Tikka 223 73 vs 75 vs 80 eldm

[Castle Rock]

Yeah I have given up trying to push the boundaries with heavier bullets in the 223, the juice isn’t worth the squeeze
77 TMK and 73 ELDM are the sweet spot

 

[TX_Diver]

I had good luck with 75 ELD-Ms and N140 but I never shot them past 400 so it's hard to say definitively that they are that great. When I run out of TMKs and my new mags get here I'll go back to them though.

 

[Running on empty]

I have a tikka 223 cut to 18in that just refuses to group the 75eldm (~1.5moa) well with the dense sea level air in SEAK. Ive tried varget and Tac at different seating depths with no luck. Wanted to add this dataset since it echoes what others have found in this thread. I will be trying the 73eldm next since I have a tmk load that hammers and I need a similar practice round.

 

[Castle Rock]

Yep