Thread: 223 on deer

Originally Posted by Tahr

77 grn Tipped Match King last evening.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSr8yArHaFk

Yep devastating . My ONLY regret with my .223 is having cut the barrel to short. I should have left a couple more inches on it to get more peed out of the heavier projectiles. Still I get the same results with the 69gn TMK. Im not sure a deer would notice the 8gns difference either

Moment of impact. You can see the upset ripple in the skin & hair.

How do you rate the Arken, Whats it like in the pitch black? I am about to pull the trigger on one for my Tikka .223.

Originally Posted by MP270

How do you rate the Arken, Whats it like in the pitch black? I am about to pull the trigger on one for my Tikka .223.

Very good. Using the IR you will get shots ok out to 275 or so. Without the IR you can still shoot way past normal shooting light - better on night time B&W than colour when it's dark if you dont use the IR. Cant be beaten for value or size. The new Hikmicro 4K will be a step up but bigger, heavier and spendier.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Very good. Using the IR you will get shots ok out to 275 or so. Without the IR you can still shoot way past normal shooting light - better on night time B&W than colour when it's dark if you dont use the IR. Cant be beaten for value or size. The new Hikmicro 4K will be a step up but bigger, heavier and spendier.

Bruce - after normal shooting light how are you spotting the deer? Are you using the optic as a monocular mounted on the rifle or do you have a quick detach mount that you can use to remove it and use it as a handheld? Or do you have another handheld device?

this is the question I have to answer because I hate using nightvision optics that are mounted on the rifle.

Hand held thermal. A shitty old Guide but it does the job.
I’m the thoroughly modern man. But old.

Ditto

Originally Posted by Nathan F

Yep devastating . My ONLY regret with my .223 is having cut the barrel to short. I should have left a couple more inches on it to get more peed out of the heavier projectiles. Still I get the same results with the 69gn TMK. Im not sure a deer would notice the 8gns difference either

18 to 20" seems optimal. My Tikka is still standard and it doesn't bother me. Other 2 are 20".

Originally Posted by gimp

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199m neckshot

@gimp is that the March 'scope?

Originally Posted by Tahr

@gimp is that the March 'scope?

yip

Originally Posted by Tahr

Moment of impact. You can see the upset ripple in the skin & hair.

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Run that past me again... the date?

Originally Posted by TeRei

Run that past me again... the date?

It's why he is so successful - he can see into the future

Originally Posted by Barefoot

It's why he is so successful - he can see into the future

Changing the date and time on it is a bit of techo I haven't mastered yet.

What about @gimp. He uses a March 'scope in December.

Originally Posted by Tahr

18 to 20" seems optimal. My Tikka is still standard and it doesn't bother me. Other 2 are 20".

I have wondered, while reading this thread and learning, what the most common .223 barrel lengths in use are. There is always the trend/desire for a compact bush gun, but seems a lot of you blokes are regularly making shots in the 180-300+ range. Longer is always better, (so they say) but a man does ponder these things.

My mate has a Browning which he did not chop and still compains about it being like a noodle with a Hardy can. Ask Friwi. Done all our 223's. Think they are 19. Really difficult to swing on deer if you have an uncut barrel and can. Balance is essential. Ask Friwi again and you never do any cursing when you are in the bush and saying to yourself...he was right. LOL.