6mm /.243 hunting success on Big Game

[justin davis]

Tikka 243 1:8 cut to 18 w/ 108 eldms loaded in front of H4350 - 2875 mv.

This was a 200 yard shot on a young bull. This image is the entry. It pretty much created shrapnel from bone as it’s everywhere on this shoulder. Tons of meat loss but I’m very impressed. Will tear down the offside shoulder tonight.


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Carnage!

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Kill 9. Tikka 6 Creed and 115 Berger.

6x6 bull elk.

I’m not really sharing too much in the way of hunt photos publicly anymore, other than some select photos for folks to see kills, wounds, etc. I did want folks to able to see the full exit on this bull…

Yardage: 312.

Impact Velocity: Roughly 2,200.

Shot Position: Prone off backpack. Bino harness rear rest.

Distance travelled After Hit: Hunched forward and fell to front knees. Before he tipped over I put another at the base of his skull. Flopped over and didn’t move again.

Impact Location: First shot entered the scapula, exited between the offside 3rd and 4th ribs. Exited the offside hide as well. Lots of blood on ground and on offside hide. First shot was fatal and bullet fragments were lodged in the spine. Second shot hit the spine and fragmented, largest piece was found lodged in the skull. Bullet fragments all throughout the skull cavity.

 

[BearGuy]

Got my first kill with my tikka 6 creed that I built this spring. 530 yards on a muley buck. 108 ELDM. Impact velocity 2070. First hit was a little back so adjusted for the wind and sent a second at a hard quartering to angle. Borderline frontal. Front should was destroyed and the hole had liquified lungs coming out of it. Dropped after the second shot. Very impressed with the eldm and huge help being able to spot impacts and make adjustments.

 

[khuber84]

@mxgsfmdpx been happy with the 115vld experience overall? What twist are you running them in?

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

@mxgsfmdpx been happy with the 115vld experience overall? What twist are you running them in?

They are stupidly accurate and seem consistent in flight so far.

For killing I’d say in what I’ve seen so far they have been fine. In the 6mm flavors I’ve killed with, I might be giving up a bit of advantage to the 95 TMK and 103 ELDX.

It’s only 9 kills though so hard to really make any strong claims for or against them.

I’m using a 7.5 twist steel barrel.

 

[khuber84]

They are stupidly accurate and seem consistent in flight so far.

For killing I’d say in what I’ve seen so far they have been fine. In the 6mm flavors I’ve killed with, I might be giving up a bit of advantage to the 95 TMK and 103 ELDX.

It’s only 9 kills though so hard to really make any strong claims for or against them.

I’m using a 7.5 twist steel barrel.

Appreciate your response and notes in the bullet. The new 117+ tmk will be a welcome addition. It'll really put the 6mm on the map terminally.

 

[Schmo]

Appreciate your response and notes in the bullet. The new 117+ tmk will be a welcome addition. It'll really put the 6mm on the map terminally.

I’m very interested to see what that TMK will be like. I know it’ll be super effective on game! The 108 ELD is pretty nasty itself.