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

[Poe]

So I'm not super familiar with crimping. My Black Hills is fairly obviously crimped.
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The AAC does not look crimped to me.
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I'm not sure about the Hornady as it looks normal so if they crimp the primers it is done very concentric and close to the primer.

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If it is crimped, I'll quit saving it. I'm not really interested in messing with crimped brass.

Jay

If I had the option non crimped is always easier but I got around 1000 military brass for dirt cheap that was all crimped and I picked up a RCBS swadging die. It’s easy to set up and doesn’t take long to run a bunch of brass through. I have loaded around 300 so far with no issues.

 

[backcountryguide]

73gr ELDM out of a 20” gas gun . Impact velocity right at 2200fps . Buck was slightly quartering away with bullet exiting the offside shoulder.

 

[Deere_Man]

73gr ELDM out of a 20” gas gun . Impact velocity right at 2200fps . Buck was slightly quartering away with bullet exiting the offside shoulder.

What did the inside look like? How far did it go? Thank you

 

[backcountryguide]

What did the inside look like? How far did it go? Thank you

Lung soup and he maybe went 5ft . Offside shoulder was broken with a lot of bone frag

 

[Deere_Man]

Lung soup and he maybe went 5ft . Offside shoulder was broken with a lot of bone frag

Nice.

 

[Gettincloser]

Alright guys and gals. It is Friday evening. My truck broke down just before heading out of town so I will not be hunting this weekend. How about posting some pictures and letting those of us not hunting this weekend, live vicariously through you! The hogs are safe for 1 more week here but would love to see more "damage" photos.