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Alibi- where are you putting in for elk?

For me deer are not created equal . the coues we have here are dinks spike may be 40-60 pounds, a big one maybe 90-100. the whitetail in saskatchewan weigh 300 plus and 7k to hunt . i for sure would take one of my 30-06s or 7s. .........

Lapua .222 match case
55 grain Trophy bonded bullet
WSR primer
24.4 grains H335
2.145” COL

I put pics of the recovered bullets in the image forum. Too dang difficult to post them here for me.

@roninflag

Thus far I’ve only put in my home state of Michigan, my odds of drawing here are slim

Worked in Kentucky some this fall, local guys showed me pictures of some dandy bulls so I’m putting in there next

Lemme give ya a hand.

Good looking bullets^

Thanks for the help.

I was pursuing Rockslide the other day and read a bit through this thread:

https://www.rokslide.com/forums/threads/223-for-bear-deer-elk-and-moose.130488/

Lots of talk, some backed up with experience. Formidosis, or whatever his handle is, and several others seem quite impressed with the 77TMK.

It’s a nonissue for me. State restricted 6mm+. I’d certainly have no qualms shooting deer if it was legal, but would be grabbing something else for elk. I’m sure it’s very capable with the right bullet, just not in my comfort zone. Maybe if I had personal experience with it I’d think differently.

Postimages.org is your friend.

Bristecd- i have 4 .222s. currently. 3 sako and a bdl. they have never fired a factory round. i use norma brass in one and lapua in the rest. I4198. performance of your bullets is/are awesome.

I killed one big doe with the 64 before they were discontinued and I moved on to the 65 Game King. Got good enough accuracy with CFE223, not 1/2 moa but plenty for 200 yd deer. Plunked her through the ribs and she hardly seemed to notice, walked about 30' and fell over like Arte Johnson.

I want to try the 55 grain Speer Gold Dots and Norma Oryx as soon as si can find some in stock. I never could get the original Barnes X to shoot worth a crap, so I gave up on them.

ive killed 1 or 2 whitetails with a 223, and my grandkids have killed many with the same cartridge. most with winchester power point , 62gr i believe. if i only owned a 5.56/223 i'd hunt whitetail without a worry. broadside, decent bullet = dead deer. ymmv.

First deer I killed with a .22 CF was in '67... .222 with a Norma 50 grain factory load....DRT at 200 yards. More since then, primarily with .223. Favorite bullet for some time is 65 grain SGK over 27 grains of Varget. I use other cartridges too, ....it's all the same if you shoot them right. For those who say the 22 CF's are aren't adequate, I ask what is? What are your specific criteria beyond, "I don't think they're adequate." Tell us just exactly what a cartridge has to do in terms of bullet performance to be "adequate."

^excellent post sir

I’ve killed a bunch of deer with a .22 Hornet, .221 Fireball and.222. I’m pretty selective on shots though....most are less than 80 yds, broadside on does.

Back in the mid 90's we hunted deer some in 223 12 twist bolt guns. We found the Winchester 64g power point worked well and still stabilized in most 12 twist guns. I found a bag of old reloads in my basement the other night. They were loaded by me in the 90s and had 64g power points in them.

When I lived in Africa 92-94 my hunting guide friends turned me on to the 64g pp. They used all they could get on warthog and impala on down from 223s and 22-250s.

Bb

Dude, love hearing about dark continent use!!!

Tiny ten

I have taken lots of whitetails with 223's, mostly with 65 sierra GK handloads, some with plain ole Hornady 55 sp's
They all worked better than people give them credit for. No problems with any of the shots i have taken. I passed up some long range shots
That i would have pulled the trigger on with my 08's

Heres one for you...