Tikka 22/250 8 twist

[tribb]

Your thoughts on the Tikka 8 twist 22/250 for a light weight deer rifle using hammer 75 to 85? Bullets. Thanks for your inputs all

 

[436]

Your thoughts on the Tikka 8 twist 22/250 for a light weight deer rifle using hammer 75 to 85? Bullets. Thanks for your inputs all

Don't get too crazy on the distance and it should be a great little Deer popper. Just my 0.2 Cheers

 

[Gary in MD]

I love my little Tikka Eight Twisted 22-250.
I have not shot any deer with it yet, just a bunch of ground hogs and a fox or two. But I've got my hands on some 77 grain TMKs and a good load worked up, zeroed an inch high at a hundred. I'm thinking that I'm going to launch one into a deer at some point this season, pretty sure it will work fine.

 

[xsn10s]

I love my little Tikka Eight Twisted 22-250.
I have not shot any deer with it yet, just a bunch of ground hogs and a fox or two. But I've got my hands on some 77 grain TMKs and a good load worked up, zeroed an inch high at a hundred. I'm thinking that I'm going to launch one into a deer at some point this season, pretty sure it will work fine.

One of the guys over at RS got an exit on deer using 53gr VMAX out of a .223. I had an exit on a pretty big coyote at 94 yards with the 53gr VMAX out of my HBAR. But I'd use the 77 gr TMK out of a 22-250.

 

[marksman1941]

Should be top notch. Use a harder bullet if you're gonna run it hot, or the 77 gr tmk. They seem to kill deer like a lightning bolt.

 

[Radman]

Your thoughts on the Tikka 8 twist 22/250 for a light weight deer rifle using hammer 75 to 85? Bullets. Thanks for your inputs all

It's up to the task if it's legal there. GREAT accuracy!

 

[tribb]

Should be top notch. Use a harder bullet if you're gonna run it hot, or the 77 gr tmk. They seem to kill deer like a lightning bolt.

Thank you all

Your thoughts on the Tikka 8 twist 22/250 for a light weight deer rifle using hammer 75 to 85? Bullets. Thanks for your inputs all

Looks like I'm too heavy 68 hht is max for an 8 twist ! Should still work though

 

[marksman1941]

Thank you all

Looks like I'm too heavy 68 hht is max for an 8 twist ! Should still work though

8 twist should be good for up to 80gr although I have no experience with hammers. Do they require substantially faster twist that other bullets of the same weight?

 

[BEEMAN]

8 twist should be good for up to 80gr although I have no experience with hammers. Do they require substantially faster twist that other bullets of the same weight?

Yes they are an all copper lathe turned bullet. Only use hammers recommended twist rate or faster. Preferably faster.

 

[laker]

Here's entrance and exit with a 77 grain TMK started at 2800fps. Extra velocity would make them even better

 

[BEEMAN]

Here's entrance and exit with a 77 grain TMK started at 2800fps. Extra velocity would make them even better
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Looks very nice. What was the shot distance and impact velocity?

 

[laker]

Looks very nice. What was the shot distance and impact velocity?

Just under 2400fps impact according to the calculator

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Stuff an 88 eld on top and go kill stuff

 

[Stk]

I would use a TMK or ELD personally, and I wouldn't hesitate to hunt deer with either.