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

[Matt5266]

Damn, better have a 223 kill posted on page 556….
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Nice! What's the details?! Bullet, weapon, range etc.

 

[KHntr]

One of the bulls I posted previously, I just like that pic.
223AI, R700 1976 action, 1:7 IBI barrel, 88 ELD m, Bushie LRHS, 176 yards quartering in. First poke crushed his humerus and made it to the last rib. He hopped 3 times and got a second one through the breathers as he was falling over. In retrospect I shouldn’t have shot the second time, but the shooting is the fun part…(especially when its 25* below freezing…)

Took the first pic at 4:16pm, took the last pic fully loaded in game bags on the sxs at 9:16pm. Not bad for being on my own.

 

[Moose83]

Damn, better have a 223 kill posted on page 556….
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That's the perfect day right there! Can't wait for October!

 

[ztc92]

I shot over 100 rounds on my range day with my friend. Could easily have shot more. If im going to take time away from my family once or twice a week, im going to make it count and get some shooting done.

Just for an experiment I priced out loading 1000 6.5 147s and 1000
223 69gr . It was around $475 for the .223 and $990 for 6.5.

That's a massive difference. One is unaffordable, one I could make work.

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I have this exact setup. Tikka 223 and Tikka 6.5Creed. Most of my practice is with the 223. I also reloaded both guns last year with similar cost per round.

I now only load for the 6.5 and just buy bulk 223 ammo for practice. The cost per round is so close to buy factory ammo vs handloads that it’s hardly worth it. Gives me lots more time to shoot and makes practicing a lot less stressful.