Thread: 223 loads or bullet recommendations for tahr.

Originally Posted by Tahr

70 grains will be the heaviest you will stabilise. Availability will be the problem. Ive tried the 70 grain Accubond and they are a good stout bullet that shoot well. Got mine from Gunworks.

62 grain Gold Dot are bonded and good but don't shoot well in some rifles.

A really really good bullet for Thar would be the 64 grn Nosler Bonded Solid base, but they ave recently gone out of production - you might pick some up off here. They will go right through a red deer.

I would use any of those for shoulder shots on nannies out to 250 yds odd.

I wouldn't shoulder shoot a bull though (hmmm, maybe I would with the 64 Nosler) - and if you lung shoot them they will certainly die but you might have some tricky recoveries after they have run a hundred yards.

So its neck shooting for bulls I guess, and for that I would go for the 69 grain Sierra Tipped Match. They are so accurate and not too soft. But really, any good 55 grn would be ok for that too.

Another bullet Im mucking around with at the moment (because you can get them) is the 62 grn Norma. Looks to have potential for killing stuff.

Thanks. I’m looking at the 60g interlock also the 55g gmx as they both are available in factory ammo also Winchester has a 64g bt extreme point all in stock also. Was looking for ttsx but are out of stock.