2007, 29 1/2 inch muley 385 yards, one shot boom flop. Tikka T-3 lite with 85 grain tsx. Bullet recovered under far hide, perfect mushroom and 95% weight retention.
2008 WA, 22 inch muley with lots of mass. 410 yards, one shot boom flop. Tikka T-3 lite, 85 grain tsx. Bullet went all the way through heart and exited.
2008-OR, forked horn muley. 325 yards, one shot, he ran 50 yards and piled up. Tikka T-3 lite, 85 grain tsx. Bullet went all the way through both lungs.
2008, 5x5 bull elk, 305 yards, one shot, double lung with exit. Bull walked 25 yards and fell over dead. Tikka T-3 lite, 85 grain tsx.
2009, 4x4 muley, 20" wide. 250 yards bedded down, facing me. Looked like someone dropped an Anvil on his head - by far the quickest kill ever. Bullet recovered under far hide behind last rib. Tikka T-3 lite, 85 gain tsx.
I've killed a pile of animals since 2009 and the only reason I don't take the Tikka is that I have 30 other rifles in the safe that have been abused. I wouldn't hesitate to hunt anything in North America with the .243 and 85 grain tsx.
