Thread: 223 longe bullets

If you use the 77 grn Sierra Tipped they are designed to shoot well at the short 2.3" OAL length of a MSSA mag. That is also the mag length of a short Tikka so they go well out of them (1:8 twist).

If you go to the 80 grn ELDM you need a longer magazine than that. Ive got a couple of those longer mags (from the guy in Aus) to seat the ELDM out further but haven't played with them much yet. You don't need to use a long bolt stop with a Tikka to use them.

The 77 TMK shoot so well I don't think I will persist with the 80grn ELDM anyway. You can have them if you want Geoff.