60g NBT @ 3100
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Im heading back in tomorrow night after work to pick up my tent and sleeping bag that I had to leave behind on Monday . Might have to take the .223
My next rifle purchase is a 223..... dam you all
Its been on the wishlist for a while now,
Yes it’s the Varmint ballistic tip
They penetrate the same as a 65g gameking and often found under the skin on the far side or a good exit hole
They have a solid copper boat tail that pushes on through
Shot a lot of reds with them now
For my 8 twist rifle they tumble at 875 ish yards but are good on rabbits etc out to that distance
Any recommendations @Tahr @grandpamac, or anything to watch out for
budget under 5k with scope and suppressor,
Near enough the same number of years for me too @grandpamac, 222 before that along with 303 early on then 308. 223 gets the most use.
Why not go for the allrounder .243
Don't have this caliber but I have almost everything else. for the reds in fiordland I use .270 or .308
The farm that has fallow i can access shoots the fallow with his .223 and swears by it. He is a very good shot though.
I think I would have fired more .223 rounds than any other centre fire although the .308 would be a close second. I probably don't need any other calibre but forget I said that. The 6.5x55 has been a long term favourite but a shortage of rifles has kept the round count low.
Grandpamac.
I have never really taken to the .243 and have never owned one either. A 6mm Rem might have tickled my fancy but one has never come up. Some now chamber their .243 rifles with 8 inch twists which would be an improvement but there are rifles here that don't get used enough already.
Grandpamac.
Have a casual read through these 173 pages and then make up your own mind.
https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/...-moose.130488/
For that money you just about can get what ever you want. Make sure it has 1:8 twist and don't expect a $2,500 .223 to be any more accurate than a $1000 Howa. Precision is the name of the game so a bit of top end in a scope like 12 through to 18 is an advantage. Its hard to go past a 1:8 Tikka pimped up with a long Waters mag, long bolt stop and carbon stock, and barrel cut to suit your fancy. @Nathan F might sell you his.
i have seen a guy shot out his tikka 243 barrel around 1000 rounds, dont think 223 is powerful enough, animals walk away and die unless head or neck shot.
Wavering? Nonsense
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69gn tmk just under the chin from about 20m. A knock out blow you could say ..
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power has little to do with it...placement has a LOT
walk away and die...hmmmmm they do that with any cartridge with a chest shot,how far they walk is different matter
there was an elephant poacher caught some years back,when caught they asked him how he was killing ol jumbo... they didnt believe him when he answered so he did it to prove to them he wasnt lying...he laid in dirt on elephant trail and shot up into heart,via the thin skin under arm pit with a SINGLE SHOT .22 using shorts
and wearing out a barrel after 1000 rounds happens with hot loads and/or piss poor cleaning so your point is????
@gimp is there a little story that goes with that?
Day 8 of 11 hunting 3 different areas. Identified a likely looking bush terrace, climbed up and sure enough there was a stag roaring. He was roaring well but wouldn't come in, so Dean kept him going while I snuck in on him. He stepped out from behind a big red beech, I shot him in the high shoulder, he more or less flopped over. A zone with a reasonably high number of skinny deer.
Yesterday's effort (day 11). I roared him up in a nice open red beech gully, he came charging in to about 10m and stopped to roar, so I shot him at the base of the skull. Not really in the spirit of this thread though, anything works with a head shot.
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In the UK we are not permitted to shoot the larger deer species with a .223 even though it would be capable, just not ideal in the hands of recreational stalkers.
I cull a lot of deer in the UK and on the smaller deer such as Chinese Water Deer, Muntjac and Roe it is an excellent round.
VMax is an excellent bullet for head shots but for body shots I would certainly follow the advice of using a stout soft point in as heavy a weight as your barrel will stabilise.
For a 1:10 twist you should be good up to 65g soft points.
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That Sako is a beautiful rifle. I thought the deer were hares for a minute.