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Heck yeah! Sounds like great performance all aroundView attachment 387007
I told myself I'd never shoot another animal with a 223 after the complete failure of a bullet using factory 55 grain GECO ballistic tip on a small 50 pound roe deer. After seeing some of the reports here I figured I'd give the 77tmk a go on a pig and as you can see it worked on this 95+- pound sow that didn't take another step after the shot. Hit highish shoulder, went through the scapula, knocked out a 1.5" section of rib and completely shredded the lungs (chunks were coming out of the entrance rib after the shoulder was removed). To my surprise there was actually enough bullet still intact for an exit between two ribs and through the opposite scapula. Shot was right at 100 yards so impact velocity was somewhere in the neighborhood of 2650 fps. I will try them again, hopefully on a larger boar to see how it handles a thick shield.
View attachment 387014 She made good Brats.
What makes you feel that way?I think I'm done with Barnes altogether.
What makes you feel that way?
Feel? Maybe think or believe?Seriously, I feel bullets don't contaminate meat to any large extent however I don't know a person that knowingly eats lead.
I've never used the 73eldm but I do have a lot of experience with the 55sp for pest control on hogs and red deerSo... if given the choice between a Hornady 55gr spire point or a 73gr eld-m what would be your choice for spring black bear. I haven't read this thread for a while but if I remember correctly the 73 gr was a bit splashy up close while the 55 gr has a proven reputation in close on other forums. Still trying to find reasonably priced 77 tmk's here in Canada so that's off the table for now. Thanks!
So... if given the choice between a Hornady 55gr spire point or a 73gr eld-m what would be your choice for spring black bear. I haven't read this thread for a while but if I remember correctly the 73 gr was a bit splashy up close while the 55 gr has a proven reputation in close on other forums. Still trying to find reasonably priced 77 tmk's here in Canada so that's off the table for now. Thanks!
Please update with the 73 elds because I have a couple hundred and I'm not sure if I'd want to deer hunt with them because I get most shots within 25 yards.
I recently purchased 77 tmks at midway. They have cannelures and are sold as seconds.Bout time Sierra pumps out some more tmk……
Could really use another thousand or two 60tmk
I don't have any experience first hand with the 73 ELD-m, however I have used the .223 and Hornady's 55 grain sp w/c for a couple. Neither where particularly close or large bears( both around 100 yards and between 200 and 230lbs). If you're talking eating sized bears I'd use the 55 again and probably will because they shoot well in most .22 centerfires and are cheap and readily available, but I'd prefer a Speer Golddot, Nosler Partition or Swift Sirocco based on my experiences.So... if given the choice between a Hornady 55gr spire point or a 73gr eld-m what would be your choice for spring black bear. I haven't read this thread for a while but if I remember correctly the 73 gr was a bit splashy up close while the 55 gr has a proven reputation in close on other forums. Still trying to find reasonably priced 77 tmk's here in Canada so that's off the table for now. Thanks!