Thread: Anyone heard of shooting .223 for deer?

savage I do agrea with you on the 223 is a capable round. Just work in its and your capabilites and you will have deer. I still do carry my AR sometimes mainly when I am the one who gets picked for pushing. I do not need to carry a 18bl gun to only take a close range shot. It is a good read but you should go back and read my prior posts on this thread. Along with his black belt, Chuck Norris often chooses to wear brown shoes. No one has DARED...

i had to change my username as i fogot my password...DOH! anyway, to say a 222/3 isnt big enough to kill a deer is just stupid. i have killed more deer with small caliber 22 centerfires than most have even seen. fact is, you can debate it from here to hell and back, and your always going to have these guys who come on here and say "its iresponsible" or "its not nearly big enough"...those are the guys who are...

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People wrote: opticalc I have used the 75gr Hornady BTHP Match and they all just passed threw. I do not think they did anything at all. At longer range they may be better. I also started to use the 53gr X bullet. My rifle has a 1:8 twist. You would not have any problems at all with the 53 gr X bullets but between your two choices I would go for the 62 softpoints. Why not use the 70gr TSX (TSX in .224 comes in 4 weights: 45, 53, 62, and 70)....

[quote="People"]Hornetfan Getting close like when bow hunting does not impress me at all. I have shot quite a few deer at close range and to only fire one shot is kind of a letdown . So... you believe that blazing away, at long range, with a large caliber rifle, hitting the animal god knows where, is the way to go?

headhunter wrote: Why is this thread been hanging on for sooo long..?? chuckle. A 223 should not be used as a deer hunting cartridge, there is no room for any error..... forget the 200 yard , quartering away type shot on a trotting huge mature northern buck with a 223........you 'll just wound him. Leave the 30-30 at home too. These cartridges will kill a big buck, so will a .22 ............but serious hunters use serious medicine and...

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Why don't all just start using high powered BB guns? If you shoot them in the right spot they'll die. ouch! ouch! ouch!