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Post your stunt shot critters here. Let’s stir up some hate and discontent.

Starting with this one from less than an hour ago.
For the curious, him and 4 of his closest friends bit the big one with one 77TMK each. Shots from 75 to 200 yards as they made their getaway. Teach them to hang out in the open on my route home from work. 😉
I don’t carry a scale around in my pocket so I don’t know exactly what he weighed but if he didn’t go 225 or better I’d be shocked. Here’s the entry through the notorious shield.
And the exit a little further back in the ribs on the other side.
Also note that he was covered in half to three quarters of an inch of dried mud.

Join the fun whether bitching or bragging, I’m sure there’ll be plenty of both. Might turn into a good place to compare bullet performance info if the BS doesn’t get too deep.

223.

220 Wilson Arrow - 55gr SP at 3800fps - 175yds


220 Swift - 55gr SP at 3860fps - 100yds


223 Rem - 50gr TTSX at 3250fps - 255yds


22-250 - 65gr SGK at 3500fps - 100yds

From this year? I have nothing.

Years prior though....

It was a 223 year for me

Wyoming doe antelope
75 grain AMAX


Mountain lion
50 grain VMAX

I thought of this with the hope that it might become similar to the 77TMK thread over on Rokslide. There is tons of great info in that really long thread pertaining to the performance of one bullet. I hope this thread might let us share notes on different bullets and loads for achieving the impossible. 😁

Anyway here’s another mud covered rooter from this evening, same load same result.
This character had a decent set of tusks on him but I wasn’t sticking my fingers in his bloody mouth full of lung soup to take a pic for you guys,sorry.
This is probably the second largest pig I’ve ever killed, minor side trip on a crappie expedition last spring. He fell to one 55gr Speer SP in the armpit.
Coolest thing about shooting them with the can on is hearing the bullets land. Pigs make a big hollow sounding “Whump” when you poke them in the front half.

@70 yards, 62grain Federal Fusion.

I just took in a nice Sako .22-250 on consignment. I have been trying to resist the urge to work out a deal with the owner to buy it outright.

This thread is not helping…

TC Contender Carbine, SSK .223 barrel 1:7 twist, Nosler 64 gr. My first with a .223.

Where’s the elephant and Buffalo pics?

221 fireball
221 fireball
And 221 fireball.

You’re the only guy I know to accomplish that Dan. Though I do know a guy who talked of stitching up a tiger with an M16.

Well hell, figured with all these new fancy bullets somebody woulda done it. All we had was slow twisted itty bitty FMJ.

I’d like to hear the story on the mountain lion.

What bullets are you using in the Fireball?

You’ll have to go to Rokslide to see my daughter’s from this year. It’s on page 63. This place doesn’t play well with iPhones and iPads. Even ARAIG can upload photos direct. Still 2007 around here LOL.

40g NBT on the javelina and pig.

50g Sierra SP on the deer.

Thanks!
I posted it here: https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...07/curiosity-killed-the-cat#Post16506507

To The Kid- I don't think theres enough bandwidth for me and you to post alot of our pics, but you knew I'd have to play....













Oh, but wait...is this even legal in most states? Is it even ethical? Everybody knows anything under .243 isn't effective on larger game, and even the .243 is questionable.....

Was your 660 a 223 or a three deuces? For some reason I’ve always wanted one of those ugly things.

Strangely enough I was an anti 223 guy for a long time. Not anti .224 just the 223 in particular as it was too boring since everyone has one. I’ve seen the light though, if boring is large flat rate boxes of brass I don’t mind leaving lying on the ground for dirt cheap, accuracy, and surprising effectiveness I like boring.