.223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

[KHNC]

Got my new Tikka T3x Lite/10X SWFA/Omega30 RS special back from the gunsmith yesterday. Only took a couple day turnaround and 85.00 to cut barrel down to 16" and thread to 1/2-28. Man life is so much easier when you find a gunsmith that knows EXACTLY what he is doing and is not backed up for months too.

Bonus points if you know what the patch means.

 

[clperry]

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Got my new Tikka T3x Lite/10X SWFA/Omega30 RS special back from the gunsmith yesterday. Only took a couple day turnaround and 85.00 to cut barrel down to 16" and thread to 1/2-28. Man life is so much easier when you find a gunsmith that knows EXACTLY what he is doing and is not backed up for months too.

Bonus points if you know what the patch means.

My man.


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[rabbithuntr]

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Got my new Tikka T3x Lite/10X SWFA/Omega30 RS special back from the gunsmith yesterday. Only took a couple day turnaround and 85.00 to cut barrel down to 16" and thread to 1/2-28. Man life is so much easier when you find a gunsmith that knows EXACTLY what he is doing and is not backed up for months too.

Bonus points if you know what the patch means.

You’re not blind but have memorized the entire Bible, I wish I could find a smith like yours.


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[KHNC]

You’re not blind but have memorized the entire Bible, I wish I could find a smith like yours.


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Different movie, but still accurate.

 

[Jimbee]

5 Iowa antlerless deer killed, no blood trails, but no deer went further than I could throw a rock. Tikka 22377tmk. Makes me hate muzzloaders and straight wall cartridges even more.
Entrance and exit.

 

[eric1115]

Have that thing outfitted with a can.

Literally a marked improvement over what you’ve already assembled.

Please, start the process and screw one on. It makes a difference!

Oh I'm all aboard on this train at this point.

Selling a .308 and 7mm RM and some other stuff to fund a T3x .243, RS1.2, Rokstok build for myself, and hopefully two more cans for the family.

Slight buyer's remorse on the 6mm ARC kids' rifle (.223 probably would have been a better choice), but with a can I'm still really liking it. Probably will go to a 95 TMK for a little less recoil vs the 108s it shoots right now.

At this point, I'd say pretty confidently that I'll never own a braked rifle again. And I'll never give a pre-teen kid a rifle that uses more than 140 grains of bullet and powder combined. And I'll own fewer rifles in order to be able to suppress everything.

 

[eric1115]

So will the new standard be the

RSRSRSS?

RokStok, RS1.2 RokSlide Special?

 

[KHNC]

I just actually realized this thread has moose in the title. Has anyone actually killed a moose with .223? Too many pages to re-read.

 

[eric1115]

I just actually realized this thread has moose in the title. Has anyone actually killed a moose with .223? Too many pages to re-read.

Cheat sheet here. More than one moose.

It is 100% worth taking the time to read through, there is so much good information.

 

[KHNC]

Cheat sheet here. More than one moose.

It is 100% worth taking the time to read through, there is so much good information.

Thx, ive read nearly all of it. Just didnt catch the moose section. HAHA

 

[rcb2000]

You guys really should warn people that newbies are not tolerated. It would save both of us valuable time. The fact that you can’t ask a question or make an observation if it is contained somewhere in your 300 pages is a pretty sad testament. I am discouraged, and no longer care to understand or absorb any more of this subject matter.

Did a bot write this?

 

[Maverick1]

Bullets matter.

Correct bullets (wound channel, depth of penetration, BC) delivered with high accuracy and high precision out of a robust delivery system with impact velocity adequate to deliver terminal performance with the highest hit rate and lowest recoil…

This entire thread is based on objectivity and efficiency and end results that matter.

Please, read the thread. Trust the process. Verify the process for yourself. Post your findings with pictures and necropsy results.

We’ll all learn!

I typed that it is small, that is all. This thread demonstrates it's ability.

 

[Old Dog]

The Tikka compact comes with a spacer so it can be a standard LOP rifle as well. And the compacts have a 20" barrel from the factory which is a handy length out of the box if folks don't intend to cut/thread.

Thanks for making that point.

I bought the compact for the 20 inch barrel. Already have the optional spacer installed so LOP is standard now.

 

[Pharmseller]

My man.


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My inward.




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[roosiebull]

I just actually realized this thread has moose in the title. Has anyone actually killed a moose with .223? Too many pages to re-read.

Look at page 26 to answer your question, but you should certainly read the whole thing

 

[clperry]

My inward.




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King Kong ain’t got nothing on me.


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[JJ3]

Pics added…we are really bad a taking pics as you can see. We also do gutless cleaning so very rarely do we inspect internal damage or hunt for bullets.

Some processing pics. In and out on small button at 90ish yd

 

[robtattoo]

My inward.




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Monica

 

[sierracharlie338]

Well 500 tmk inbound….

 

[KHNC]

My inward.




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Monica