How fast do you think they would be travelling when they reached the animal at 150 yrds ?
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I really pushed the envelope with the 80 Targex and .223 this morning (with a grandson).
330 yards back of the shoulder hit (lung, where I mostly go for with the .223). There was a bit of confusion after the shot because instead of there being just 3 deer 10 scattered all over the show so I lost sight of the one I had fired at.
Another one at the same range presented itself and I dropped that with a spine shot. Long story short and after searching for an hour for the 1st one and giving up, when I dealt to the second one I had hit the same deer twice.
It had run 20 yards with a back of the shoulder hit and was probably dead on its feet but it was going to be a slow kill never the less and a good indication of the limit of these things. At these longer ranges I actually think the 77 grn Sierra tipped performs marginally better (softer I think).
This is the entry after penetrating the rear of the shoulder. I didn't look inside.
Last edited by Tahr; 15-05-2022 at 06:50 PM.
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That's good to know the limit
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Tahr, what velocity do you have the 69 grain Sierra going from your 20 inch barrel?
Had this Tikka running for couple of years now and it can account for a large number of deer and goats.
Shooting the Belmont made Sierra 77gr HPBT through the 1/8 twist barrel.
On the list is to cerakote the barrel and maybe shorten it up a tad.
Awesome rifle paired with the nightforce and super accurate.
Thought I’d bump this thread up to the top , because it’s one of my favourites.
Anyone done some more .223 stuff of any kind ?
Also I’m interested in others opinions about velocity/ barrel length for the .223 , I see that there are a few here running shorter barrels ( mainly I suspect to accommodate suppressors) , but my thoughts have turned to trying to ring as much velocity out of the .223 as possible ( no matter what bullet weight) to increase on target performance/ energy , because any increase is a benefit with a cartridge as small as the .223
Id be interested to hear others thoughts on that .
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Yep agree, one of my favourite threads as well. I love the mighty 223 and may not use anything else again if my early experiences are anything to go by.
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