Thread: 75gr A max - Hunting

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.

Originally Posted by Beavis

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.

The 65GK IS the perfect bullet on big red stags.

I'm running 75gr Amax and 65gr gamekings In my savage......
Both shooting to the same POI
Using BM2 and 2208.

Bit of an update. Got to finally have a decent play with these today. They're doing 2880fps average out of the marlin. I dialed them out to 500m on my large steel plate and hit it everytime. Not terribly precise shooting as i wasnt allowing for wind so almost all hits were on the far right side of the plate (it's like an 18" dia). Grouping on my smaller steel plate at 300m was pleasing. Need to go goating now. Seems like it would be quite a potent load for the wee .223

Went to a shoot the other day and nailed cans at 700. Managed a can at 1000 to. Great fun

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.

Originally Posted by Cyclops

I get 2840 fps with 80 gr A-Max from my Savage Model 12 .223, 1:7 twist 26" barrel.
Shooting out to 1000 yards.

Have you shot that far? By my calculations that bullet needs a 1:6 twist at below 2400 fps. Friend has a savage trophy hunter 1:9 twist got some 68 gr hornady bthp loaded for him. Grouped perfectly at 100, at 300 wouldnt hit a tux bag sized target so somewhere inbetween it went pear shaped. Works out a 1:7 twist was the go.