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

[Xnoheros]

Does the Norma brass have crimped primer pockets?

Norma 77g match does not.

 

[mtnbound]

Anyone loading 80 grain eldx's? Bought a box for the 22 Creed and the current barrel hates them.

Thought about loading some tests to see how the Rokslide trainer likes them.

My go to is a max load of n140 and tmks. But I love to tinker.

The only way I could get them to shoot decent in the trainer was loading them long which is not an issue if your magazine allows for that but they never did as well as the 75BTHP, 77 AM, 77 TMK or 80.5FB.

 

[ks.snow]

It’s tough not having the access to good ammo like they have in the states.

I’ve had great luck with the Hornady 73g eldm’s, but at 2.50$ a shot it’s tough.

I didn’t know PMC had a 77g I’ll have to look into that.

I shoot ELDm’s out of my 6.5CM, but wanted the .223 because it’s just too damn expensive to get in a lot of rounds down range.

I found firearmsoutletcanada and g4Cgunstore had the best selection of .223 ammo.

 

[Thegman]

I know @Thegman has used 80gr bullets. I don’t recall if they were eld-m or -x though.

So far I've only used the ELD-M (73, 75, 80 and 88s) but would like to try the 80 ELD-X at some point as well.

 

[turbo406]

Well so far ive done 2 of the mamba 10 round mags and they both feed well with 75 eldms, I dont know if you could go alot more without running into follower issues but so far these feed. Will put them to the test beating the dog crap out of them coyote hunting soon.

 

[TheM1DoesMyTalking]

Well so far ive done 2 of the mamba 10 round mags and they both feed well with 75 eldms, I dont know if you could go alot more without running into follower issues but so far these feed.

What OAL fits in the modified Mamba?

 

[The Guide]

Before I buy a CTR in 223, does anyone know the CTR 223 magazine load to length? Just curious if the allow you to go longer than the standard magazine.

Jay

 

[Rockpicker]

Before I buy a CTR in 223, does anyone know the CTR 223 magazine load to length? Just curious if the allow you to go longer than the standard magazine.

Jay

A bit over 2.5”

 

[BlackHillsShooter]

Killed a cow elk this past Saturday. Was a fun hunt on the shoulder season.

Shot with my hand loaded 77 TMK at 220 yards. Put the bullet right where it should have gone. She bolted with the others and laid down within about 40 yards.

Could see no blood on the entrance or off side in the field. Thick coat on her was part of it I guess. When quartering we found the entrance right between the ribs. The bullet started doing its thing in soft tissue. Soup for the most part. The bullet fragmented, which I thought was odd, and made two exit holes. One about a half inch, the other smaller. All of the bullet stayed within the hide.

That makes five kills with the RSS pea shooter. I like this thing.