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

[mtnwrunner]

It's taken me several years to convince some of my shooting partners to use and buy a tikka t3x in 223. Along with this, ive tried to install the principals that are taught in the shoot2hunt classes, with mixed results as some "old school" guys are still stuck in that mentality. BUT i'm slowly making progress.
Today, one of the recent converts made a 798 yard shot on a rockchuck with a factory tikka 223, 77 tmk, maven rs 1.2, although it did have a rokstok. 3 shots with the shooter/spotter dialog in 20 mph winds.....it was epic. (Elkhunter777 on the slide)
This is our annual week-long rockchuck safari which is in our 24th year.

Randy



Old guy turret magnifier.....

 

[mtnwrunner]

 

[SBR Sarge]

NAS3 5.56 77gr TMK in stock here…

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[SBR Sarge]

NAS3 cased 5.56 77gr OTM and 73gr ELD-M in stock at Phantom Defense.

5.56x45 Ammo: Shop Black Tip, FMJ, and More | Phantom Defense

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phantomdefense.co

 

[Joe Holden]

Hopefully, posting this link is allowed. Don't have experience with this store but was sent a gift card. Scrolling through the offerings, they've got a Tikka 223 T3X Lite listed at $589. Going to be calling today to see if it's 1-8"

Tikka T3X Lite Black 223 Rem 22.4in JRTXE312

Tikka T3X Lite Black 223 Rem 22.4in JRTXE312 The Tikka T3x product family combines long-standing gunsmith expertise with the real experiences of Tikka hunters and sport shooters from all over the world. Tikka rifles are innovative and durable, designed and manufactured for ultimate accuracy...

www.reedsgunsandammo.com

Follow up on this. Placed an order today. Super friendly people, even walked in back and grabbed the last one they had in stock after website wouldn’t allow to add to cart.

First tikka. Guess I’ll have to start rifle hunting more.

 

[The Guide]

Ol' JVB is back at it again. Rokslide lives in his soul by this point. He should just have some conversations with people who are planning to hunt with the 223 and 77tmk and actually observe some kills. Small cartridges are not the end all be all for everyone in every situation but they have a place for many people in many situations.

Jay

Small Cartridges For Big Game Hunting: Fantastic Or Foolish? - Petersen's Hunting

The debate on small cartridges for big game hunting wages on. Learn about the pros and cons.

www.petersenshunting.com

 

[BigWoods]

Ol' JVB is back at it again. Rokslide lives in his soul by this point. He should just have some conversations with people who are planning to hunt with the 223 and 77tmk and actually observe some kills. Small cartridges are not the end all be all for everyone in every situation but they have a place for many people in many situations.

Jay

Small Cartridges For Big Game Hunting: Fantastic Or Foolish? - Petersen's Hunting

The debate on small cartridges for big game hunting wages on. Learn about the pros and cons.

www.petersenshunting.com

Wait, who knew that if you high shoulder punch a Caribou with a .375 h&h it'll 'drop instantly' ?

 

[Gstew1930]

Ol' JVB is back at it again. Rokslide lives in his soul by this point. He should just have some conversations with people who are planning to hunt with the 223 and 77tmk and actually observe some kills. Small cartridges are not the end all be all for everyone in every situation but they have a place for many people in many situations.

Jay

Small Cartridges For Big Game Hunting: Fantastic Or Foolish? - Petersen's Hunting

The debate on small cartridges for big game hunting wages on. Learn about the pros and cons.

www.petersenshunting.com

Im ashamed at myself for reading that article. It was exactly what I thought it would be lol

 

[naked wombats]

"To shield the inherent weakness exposed by such claptrap" was my favorite part.

 

[Valumpessa]

Can't help but question his tactics if most of his bull encounters are "fleeting".

- "In many areas you may hunt seven to ten days to earn one opportunity at a big bull. When that opportunity comes, it’s likely to be fleeting."

 

[KHntr]

“How do I know they fail? I’ve seen it. But let me not mention ANYTHING else about that other than the assertions that I’ve seen little bullets fail so trust me. They don’t work.”

 

[The Guide]

“How do I know they fail? I’ve seen it. But let me not mention ANYTHING else about that other than the assertions that I’ve seen little bullets fail so trust me. They don’t work.”

I bet you those bullets fragments are from his beef bone stunt.

Jay

 

[Brap01]

I bet you those bullets fragments are from his beef bone stunt.

Jay

I thought the exact same thing. I didn't make it through the entire article, tough to read.

I do think I'd pass on trying to make a hard quartering away shot get into the chest cavity on a bull elk at close range. I prefer high neck shots or just waiting for a proper shot at the chest cavity, regardless of caliber/bullet construction.

 

[ckt3]

Ol' JVB is back at it again.

Small Cartridges For Big Game Hunting: Fantastic Or Foolish? - Petersen's Hunting

The debate on small cartridges for big game hunting wages on. Learn about the pros and cons.

www.petersenshunting.com

He claims that “this practice of using small cartridges for big game sidesteps the laws of physics” and then offers no proof supporting this claim. You’d expect this to be followed by at least a bit of math or physics from any well-intentioned and intelligent person capable of crafting a logical, quantitative argument.

At best he offers a surface level discussion of SD but paragraph upon paragraph of opinion and conjecture. He presents an argument that can’t be proven wrong, which is the best indicator of a weak argument.

In any circle I run in, I’d get laughed out of the room for presenting such a piece. I can’t imagine publishing this for the public to consume with my name on it.

 

[HuntHarder]

Comical that this guy continues to live rent free in some of your heads. I gotta give him credit, he's good at marketing.

 

[KHntr]

Comical that this guy continues to live rent free in some of your heads. I gotta give him credit, he's good at marketing.

I think it’s the other way around actually. His clicks go down, so he spits out some small caliber drivel and they go back up.

I’m certainly curious what his username is here, because he definitely keeps quiet about that.

 

[B_Reynolds_AK]

I don't know about you guys, but I didn't just read all of those JVB quotes above, I heard them in my head haha