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

[mt100gr.]

Question on PSA ammo. I'm going to have a Tikka factory SS lite 223 barrel cut and threaded at 16". For ammo, I'm looking at aac 556 75bthp and the aac 556 77tmk.

Do you think I should go ahead and buy a boatload, or should I buy 20 of each and then decide? I know availability has been spotty the last couple years, and I likely won't have my barrel done for a few weeks.

My Tikka shoots the AAC 77TMK load very well. Though the ammo in hand isn't all that impressive....some are a little wonky even to the naked eye. I haven't tried the AAC 75gr offering, but my rifle has done well with other 75gr bthp, 73 eldm, 73 otm, and some others in that realm. I'd gamble on the rifle liking it, personally.

 

[rabbithuntr]

Question on PSA ammo. I'm going to have a Tikka factory SS lite 223 barrel cut and threaded at 16". For ammo, I'm looking at aac 556 75bthp and the aac 556 77tmk.

Do you think I should go ahead and buy a boatload, or should I buy 20 of each and then decide? I know availability has been spotty the last couple years, and I likely won't have my barrel done for a few weeks.

I’ll bet if you get a bunch and your rifle doesn’t like it you could probably get your money back if you sell it when it’s out of stock.

 

[justinspicher]

Question on PSA ammo. I'm going to have a Tikka factory SS lite 223 barrel cut and threaded at 16". For ammo, I'm looking at aac 556 75bthp and the aac 556 77tmk.

Do you think I should go ahead and buy a boatload, or should I buy 20 of each and then decide? I know availability has been spotty the last couple years, and I likely won't have my barrel done for a few weeks.

I say buy a boatload of both. Then you have training and hunting ammo.

 

[ElPollo]

I say buy a boatload of both. Then you have training and hunting ammo.

Agree. My 18” Tikka shoots the AAC TMK load with only marginally larger groups than Black Hills for less than half the cost. At $0.60 per round for the 75 and $0.80 for the TMK, buy a thousand of each.

 

[sierracharlie338]

Agree. My 18” Tikka shoots the AAC TMK load with only marginally larger groups than Black Hills for less than half the cost. At $0.60 per round for the 75 and $0.80 for the TMK, buy a thousand of each.

Oddly enough my daughters tikka shot the AAC 75s slightly better than the black hills but nothing drastic

 

[HighUintas]

Thanks for the advice. I'd planned on buying both for sure, at least to test, but didn't know if it was likely enough to be accurate to warrant buying a large amount immediately or if I could have just a good of chance of being stuck with a ton of 3moa ammo

 

[Jbone62]

im sure this has been asked or addressed on one of the previous pages but if some
Of us are hunting in California IE lead free is the .223 still optimal or should it be bumped up to the 6.5 creedmoor?

Are their lead free bullet recommendations for both calibers?

 

[Steve300xcw]

Question on PSA ammo. I'm going to have a Tikka factory SS lite 223 barrel cut and threaded at 16". For ammo, I'm looking at aac 556 75bthp and the aac 556 77tmk.

Do you think I should go ahead and buy a boatload, or should I buy 20 of each and then decide? I know availability has been spotty the last couple years, and I likely won't have my barrel done for a few weeks.

I wouldnt overlook the aac 77gr OTM stuff either. Has been around $0.50-$0.55 per round for a while now. Have been pretty happy with the stuff