.223 for bear, deer, elk and moose.

[ianpadron]

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SNIPER10 gets you another 10% off. Tough to beat that deal.

 

[Shō[t]gun]

HOWA HOWA BARRELED MINI ACTION 223REM BL STANDARD 22" 1/2X28 T/C | Brownells

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@Unknown Munitions, any chance for a Howa mini rokstock?

 

[Formidilosus]

@Unknown Munitions, any chance for a Howa mini rokstock?

Yes.

 

[Tahr]

I ended up ordering the 69 gr TMK. So I'm doubting that will shoot well. I do have some 52 grain ELDM's so maybe they would work?

I've lung, shoulder and neck shot deer out to 250 yds using the 52ELDM. Efective. Lots of blood shot.

 

[Chris_in_Idaho]

@Tahr
How do you like that Savage LWH?

 

[andersonjk4]

@Unknown Munitions, any chance for a Howa mini rokstock?

Yes.

Just ordered that Howa Mini barreled action in .223 from Brownells. It would be awesome to be able to get a Rokstok for it.

 

[Tahr]

@Tahr
How do you like that Savage LWH?

Its great. That original 1:9 twist barrel wore out and is now replaced by a stainless fluted 1:8.The trigger sear wore down and out of adjustment so it now sports a Timney. Both very good improvements but the original rifle was very accurate and nice to use. I like it a lot.
I neck shot this at 230 yards this evening using a 60 grain Hammer Hunter (shock horror ).

 

[wowzers]

Yes

What’s the timeline this? Those barreled mini actions for half the price are pretty tempting.

 

[Formidilosus]

What’s the timeline this? Those barreled mini actions for half the price are pretty tempting.

I would posit next year.

 

[wowzers]

Copy, thanks. I will probably just stick to the Tikka then. Slowly acquiring parts and it’s down to the action and stock. Chris’ presentation at HAHA has me sold on the RokStock. Going to be different for someone that hasn’t shot an elk at over 75yds in many years.

 

[Dbevans]

Another one. Coastal brown bear one shot at 80 yards. Thats the blood trail by its head. Dropped in its tracks hornady fmj. The entry and exit wound was a pencil hole straight through. Shoulder/lung/gut shot on the run

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[kkp005]

Another one. Coastal brown bear one shot at 80 yards. Thats the blood trail by its head. Dropped in its tracks hornady fmj. The entry and exit wound was a pencil hole straight through. Shoulder/lung/gut shot on the run

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Nice !

 

[BLJ]

Another one. Coastal brown bear one shot at 80 yards. Thats the blood trail by its head. Dropped in its tracks hornady fmj. The entry and exit wound was a pencil hole straight through. Shoulder/lung/gut shot on the run

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What rifle?

 

[TX_Diver]

I got back out to shoot my N140 and 77TMK ladder today.

CCI400 primers still. T3x with an 18.5-19" barrel.

I had gone to 26gr before with 75 ELD-M so I went there again despite some light cratering. I didn't shoot 26.5gr. I'll probably load 10 around 24.5gr and shoot a group at the same time I shoot the 10 I loaded up with 24.5gr of Match. I have ~13-14lbs of N140 so I'm happy to just shoot these if I can start around 2700fps.

Previous N140 data with 75 ELD-M from a few years ago for reference.

 

[mobilebyrd]

Gorgeous bear

 

[B_Reynolds_AK]

Shoot 2 Hunt Podcast Episode #71
Carl Mayes
373” Bull Elk
400 yards
220 Swift

 

[PNWGATOR]

Copy, thanks. I will probably just stick to the Tikka then. Slowly acquiring parts and it’s down to the action and stock. Chris’ presentation at HAHA has me sold on the RokStock. Going to be different for someone that hasn’t shot an elk at over 75yds in many years.

I’m confident the RokStok will exceed your expectations!

 

[Moosehunter]

This thread is for the good...and the bad.
I messed up. Black bear at 234 yards. Shot honestly looked good. He was biting right behind the shoulder so maybe I freckle forward?
Either way my gap was tiny and no following up shot happened. Even with extensive practice racking and shooting.lol
Thick brush and cliffs. No blood...nothing. hours of looking late last night and this morn.
77 tmk.
I'm confident this would have or could have happened with any rifle combination. I just figured it'd interest folks.

 

[Formidilosus]

This thread is for the good...and the bad.
I messed up. Black bear at 234 yards. Shot honestly looked good. He was biting right behind the shoulder so maybe I freckle forward?
Either way my gap was tiny and no following up shot happened. Even with extensive practice racking and shooting.lol
Thick brush and cliffs. No blood...nothing. hours of looking late last night and this morn.
77 tmk.
I'm confident this would have or could have happened with any rifle combination. I just figured it'd interest folks.

“Right behind the shoulder” is way too far forward.

This one nicked the rear edge the scapula on exit, entrance was armpit in other side-



And it barely caught the front of one lung-




It also shows how small bears actually are in the body, this was a normal sized black bear, and its lungs compared to a soda can-

 

[Moosehunter]

“Right behind the shoulder” is way too far forward.

This one nicked the rear edge the scapula on exit, entrance was armpit in other side-
View attachment 712186


And it barely caught the front of one lung-

View attachment 712189


It also shows how small bears actually are in the body, this was a normal sized black bear, and its lungs compared to a soda can-
View attachment 712190

That's my point. Hence the "messed up".
Good pics for example tho. It's an easy mistake for me to make.