Thread: 223 on deer

Originally Posted by Tahr

Tonight it’s son Craig on my thermal and the 60grn Hammers. 2 at 150.

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Good to see you got a bit of company out with you hunting in the last 2 trip,safety in number is good.

60gr vmax 200m

I will never get my gun out of his hands now. He got another 2. 4 for the night. Farmer will be happy. Craig and Grandson have got 7 in 2 nights. Sadly, this is what needs to happen. They are very impressed by the Hammers.

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Ended up average of 2868 which I think will do me, slowest of the 5 was that one showing at 2858 and fastest was 2875, happy enough with that as im just throwing loads with a powder thrower not trickling or anything, trying to keep it simple and have got the 2850 I wanted from it, will throw a few more past the chrono when i get a chance . If I was really into messing about with reloading again I'd possibly try BM2 and the 75s but I reckon I probably wouldn't gain much, could stoke them a up a little more possibly but then have to seat them deeper to fit the mag and encroach on more space in the case

The 73eldm seems to work well in the shorter magazine.
The 77tmk also works well in the shorter mags, I put a waterman mag in my Tikka to gain my length.

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Some shooting over the new years. I think he was shooting 88 eldms from memory.

65 gr game king, the first I have recovered I think.
They normally always exit.
Shot was quartering away Fallow spiker at around d 220y.
Impact velocity 2360fps, penitrated a full paunch, one lung,one shoulder and was under the skin like a pimple.



It did a fantastic job considering hitting the full gut bag first.

Some big bodied reds here but the .223 dominant

Some big bodied reds here but the .223 dominant
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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

65 gr game king, the first I have recovered I think.
They normally always exit.
Shot was quartering away Fallow spiker at around d 220y.
Impact velocity 2360fps, penitrated a full paunch, one lung,one shoulder and was under the skin like a pimple.
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It did a fantastic job considering hitting the full gut bag first.

Good. Do you know the velocity?

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

65 gr game king, the first I have recovered I think.
They normally always exit.
Shot was quartering away Fallow spiker at around d 220y.
Impact velocity 2360fps, penitrated a full paunch, one lung,one shoulder and was under the skin like a pimple.
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It did a fantastic job considering hitting the full gut bag first.

Good. Do you know the velocity?

Originally Posted by Tahr

Good. Do you know the velocity?

As in the post,circa 3050 at muzzle around 2360 impact velocity.
Can push them well over 3100 accurately in sorted brass but I am literally pulling Hornady 60gr black fmj and inserting 65 game king.
They go faster and more accurate out of lapua (or probably other)brass and 25.5 or a bit more of 2206h which is what I will do when I finally get threw the Hornady bulk.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

As in the post,circa 3050 at muzzle around 2360 impact velocity.

Good, it was the MV I was interested in. Have just loaded a bundle of the 62 grn GK.

Felt a slight pang of guilt for tipping over a nice Ruahine velvet stage, but the freezer isn't complaining. 75 ELDM, circa 2700fps mv, 180m. Shot passed through base of neck for instant foldup.