Thread: 75gr A max - Hunting

Originally Posted by robhughes-games

I'm running 80amax at 2906 from 223 and it kills deer out to 200 with lots of bruised meat. Goats at 600 drop very fast too. That's about the limit I think. Could go further theoretically but a but risky really.

What powder and barrel length are you running?
That seem pretty fast for a 80gr 223 load.

Originally Posted by Beetroot

What powder and barrel length are you running?
That seem pretty fast for a 80gr 223 load.

I reckon it sounds legit. I can go half a grain higher with the 75's but it starts blowing primers

I get 2840 fps with 80 gr A-Max from my Savage Model 12 .223, 1:7 twist 26" barrel.
24.7 gr 2208 in Norma cases.

Could squeeze more 2208 in, but this is a safe load shooting out to 1000 yards.