Thread: SO, THE SIERRA TMK DO KILL DEER?

Originally Posted by gimp

... but are slooooooow. Like, glacial. 2500fps

That's a good one!

Dredging up an older thread but was thinking the 95g in 243 may be just the ticket. Has anyone tried them?

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Dredging up an older thread but was thinking the 95g in 243 may be just the ticket. Has anyone tried them?

No. But it would be great if you did James.
I expect that they will behave like Amax with a little more penetration. I'm not sure if green is a melty colour or not though.

Its a bit yuk, but here's the rib cage exit with the TMK 69grn .223.

Originally Posted by Tahr

No. But it would be great if you did James.
I expect that they will behave like Amax with a little more penetration. I'm not sure if green is a melty colour or not though.

Its a bit yuk, but here's the rib cage exit with the TMK 69grn .223.

I may just do that. The 105AMax was an excellent hunting bullet for me in the 243AI but my current barrel is too slow to even bother trying them in. The 95 should go well in the 1:10.

I ran a little trial of them for the magazine last year.

...Shot some deer, shot some goats... They perform a lot like an Amax.



Doesn't mean much but left to right 168 gr ... SMK,TMK,AMAX and the thicker jacket SST.

Great photo, thanks!

I have done some load development using 69gr TMKs out of a 16inch AR. Got some good accuracy seated at magazine length. Just need to chrono, once tis crappy weather stops. Be interested to see how they perform on animals.