share them?

You can look through the summary page for pig pics

Post in thread '.223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.'

Feb 15, 2023

Somebody around Page 140 said "No cheat sheet" but I say "Yes cheat sheet"


Page 1 thru 10: Lot of arguing, couple of pictures. Some urban legend type of stuff, I can see why somebody would abandon thread because it looks like it's going to be another 160 pages of memes and shitposts

Page 10 thru 40 though, it gets interesting with lots of pictures of dead things
Form kill pics
Many pics, pic, pic, pic, Moose scapula, 4 elk

PNWGator:
OP's wife shot a moose
A frigin moose, holy shit
I mean, if a chick can do it...

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