Thread: 75gr A max - Hunting

Gentleman, just wondering if any of you have used these much on goats and deer. Have tried them with 2206H in my rifle and they shoot great. Mainly intend to use them on goats at longer range.

Cheers

Sorry should say I'm running a standard .223

Yes my 1 in 8 loves them

Within the calibres limitations they work well

Mine start to tumble in flight somewhere around 880yrds

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Yes my 1 in 8 loves them

Within the calibres limitations they work well

Mine start to tumble in flight somewhere around 880yrds

Get ya money back.

Iv used the 80 on a few goats they worked well.

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Yes my 1 in 8 loves them

Within the calibres limitations they work well

Mine start to tumble in flight somewhere around 880yrds

What is your load and MV if you don't mind sharing?

Mine likes Geco brass, CCI 450 and 24gr of 2206H with the bullet jamming slightly and a solid crimp. Haven't chronied it yet.

Will look when i get home

Am using lapua match brass with only a partial neck size to increase case capacity

I got sick of having 75gn Amax loads to fit the Sako mag, any longer then it was a pain to extract if you didn't fire a shot.
Personally I would prefer the tipped 77gn SMK for that reason, I've always liked the Blitzkings as well.

I've shot one white tail, dropped it on the spot.

I think the 77gr TMK is designed to run in AR mags. Believe the advertised G1 is similar to the A max. I'm running a Marlin X7 of all things. It has a long mag and a super short throat so I can pretty much jam any projectile on the lands if I like. They are slightly over length as is for the mag but I can sand a few mm of the mag block so they feed properly.

How do the Hornady 68gn HPBT go in the Marlin?

Good. I have found it isn't fussy. Have tried 53gr V max, 55 and 65gr Sierra GK, 68 and 75gr Hornady BTHP. Granted all but the 65's I'm basing the accuracy off of a single 5 shot group. 65gr GK is accurate as hell and works mint on goats.

I've cut back on the number of projectiles I have, used to have too many.

52gn
Horn AMax

55gn
Horn SP
Horn FMJ
Rem SP
Horn VMax
Sierra Blitzkings
Sierra HPBT

60gn
Nosler Partition

62gn
ADI FMJ

65gn
SGK

69gn
SMK

75gn
Horn Amax

77gn
SMK

80gn
SMK



Just 62gn ADI FMJs, 65gn SGKs and 69 SMKs now, still want to try the 68gn HPBT and the 77gn TSMK though

I was hoping it would like the 55gr Hornady SP's you can buy in the bulk bags. But so far they shoot like crap.

@Beavis I am running the 75 amax in a t3 223 and have found then good at killing goats and fallow. Fallow have been within 250m and have been very devastating!
I'm using 2206h around 24gr also and cci primers they are mag fit

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