Thread: 223 on deer

Another one for the 75gr. High shoulder so finished with the knife. Didn't see the little nubs on his head otherwise he would still be alive.

Originally Posted by 260madman

This is what I’ve killed with

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50gr NBT 53TSX 60NBT 62TSX 77TMK and the loaded round is factory 63gr SP that was part of a DHS contract in 2007 when I bought a case of it.

Just for comparison
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75gr AAC SabreBlade black tip 77TMK 75Amax

The black tip is either made in-house at AAC or by Hornady. Either way, they are accurate in AAC factory loads and their jacket is .005” thicker than a TMK. I laid into a fair amount for reloading at 20 cents each.

I don’t take the gospel of that other 223 thread online. Not everyone needs to kill animals at 1000 yards. There’s a ton of bullets to choose that work at 400 yards and in. I’ve never been a cool kid. I do have over 500 TMK so I’ll never run out if all I do is use them for hunting but I’m going to give the 75 SBBT a run this year and see how they go. I have 5600 bullets to reload in .224 caliber so I’m set unless something groundbreaking comes out. Or I rebarrel to a 7 twist and use 80gr eldm exclusively and sell all the other bullets.

The 75amax/eldm and 77 TMK shoot well out of 9 twist Savages because their twist is more of 8.25-8.5 twist according to a cleaning rod.

Have got 100 loaded 75gr Amax but never got round to using them. What are they like? The 53gr TSX are very lethal.

I haven’t had anything on the receiving end of the 75Amax. There’s plenty of pics on the web showing success I would think it’s the same as an eldm.

After I took a deer with a 62 TSX I haven’t used the 53. It’s more of a good thing.