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

[Formidilosus]

^ No doubt in large part to this thread.

Actually, it is.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

so, are they going to make a trainload of them for us or what?

 

[Lawnboi]

so, are they going to make a trainload of them for us or what?

I’ll take 5k

 

[Formidilosus]

so, are they going to make a trainload of them for us or what?

Haha. What they should make is a 95gr version.

 

[Rooggvc]

Would a 1/7 tw handle a 95 TMK? Just looking to the future

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Haha. What they should make is a 95gr version.

recently it's tough to tell if they're actually making anything. I've shot Sierra's since I was 11, nothing against the company at all, but recently their availability has been lousy, particularly compared to Hornady.

 

[mbsheppard]

Bullets, powder and primer are probably headed to Ukraine

 

[ShootOkHuntWorse]

recently it's tough to tell if they're actually making anything. I've shot Sierra's since I was 11, nothing against the company at all, but recently their availability has been lousy, particularly compared to Hornady.

Agreed. Seems like gun stores here only have one or two boxes of anything Sierra except 9mm loaded ammo.

 

[Formidilosus]

Would a 1/7 tw handle a 95 TMK? Just looking to the future

Not in a 223….

 

[TMKSHOOTER]

95 grain tmk would be a monster out of a 22 creedmoor.

 

[Castle Rock]

80 eldm seems to do the same on meat as the 77tmk

 

[ResearchinStuff]

80 eldm seems to do the same on meat as the 77tmk

At 223 velocities, or higher?

 

[Castle Rock]

Mostly used it at 3100 out of the 22/250

 

[Formidilosus]

80 eldm seems to do the same on meat as the 77tmk

Similar, with a bit less penetration on average. That’s pretty much across the board when comparing like weight/caliber ELD-M’s versus TMK’s.

 

[Castle Rock]

Think I am gunna get one of these
Tikka wild boar

 

[PixelHunter]

My first post, I’m not even a hunter yet (got my license recently) and I have to say this is probably the most valuable forum post I have ever read. So much information that my head is spinning.
All my life I heard that the 223/5.56 is only for small to mid game at 100-150yards max. It’s like I was in the matrix and somebody just gave me a red pill.

 

[Rob5589]

My first post, I’m not even a hunter yet (got my license recently) and I have to say this is probably the most valuable forum post I have ever read. So much information that my head is spinning.
All my life I heard that the 223/5.56 is only for small to mid game at 100-150yards max. It’s like I was in the matrix and somebody just gave me a red pill.

Welcome!

 

[TheGDog]

So ok.. I know the star of the show on this thread is the Sierra TMK 77gr.

BUT

I have some Barnes 62gr TTSX BT.

My question is for those of you with soo much more experience using the .223 Rem on bigger game.

If loaded up with the intention of using them on game, what would be the upper limit on species you'd attempt to use them on?

I'm only bothering to ask because it's not the 77 TMK, and weighs a little less, so figured wise to ask around before I try something that puts me in a world of hurt.

 

[MOBowkill]

Daughter shot a buck last year with a 70gr Barnes, I wasn’t impressed. I’ll save the .224’s for varmints.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

there's a few posts in here about the Barnes in various flavors. The general consensus is that they produce sub-par tissue damage from a 223.