Thread: 223 on deer

So like a lot of others I find the 80 ELD-M shoot good enough in my Tikka, and the TMK shoot mint. 10 shots in MOA mint…

I’m keen to know if anyone has validated the BC of the 80gr out of a 1-8” barrel? It’s only marginally stable at that twist, (Hornady state 1-7” required) so the BC should be diminished by an amount as the bullet used in flight. Yep, they’ll go through the target ‘straight’ but are they loosing velocity faster than we expect?

Originally Posted by Hunter_Nick

So like a lot of others I find the 80 ELD-M shoot good enough in my Tikka, and the TMK shoot mint. 10 shots in MOA mint…

I’m keen to know if anyone has validated the BC of the 80gr out of a 1-8” barrel? It’s only marginally stable at that twist, (Hornady state 1-7” required) so the BC should be diminished by an amount as the bullet used in flight. Yep, they’ll go through the target ‘straight’ but are they loosing velocity faster than we expect?

I haven't noticed any unexpected downrange effects to 500m + on targets.