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

[Chris_in_Idaho]

Got my first RSS kill. Tiny button buck at 130 yards. He was quartering away to the left and was lower than me but facing uphill so that I could see the top of his back. That makes the shot placement look really high but the bullet traveled downward and diagonally through on a path that would have exited just in front of the off side shoulder, but didn't exit.

He dropped like a bag of rocks, kinda thrashed for 30 seconds and then was done. The way he went down I think a fragment must have hit his spine, but I couldn't feel any damage when I removed the backstraps (gutless method).

With you all shooting bears, moose and other gigantic critters this little guy doesn't really offer any new data for the thread, but I wanted to share it. I'm an adult onset hunter that usually gets skunked so I have no shame admitting I was stoked to get this little button buck.

 

[Gettincloser]

Got my first RSS kill. Tiny button buck at 130 yards. He was quartering away to the left and was lower than me but facing uphill so that I could see the top of his back. That makes the shot placement look really high but the bullet traveled downward and diagonally through on a path that would have exited just in front of the off side shoulder, but didn't exit.

He dropped like a bag of rocks, kinda thrashed for 30 seconds and then was done. The way he went down I think a fragment must have hit his spine, but I couldn't feel any damage when I removed the backstraps (gutless method).

With you all shooting bears, moose and other gigantic critters this little guy doesn't really offer any new data for the thread, but I wanted to share it. I'm an adult onset hunter that usually gets skunked so I have no shame admitting I was stoked to get this little button buck.

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There is never any shame as long as you are happy with the kill. I have been hunting 30+ years. If I get an opportunity at a spike or doe, I still get the shakes of excitement afterwords!

 

[Luke S]

Nice shooting. I always figured hunting is hunting, all fun and challenging. My adopted son was probably more exited about a spike buck he shot than a bear in Alaska. Growing up in Hungary and then Alaska I don't know how many deer he's even seen.
Sadly I probably won't get to try a .223 for a long time. But this thread did inspire me to try a 6.5 Grendal after never using anything smaller than a .308 in Alaska. Worked great.

 

[sierracharlie338]

Got my first RSS kill. Tiny button buck at 130 yards. He was quartering away to the left and was lower than me but facing uphill so that I could see the top of his back. That makes the shot placement look really high but the bullet traveled downward and diagonally through on a path that would have exited just in front of the off side shoulder, but didn't exit.

He dropped like a bag of rocks, kinda thrashed for 30 seconds and then was done. The way he went down I think a fragment must have hit his spine, but I couldn't feel any damage when I removed the backstraps (gutless method).

With you all shooting bears, moose and other gigantic critters this little guy doesn't really offer any new data for the thread, but I wanted to share it. I'm an adult onset hunter that usually gets skunked so I have no shame admitting I was stoked to get this little button buck.

Congrats! Meat in the freezer!

 

[Pharmseller]

Congrats!

 

[jaredg]

Congrats! You will only ever have one "first" deer. Nice harvest!

 

[TX_Diver]

Adam (AscensonIndustries) on 24hrcampfire sells extended OAL 3-D printed Tikka magazines. Just the shell and follower, he doesn’t provide the spring. They work great.

No dog in the fight, I hope posting a link is okay.

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/19828375/1

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How much have you used these and how reliable are they? Can’t be worse than my Mountain tactical mag (speaking of it’s been another 6 months ish… time to call again )

 

[SamsonMan22]

How much have you used these and how reliable are they? Can’t be worse than my Mountain tactical mag (speaking of it’s been another 6 months ish… time to call again )

I saw Mountain Tactical had their newest 223 mags advertised as in stock.

 

[Pharmseller]

On a happy note, my Mountain Tactical replacement magazines are scheduled for delivery today.

Four years later, I kid you not.

I hope they work.




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[Pharmseller]

How much have you used these and how reliable are they? Can’t be worse than my Mountain tactical mag (speaking of it’s been another 6 months ish… time to call again )

I haven’t used them much but I cycled full mags several times slow/medium/fast and zero hiccups.




