Ideal big game 223 bullets

[coyotekilla]

So... for those that regularly take deer and other larger game with 223, what's your requirements for the load. I see the 77 tmk, 88 eldm suggested. Keep impact speed above 1800. What else?

My ar will shoot a 69gr tgk out of the mag, same with hornady 75 bthp. 88's must be single loaded...

Suggestions please.

 

[BAKPAKR]

How far are you planning on shooting? My daughter and I have had good luck with 62 gr Barnes TTSXs on deer out of a 14.5” barrel (so not that speedy). However, our farthest shot with them has not been much over 100 yards.

 

[SloppyJ]

Obviously you've read the 223 thread. Hard to beat 77tmks. Not sure what else you're looking for. If its out of an AR that and the 75bthp are the only ones that will fit.

 

[Tmac]

We’ve had good results with 62 gr Fed Fusions. Only used them to moderate range, under 300.

 

[coyotekilla]

How far are you planning on shooting? My daughter and I have had good luck with 62 gr Barnes TTSXs on deer out of a 14.5” barrel (so not that speedy). However, our farthest shot with them has not been much over 100 yards.

Depends on how far they are away lol. I've been known to tag 1 at 350 with my 6.5 creed, 243 I try to keep them inside 300.

My prefered stand, its 180 to the woods where they like to pop out.

 

[coyotekilla]

Obviously you've read the 223 thread. Hard to beat 77tmks. Not sure what else you're looking for. If its out of an AR that and the 75bthp are the only ones that will fit.

I have a 16" ar carbine that's legal for deer season, or a 20" ruger american. Both run 2.26 ar mags, and I handload.

 

[BLJ]

I killed 2 whitetails last season with the 73 ELDM. 1 at 25ish and 1 at 125ish.
I saw no difference in terminal performance between them and the 77 TMK. Used on whitetail deer.
The factory 73 ELDM will work in a 2.26 internal length magazine.

 

[Drenalin]

I've been using the 73 ELDM for a couple of years. From 60 to 386 yards, and everywhere in between, they have been very very effective.

 

[SloppyJ]

I have a 16" ar carbine that's legal for deer season, or a 20" ruger american. Both run 2.26 ar mags, and I handload.

Then have at it brother. Start with the 77tmks and as much varget as you can get in there. I think I ended up around 24.6gr and it's a bit crunchy. The 73eldm would work as well but the TMK did very well for my son this year. So well I bought 1k of them.