FORMADILIOUS.........I'm calling you OUT!!

[BryanL]

Ok I feel like a total noob here. Do share if there was something previous about Rokslide combo #1? Is this for training or general purpose medium to small game? I feel like I missed something pretty key here.

 

[PNWGATOR]

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

DON'T HAVE TIME TO READ 176 PAGES? HERE'S THE CHEAT SHEET. “Bullets matter more than headstamps.” “Spent primers offer the supreme tutorial”. I’ve read it here and elsewhere online. It got my attention. I started digging and asking questions and listened. The 77gr TMK delivered by a .223...

www.rokslide.com

 

[Bbell12]

jfs82 has it. 6mm CM and 108gr ELD-M is easy.

This is the route I’m going. Seems like the logical #2.

 

[Outdoorsman12b]

This is the route I’m going. Seems like the logical #2.

Are you going with a factory option? Does not seem like much is chambered in 6CM

 

[CBB1]

jfs82 has it. 6mm CM and 108gr ELD-M is easy.

You would take the 108ELD-M over 95gr NBT?


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[Billy Goat]

Ok I feel like a total noob here. Do share if there was something previous about Rokslide combo #1? Is this for training or general purpose medium to small game? I feel like I missed something pretty key here.

What @PNWGATOR linked is what you need to read.

Once you are done next month you can then start into the semi custom tikka build thread.

 

[Antares]

Once you’re done with those two, read the “equipment vs practice” thread.

 

[LongWayAround]

I'm curious why the 6CM is an obvious as second rather than the 22-250?

It seems to me that there's a lack of factory rifles for the 6CM and a lack of heavy factory ammo for the 22-250.

So you're stuck either reloading or rebarreling?

I'm sure I'm missing something though...

I'm thinking I'll either have enough holiday funds for one of three things.
1.) Suppressor
2.) Reloading
3.) Form's Special

 

[jfs82]

I'm curious why the 6CM is an obvious as second rather than the 22-250?

It seems to me that there's a lack of factory rifles for the 6CM and a lack of heavy factory ammo for the 22-250.

So you're stuck either reloading or rebarreling?

I'm sure I'm missing something though...

I'm thinking I'll either have enough holiday funds for one of three things.
1.) Suppressor
2.) Reloading
3.) Form's Special

The specific question was as the second for states where .224 is not legal for big game.

 

[HandgunHTR]

I'm curious why the 6CM is an obvious as second rather than the 22-250?

Most factory 22-250s don't have the right barrel twist to stablize the heavy .22 bullets. That is why I would go 6ARC/Creed/BR/XC as a second place.

 

[Axlrod]

Most factory 22-250s don't have the right barrel twist to stablize the heavy .22 bullets. That is why I would go 6ARC/Creed/BR/XC as a second place.

Ah but Tikka makes a 22-250 8 twist and they are avail.

 

[woods89]

Ah but Tikka makes a 22-250 8 twist and they are avail.

@Castle Rock does a lot of damage with one.........

 

[Nosferatu]

This:

HOWA HOWA BARRELED MINI ACTION 223REM BL STANDARD 22" 1/2X28 T/C | Brownells

Howa 1500 Barreled Actions are the perfect platform for a quality precision rifle build, at an affordable cost. Every Howa Barreled Action ...

www.brownells.com

Plus this:

Stocky's Carbon Fiber Howa Mini Sporter *Factory Seconds*

Our new HOWA MINI 1500 Hunter is a classically-styled Ultra Carbon hand laminated sporting riflestock. Weighing in at just over a pound (475 g) it is the lightest, handiest classic for the demanding Howa rifleman. These are factory blems and can be mounted as-is or finished to suit by the end...

www.stockysstocks.com

Plus this:

Howa Mini-CZ Bottom Metal

CZ 527 magazine conversion for the Howa Mini Rifle.

jeffersonoutdoor.com

Equals one hell of a rifle.

 

[gbflyer]

I’m building a 6x45…well Shaen is…and I’m taking it and 87gr Vmax for Cape Buffalo next year

 

[chicoredneck]

If you want a 223 - an AR15 is a great option and more versatile than a Tikka bolt rifle.
For bullets, I’ve had fantastic success with Hornady 75gr BTHP on game. They act like a Berger, but I tend to get a little more penetration with them. I like them better than the 77 TMK as they hold together better on bone.

 

[chicoredneck]

For a scope, look at a Burris Fullfield II 3-9x40. They are cheap and in my experience rock solid reliable. They are not a dialing scope, but if your shooting deer with a 223 you probably are not shooting much past 300 yards, so it’s not needed.

 

[Dobermann]

What @PNWGATOR linked is what you need to read.

Once you are done next month you can then start into the semi custom tikka build thread.

And then all of the field testing of optics in the Long Range Shooting sub-forum, as well as all the discussions, in the belief that surely there must be a better option than the SWFA 3-9 ... until you synthesize it all and realise there probably isn't, and you could have spend all that time shooting instead.

 

[MeatMissile]

Best alternative is a grown-up sized gun.

 

[Castle Rock]

When was the last time someone saw swfa 3-9s in stock? I’m approaching 2 years of waiting on a replacement.

2-12 Helos is a better scope

The limiting factor is really the unblemished 77 tmks.

80 gn ELDM performs similarly just shorten the block in your magazine

I don’t want to hijack but I would love to hear forms suggestions for a rifle/chambering for those of us in a state that does not allow 22 caliber for big game hunting

Tikka 243, 87 VMax for fun and 95BT for serious work

 

[Castle Rock]

@Castle Rock does a lot of damage with one.........

It is a fun rifle for sure and performance is eye opening but I would be just as happy with a 243 even though the 10 twist is not ideal
BUT if they would only build a 7 twist 6CM it would be the ultimate allrounder