Why is it showing a 1.13" group at 100 yards as 0.31 MOA?
Why is it showing a 1.13" group at 100 yards as 0.31 MOA?
Can’t speak to the 73 but this is my favorite part of the 77tmk. Not uncommon to see it start to upset before it makes it through the ribs.Broadside shot at 175 yards. 16” tikka rough tech shooting 73gr Eldm. Buck ran roughly 40 yards with blood pouring out of his mouth. Lungs were soup. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary until we quartered him.
Photo has the quarter removed, and this shows the entrance. Roughly a 3-4 inch entrance hole. Bullet must have hit the rib and expanded very quickly. Pretty wild, only my second animal with a 223.
The other kill we have was 275 yards, the deers heart and lungs were destroyed, the entrance wound was very small.
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Adding to my post # 9183
( sorry about the orientation of the pictures )
1) wound channel to spine
2) view from rear through where spinal cord runs. Pic rotated 90 degrees right
3)View from above. Deer facing right
4)Left (entry) side Pencil pointing towards head Pic rotated 90 degrees right
5) Right side. Pencil pointing towards butt. Pic rotated 90 degrees right
It's my belief that either bone fragments or bullet fragments damaged the spinal cord.
Awesome. Out of curiosity how far did he make it after the shot?Took my first Pronghorn with the Tikka .223 and Black Hills factory 77 gr. TMK
500 yards off tripod. Did almost no damage visually, but big puddle of blood in the cavity like so many others. There were a few small holes in the lungs and heart. This is my kids compact stock .223. It has killed 2 deer and 3 Antelope to date. I like this outfit so much I ordered another T3X stainless lite and its getting chopped and threaded this week. View attachment 789109
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He took a few steps, maybe 5 yards and lied down. No running, no jumping, no burst of speed. I was ready to shoot again but he just went down and stayed down.Awesome. Out of curiosity how far did he make it after the shot?
It’s often out of stock everywhere.Did Black Hills quit making 77 TMK or is it just gone everywhere due to the popularity of this thread? I don't reload or know anyone that does.