Thread: 223 on deer

yes he has...and some of the recent batches were piss poor preformers....had a wee video of them shooting goats and it shocked me,having used them.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

yes he has...and some of the recent batches were piss poor preformers....had a wee video of them shooting goats and it shocked me,having used them.

Yeah there’s a video of it playing out on a billy goat. Thing to remember is the target was 250yds and beyond, so outside the best impact velocity for that projectile type- first hits at 2200fps and getting slower as the range increased.

correct..and WHY I stick to under 150yards...

So like a lot of others I find the 80 ELD-M shoot good enough in my Tikka, and the TMK shoot mint. 10 shots in MOA mint…

I’m keen to know if anyone has validated the BC of the 80gr out of a 1-8” barrel? It’s only marginally stable at that twist, (Hornady state 1-7” required) so the BC should be diminished by an amount as the bullet used in flight. Yep, they’ll go through the target ‘straight’ but are they loosing velocity faster than we expect?

Originally Posted by Hunter_Nick

So like a lot of others I find the 80 ELD-M shoot good enough in my Tikka, and the TMK shoot mint. 10 shots in MOA mint…

I’m keen to know if anyone has validated the BC of the 80gr out of a 1-8” barrel? It’s only marginally stable at that twist, (Hornady state 1-7” required) so the BC should be diminished by an amount as the bullet used in flight. Yep, they’ll go through the target ‘straight’ but are they loosing velocity faster than we expect?

I haven't noticed any unexpected downrange effects to 500m + on targets.

Stability factor is 1.495 which seems alright.

I’m running a long waters mag and haven’t had to change my bolt stop. Using 80 eldm and targex seated out to just touching, same poi for both

Originally Posted by Hayden

I’m running a long waters mag and haven’t had to change my bolt stop. Using 80 eldm and targex seated out to just touching, same poi for both

Thats good. I just changed my bolt stop before thinking or trying it as it was with the waters mag.

Hello from the states! I was google searching 223rem for deer hunting when I stumbled upon this excellent post! What scopes are you using? Sound like a lot of you are dialing/turning turrets? What power range are you typically using? I believe someone mentioned using a Tract scope? What bipods are you using?

I bought left-handed Tikka t3x CTR in 223rem 24" barrel with 1:8 twist. Mainly because the 10-round ctr magazines allow longer COAL to use those long 75/80 gr eld-match bullets. I believe those 88gr eld-m require a 1:7 twist? Not sure if the CTR model is available in New Zealand?

Originally Posted by leomort

Hello from the states! I was google searching 223rem for deer hunting when I stumbled upon this excellent post! What scopes are you using? Sound like a lot of you are dialing/turning turrets? What power range are you typically using? I believe someone mentioned using a Tract scope? What bipods are you using?

I bought left-handed Tikka t3x CTR in 223rem 24" barrel with 1:8 twist. Mainly because the 10-round ctr magazines allow longer COAL to use those long 75/80 gr eld-match bullets. I believe those 88gr eld-m require a 1:7 twist? Not sure if the CTR model is available in New Zealand?

Welcome to the forum.
Yes. Lots of people over here using the 223rem on deer, ranging in size from fallow to red. The 70+ grain bullets seem to be the way to go and your rifle should shoot them well. Scopes etc are a matter of personal choice. I personally use a 3-15x VX5 as a lot of my shooting is 200 yards+ and sometimes at small targets (wallaby - introduced from Australia). Go to the introduction section and tell us a bit about yourself.

Shearer,

Thank you for the welcome! I posted an introduction as well as "how did I find NZ hunting forums post as well.

Anyone used the 75gn hornady HPBT on deer. They shoot really well in both my Tikkas and the price per 100 is around $60 100, so well priced.

Originally Posted by zeropak

Anyone used the 75gn hornady HPBT on deer. They shoot really well in both my Tikkas and the price per 100 is around $60 100, so well priced.

Don't know about them but an alternative is to get Targex to make you some 74 grn which he can do using 69 grn jackets, and they work really well on critters and shoot lights out with my Tikka. About the same price as the Hornady.

Originally Posted by zeropak

Anyone used the 75gn hornady HPBT on deer. They shoot really well in both my Tikkas and the price per 100 is around $60 100, so well priced.

Shot 3 reds with them past 300m but had quicker kills with the 73,75 and 80gr ELD-M from 300m to 400m in my 20" tikka.

I use a swarovski Z5 scope on my 223, works mint