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[BLJ]

I haven’t used them much but I cycled full mags several times slow/medium/fast and zero hiccups.




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I’ve had the same experience with the 4 that I have as well.

 

[TX_Diver]

On a happy note, my Mountain Tactical replacement magazines are scheduled for delivery today.

Four years later, I kid you not.

I hope they work.




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For .223?? No way. I really do need to call him again then. I’m at 3 years I think. I sent them back fall of 2021.

 

[turbo406]

Please update us when you try the new ones, I'm hesitant to order a couple hearing horror stories on the gen 1s

 

[backcountryguide]

Daughter’s first buck. Right at 200 yards with an impact velocity of 2500 fps 73gr ELDM. Buck dropped at the shot with heavy damage to the onside shoulder.

 

[Pharmseller]

For .223?? No way. I really do need to call him again then. I’m at 3 years I think. I sent them back fall of 2021.

My MT adventure started with Jeff. He was a master at stringing me along. Jeff left/got fired and another dude (Nick, maybe) took over. He didn’t last long. A woman took his place and when I got an email that the new mags were available I called and asked what the heck, I’ve been waiting for years.

Long story short, I should have 5 magazines waiting for me when I get home tomorrow.




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[Pharmseller]

Daughter’s first buck. Right at 200 yards with an impact velocity of 2500 fps 73gr ELDM. Buck dropped at the shot with heavy damage to the onside shoulder.
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Outstanding!



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[Deere_Man]

Daughter’s first buck. Right at 200 yards with an impact velocity of 2500 fps 73gr ELDM. Buck dropped at the shot with heavy damage to the onside shoulder.
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Nice work and congratulations to your daughter

It looks like she put it right on the shoulder. Did the bullet exit?

 

[backcountryguide]

Nice work and congratulations to your daughter

It looks like she put it right on the shoulder. Did the bullet exit?

Negative this one did not exit

 

[Robobiss]

How much have you used these and how reliable are they? Can’t be worse than my Mountain tactical mag (speaking of it’s been another 6 months ish… time to call again )

I have one on the way to test.

For $40, it’s worth the money to find out personally. FWIW I saw some pretty good reviews in regards in the 24hourcampfire thread.

I sent him an email this past Sunday, paid him, and my kit was in the mail Monday morning.

If they work and are reliable, it’s a pretty damn good value. Buy factory mag for $40 or so, buy his kit for $40, and you’re into a long OAL mag for $80. Cheap money compared to the waters mags.

 

[JCMCUBIC]

I have one on the way to test.

For $40, it’s worth the money to find out personally. FWIW I saw some pretty good reviews in regards in the 24hourcampfire thread.

I sent him an email this past Sunday, paid him, and my kit was in the mail Monday morning.

If they work and are reliable, it’s a pretty damn good value. Buy factory mag for $40 or so, buy his kit for $40, and you’re into a long OAL mag for $80. Cheap money compared to the waters mags.

I've been using 3 of the Ascension Industry mags for a little while now and they've been great. Quick/easy swap. I've put a fair number of rounds through them and haven't had any issues with them. Did a lot of feed/function with dummy rounds and they've been great. All of that was done using Tikka bottom plastic.

However....

Last week I received a KRG Echo and was planning to use it on a .223. For some reason the Asc Ind mags can slide down in the rear (near trigger guard) with the Echo causing the bolt to ride over the top of the case head. Tikka mags won't slide down with the Echo. I switched back and forth with Tikka bottom plastic and it only occurs with the Echo. I've not spent much time troubleshooting, it's hunting/ending football/starting basketball season and time is tight...

I need to contact Adam from Asc Ind and give him a heads up. I'm not running down his product at all, I really like them. There's something different enough that the Echo has an issue with them vs other stocks with Tikka bottom plastic.