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

[NWBLKTAIL]

Finally after much struggle to get the 77tmk to shoot accurately out of my rifle, I got to test it on some animals this weekend. I was able to harvest 2 axis does. First one was a frontal shot at 250yds. Perfect placement with no exit. Inside rib cage was absolute soup, heart and lungs liquified. Deer bucked and ran around a tree, so couldn’t tell exactly how far, but I’m guessing 10 feet or so. Second was a broadside shot at 275. Wind was an estimated 12-18mph. Kestrel went down so wasn’t exactly sure, so bracketed a .5-1mil lead on it in the scope (all within good area for a kill). Deer dropped without moving. When I walked up, shot was high shoulder/neck area. Ended up being a 1 mil drift. Scapula completely destroyed. No exit.



77tmk in a 223 is my officially my favorite hunting bullet.

I remember you working through this, what powder did you settle on to get the 77’s to shoot?

 

[KHntr]

Ever since my first surf trip to Peru and eating the street food anticucho de corazon (a marinated grilled beef heart shish kabob meal)…I make it every chance I get w the hearts from stuff I kill. TMK is ruining one of my favorite treats, haha.

Feel free to put that recipe up, that sounds pretty intriguing to me. Big fan of heart and liver.

 

[Pharmseller]

Big fan

 

[BLJ]

Big fan

I like 20 dollar bills too.

 

[Welldone]

What animal owned that heart ? That’s a huge chunk of protein !

 

[3gunyotehtr]

I have a ton of 5.56 and .223 brass. Mixed head stamps/ brands. If im loading basic book loads with book OAL, will there be a meaningfull difference in POI for training purposes, shooting steel?

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I have used mixed brass extensively, and have never had an issue. I like shooting paper as much as steel, and even using pulled bullets my practice load shoots right around moa at 600 yards for 10 shot groups. Years ago I used to read Varmint hunter magazine, etc., and would go crazy trying all the tricks. For practical shooting, it really just doesn't matter.

 

[Pharmseller]

What animal owned that heart ? That’s a huge chunk of protein !

Those are elk hearts. Rocky Mountain bulls.

 

[DeepMauka]

I remember you working through this, what powder did you settle on to get the 77’s to shoot?

Staball Match

Feel free to put that recipe up, that sounds pretty intriguing to me. Big fan of heart and liver.

There’s a bunch of recipes online, but this is generally what will get you the taste. Remember it’s a Peruvian dish that is made with beef heart, so cooking is a bit different because deer and sheep hearts (what I mainly hunt) are way smaller. I don’t really cook with exact measurements, so adjust to your liking. I also try to keep the pieces a little bigger to make grilling or skewer easier. If you’re going to skewer think long beef stick, not the chunks with veggies.



Clean the heart. I’m sure MeatEater has a YouTube video on it if you’ve not done it before. I watched a video online when I first cleaned mine, but I don’t remember where I saw it. I cut the heart to where it rolls out flat if that makes sense and then cut into decent size pieces.

1/4-1/2 cup ahi panca paste or ahi amarillo paste

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/4-1/2 cup vinegar

3ish cloves garlic minced (I smash them)

1 tbs cumin

1 bay leaf (optional)

Salt/pepper to taste



Marinate for 8hrs/overnight, or if in a rush, you can mix meat and marinade in a bag and use a vac seal. It will do in 15-30mins what would take 8hrs.



If using a wood skewer, make sure you soak them for at least 30 minutes. If not, it could dry out the heart when you cook. Especially because deer and sheep heart is so thin and small.



Enjoy!

 

[KHntr]

Staball Match


There’s a bunch of recipes online, but this is generally what will get you the taste. Remember it’s a Peruvian dish that is made with beef heart, so cooking is a bit different because deer and sheep hearts (what I mainly hunt) are way smaller. I don’t really cook with exact measurements, so adjust to your liking. I also try to keep the pieces a little bigger to make grilling or skewer easier. If you’re going to skewer think long beef stick, not the chunks with veggies.



Clean the heart. I’m sure MeatEater has a YouTube video on it if you’ve not done it before. I watched a video online when I first cleaned mine, but I don’t remember where I saw it. I cut the heart to where it rolls out flat if that makes sense and then cut into decent size pieces.

1/4-1/2 cup ahi panca paste or ahi amarillo paste

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/4-1/2 cup vinegar

3ish cloves garlic minced (I smash them)

1 tbs cumin

1 bay leaf (optional)

Salt/pepper to taste



Marinate for 8hrs/overnight, or if in a rush, you can mix meat and marinade in a bag and use a vac seal. It will do in 15-30mins what would take 8hrs.



If using a wood skewer, make sure you soak them for at least 30 minutes. If not, it could dry out the heart when you cook. Especially because deer and sheep heart is so thin and small.



Enjoy!

Appreciate that. I’ll give it a try with the next heart I pull out.

 

[LongWayAround]

@DeepMauka

Thanks for the recipe. I love eating hearts. Definitely one of my favorite parts.

 

[LongWayAround]

Yeah, I know what you mean, they do make a mess.

Who’d have thought that the 77TMK would be too destructive?

Ironic that it's somehow too small and also too destructive at the same time.

 

[Xycod]

Guides recommend min cal.

 

[WDR]

Guides recommend min cal.

Guess I better throw away my favorite rifle..

 

[sierracharlie338]

“It’s so dumb to me” “I don’t understand”

Yes that’s correct you don’t understand but yet you are shooting your mouth off about it. You’re on a podcast so must be an expert. . .

Unreal. . .

 

[HairyScandinavian]

I'm not clicking to give them a view, lemme guess need 30 cal wallup and it's irresponsible to use match bullets?

 

[RockAndSage]

“It’s so dumb to me” “I don’t understand”

Yes that’s correct you don’t understand but yet you are shooting your mouth off about it. You’re on a podcast so must be an expert. . .

Unreal. . .

And yet...he seems to dive into Rokslide enough to be aware of some of the arguments, and still disregards the learning opportunities here.

 

[sierracharlie338]

And yet...he seems to dive into Rokslide enough to be aware of some of the arguments, and still disregards the learning opportunities here.

Bingo

 

[mt100gr.]

Can anyone confirm whether those 2 have ever seen an elk? Does mom's basement have windows into the honeyhole?

 

[TNHighlands]

Welp, that was a monstrous waste of 3 minutes.

Wouldn't give a damn if detractors weren't so arrogant in their opinions...

 

[HairyScandinavian]

Welp, that was a monstrous waste of 3 minutes.

Wouldn't give a damn if detractors weren't so arrogant in their opinions...

When you got not facts or data you better have an extra helping of overconfidence to get you through!