The 22 creedmoor thread

[HandgunHTR]

Put a 75gr ELDM in a big boars ear hole at 50 yards today and he never even made a sound. Didn’t weight him but I’m about 215 lbs and I could not budge him by myself more than a few inches with a rope tied around a leg. Called in the cavalry and 3 of us got him loaded up along with some grown sows and a piglet a buddy shot with a 223 shooting 70gr TTSX’s.

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That shoat on the far left is begging for "pig on the half-shell treatment"! That is a hammer of a boar as well.

How do they eat? Is it pretty lean meat compared to farm raised slaughter pigs?

They are much leaner than farm-raised, unless you happen to get one that has been feeding in peanut fields for the last month or so and isn't traveling much. Even then, they won't have as much fat on them. Also, if they spend a lot of time in the same area, eating the same thing, they can start to taste a bit like their food source. Not a problem when they are hanging out near peanut or corn fields. Not a good thing when they are near a dirty river or trash dump. Biggest thing with them is that uncut boars will have boar taint after about 2-years old and most of them will have Trichinosis, so you have to cook it properly.

 

[ACHILLES]

How do they eat? Is it pretty lean meat compared to farm raised slaughter pigs?

Yes pretty lean. Back where I’m from there are crops everywhere they tasted much better. Out here in the desert not as good. I mainly just eat the piglets out here or smaller shoats. Headshot, gut and skin them then put them on the smoker whole. Back home ppl would turn the bigger ones into sausage. Some of these bigger desert boars are so nasty the coyotes and buzzards won’t even touch them.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Anyone tried a McGowen barrel yet?

I’ve got a brand new Tikka stainless action on the way for this new stainless 20” 8 twist McGowen 22 Creedmoor Tikka barrel.

Plan is to see how 80 ELDX hand loads do with @huntnful this winter.

 

[huntnful]

Anyone tried a McGowen barrel yet?

I’ve got a brand new Tikka stainless action on the way for this new stainless 20” 8 twist McGowen 22 Creedmoor Tikka barrel.

Plan is to see how 80 ELDX hand loads do with @huntnful this winter.


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Looking forward to it! If it doesn’t shoot, you can just re-chamber my 6lb Heavy Palma barrel

 

[satchamo]

Anyone tried a McGowen barrel yet?

I’ve got a brand new Tikka stainless action on the way for this new stainless 20” 8 twist McGowen 22 Creedmoor Tikka barrel.

Plan is to see how 80 ELDX hand loads do with @huntnful this winter.


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What contour is that

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

What contour is that

T3 Lite Contour.

 

[Athens]

I shot a few with 22 Creedmoor and 69 gr Sierra game changers. It worked but I prefer the 6mm and 6.5mm rounds. Some of my shots are 450 yards with a stiff crosswind.

 

[waspocrew]

Has anyone used a Proof prefit in 22 CM? If so, do you know the freebore?

I can call them Monday, but was curious to see if anyone had that info handy. I may pick up a prefit for my Terminus Zeus, which would be quite a bit cheaper than buying a Tikka to rechamber, scope, etc.