Thread: 223 projectiles 62 grain+

A mate has just ordered a 223 with 1:8" twist and is wanting to shoot 62- 75 grain projectiles with it.
Its for a tikka, so we can open up the mag for the long projectiles easy enough.

What have the masses here seen in performance from the projectiles in this weight range?
Mainly shooting goats and some fallow with the set up.

Just really wondering what works well and is easy enough to get hold of also.

75gr Amax?

Cheers in advance

75 Amaxs seem to be popular, yet to try them in my 223. Tried some factory ammo loaded with 69smks, seemed to shoot as good as the usual 55gr loads.
Put holes in my 6mm steel targets at 100m though!

Gonna watch this thread.

I got really good accuracy with the Hornady 68gr HPBT from my Savage Lightweight, but found they just pencilled straight through wallabies and didn't perform too impressively on fallow either. Just a bit too solid for light game, I think.

I use the 62 grain scirocco. Expensive but accurate. I get 3250 fps with the same charge as my 55 grain load.
Shot a handful of deer with them and they work a treat.

My 1/8 .223 loves 77gn smk. Never shot anything bigger than a goat with them tho

Originally Posted by R93

I use the 62 grain scirocco. Expensive but accurate. I get 3250 fps with the same charge as my 55 grain load.
Shot a handful of deer with them and they work a treat.

Good speed there.

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Originally Posted by mattdw

I got really good accuracy with the Hornady 68gr HPBT from my Savage Lightweight, but found they just pencilled straight through wallabies and didn't perform too impressively on fallow either. Just a bit too solid for light game, I think.

I found the opposite, they demolish goats

Originally Posted by R93

I use the 62 grain scirocco. Expensive but accurate. I get 3250 fps with the same charge as my 55 grain load.
Shot a handful of deer with them and they work a treat.

Hmm I do like how they go in the 270win.
How much are we talking per hundred dave?

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I use 65gr sierra game kings and 75 gr amax in my 1 in 7 twist truflight barrelled savage.

Used on goats and fallow deer.

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Originally Posted by res

My 1/8 .223 loves 77gn smk. Never shot anything bigger than a goat with them tho

Res do you know what speed your getting?

My gut feeling is that 75gr is too heavy for the little 223.

But maybe not

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Also it's interesting hearing two different opinion about the 68gr hpbt horny

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Am using the 60g NBT and 75g a-max in my 223.

The 60 grainers tumble at 880 yrds as they go transonic but group well (70 mm @500yrds) until then, the 75 grainers allow me accurate hits past 1000 yrds -when I get the breeze right

Both projectiles work very well on goats and light thin skinned deer.

In theory 2750 but I have never checked, the drops are fairly close so probably not to far off. 22" barrel

I used 80gr amax. I was nervous to how they would perform on goats and fallow. so I tried a few other harder projectiles. well im back to the amax now. and it turns out they work well, and I should of just used them in the first place.
I find fallow soft, softer than goats.