Thread: 223 on deer

As for the heavier projectiles H4895 works well for projectiles up to around 77gr but when you go over that use varget, Varget is the best powder for projectiles heavier than 69gr bar none, also a trick with heavy projectiles in a 223 use Remington 7 1/2 primers they burn hotter



Tikka T3 1/8 twist

Norma Cases fired 4x
AR2208 23.8 grains
Primer - Remington 7.5
80 grain A max, seated 10 th off the lands.

Originally Posted by flock

As for the heavier projectiles H4895 works well for projectiles up to around 77gr but when you go over that use varget, Varget is the best powder for projectiles heavier than 69gr bar none, also a trick with heavy projectiles in a 223 use Remington 7 1/2 primers they burn hotter

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Tikka T3 1/8 twist

Norma Cases fired 4x
AR2208 23.8 grains
Primer - Remington 7.5
80 grain A max, seated 10 th off the lands.

What velocity and barrel length?

I was pretty gentle findinding a node at 23.8 ADI book show max at 25g 2208, 2870 so 2900 would be achievable standard Tikka 22 inch barrel. Shot my recipe at 500M at Taitap & they performed well.

I use Targex 80 grn on wallaby too. No reason not to. Not expensive and great ballistics. Way better in the wind. And no mucking iaround swapping loads for deer.
While the 80’s haven’t been around Bryn did me some 74 grn so have a few hundred of them to burn through as well.
The 77 Sierra tipped are most excellent on deer but for a wallaby/deer load they are too expensive.