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

[hunting1]

How about the 75 gr ELDM?

 

[SteveAndTheCrigBoys]

https://rokslide.com/forums/search/10947993/?q=75&t=post&c[thread]=130488&o=relevance

Or even more specifically

https://rokslide.com/forums/search/10947996/?q=75&t=post&c[thread]=130488&c[users]=Formidilosus&o=relevance

 

[Firth]

It’ll probably be fine, but I would get 77gr TMK, 73gr ELD-M, or 62gr Federal Fusion.

How about the 75 gr ELDM?

If your question is in response to the above list, the 75 ELD-M would likely perform similarly to the 73 ELD-M but was omitted since the subject was gas guns and the 75 ELD-M won't fit in a 223 AR-15 magazine.

 

[Amathanda]

It’ll probably be fine, but I would get 77gr TMK, 73gr ELD-M, or 62gr Federal Fusion.

Form,
Why do you recommend the 62 gr Federal fusion rather than the 75 gr speer gold dot?

 

[JackButler]

Many were quite some time ago, before the tmk, so probably 100 were with the 69gr smk(non-tipped). Probably 10 with miscellaneous hornady soft points. The remainder more recently with the 77 tmk. Doesn’t make them any more dead, but the 77 tmk is much more devastating. Haven’t went past 300 yards, mostly 200 and under.

 

[Formidilosus]

Form,
Why do you recommend the 62 gr Federal fusion rather than the 75 gr speer gold dot?

Availability

 

[Amathanda]

Makes sense, thank you.

 

[kkp005]

Availability

If a fella happened to have some 75gr gold dots laying around …. Do you have a favorite 223 or 22CM load ?

 

[Formidilosus]

If a fella happened to have some 75gr gold dots laying around …. Do you have a favorite 223 or 22CM load ?

Have never reloaded them.

 

[ihookem]

Or build a 22 Creedmoor, leave the barrel clean of markings, and use 6 Creedmoor headstamped brass….

I have yet to run into the bull that can shake off a good 224” bullet.

If you did that and ran a 22 cal. with a 6 creed, the game warden would never know. I put 224 cal and my .243 bullets side by side and there is so little difference that you can hardly tell.

 

[KHntr]

If you did that and ran a 22 cal. with a 6 creed, the game warden would never know. I put 224 cal and my .243 bullets side by side and there is so little difference that you can hardly tell.

Yep. I would have done that for Alberta hunting but they saw the light and legalized 22 centerfires.

 

[Castle Rock]

If you did that and ran a 22 cal. with a 6 creed, the game warden would never know. I put 224 cal and my .243 bullets side by side and there is so little difference that you can hardly tell.

Is it really worth getting busted over the difference, is a 6mm too much for you?

 

[Deere_Man]

Is it really worth getting busted over the difference, is a 6mm too much for you?

It’s about freedom.

 

[Rockpicker]

It’s about freedom.

It would be nice to choose what you want but the .gov always knows what’s best for us.

Handgun regs are a bit silly for hunting. Where I’m at I can use one for hunting but it has to be a 6” barrel. I guess it has more wallop and energy than a more common 5” barrel.

 

[ihookem]

Is it really worth getting busted over the difference, is a 6mm too much for you?

No, but my point is, there is so little difference that it won't matter. Some say 22 cal. is too small and a 6mm is superior . My point is , a guy can hardly tell the difference when looking at them side by side and seems there is no performance difference neither. But, not , it's not worth getting busted over , but likely never will cause a warden can't tell the difference neither. But oh well, I still just use my .243 Win and it works fine.

 

[Lawnboi]

The reason I got rid of my 22 creed and ultimately am planning on not shooting 223 is that I can’t use it everywhere I hunt. With only a few scopes and a few actions I just can’t justify having a rifle for a specialized purpose.

Plus 6mm bullets just seem to shoot better.

I do think a 6arc/dasher/br/gt could be a rifle for everything for most guys

 

[NWBLKTAIL]

The reason I got rid of my 22 creed and ultimately am planning on not shooting 223 is that I can’t use it everywhere I hunt. With only a few scopes and a few actions I just can’t justify having a rifle for a specialized purpose.

Plus 6mm bullets just seem to shoot better.

I do think a 6arc/dasher/br/gt could be a rifle for everything for most guys

have you ever posted up your dasher set up? not sure ive ever seen it, just the tiny little groups it prints you post

 

[Lawnboi]

have you ever posted up your dasher set up? not sure ive ever seen it, just the tiny little groups it prints you post

I won’t clutter up the 223 thread with it, I’ll post a thread, probably a good idea considering we have a few of us on here using it.

Intrinsic accuracy is a thing, more need to know!

 

[NWBLKTAIL]

I won’t clutter up the 223 thread with it, I’ll post a thread, probably a good idea considering we have a few of us on here using it.

Intrinsic accuracy is a thing, more need to know!

sounds good, look forward to it

 

[wyosam]

The reason I got rid of my 22 creed and ultimately am planning on not shooting 223 is that I can’t use it everywhere I hunt. With only a few scopes and a few actions I just can’t justify having a rifle for a specialized purpose.

Plus 6mm bullets just seem to shoot better.

I do think a 6arc/dasher/br/gt could be a rifle for everything for most guys

Yep, I’m working on a hunting weight Dasher, and I suspect it will become my do it all.


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