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.223 for deer... no thankyou
I believe that a .223 will kill deer with an appropriate bullet it would be ok. However there are far better tools for the job. In my experience smaller calibres mean more tracking. i tracked more deer with my .243 win than i do with my 7mm08 or .30-06 sprg. I don't take ropey or questionable shots and i am a pretty profficient shot. I found that the .243 with light and fast bullets was more carcass damaging and that sometimes i would open up a deer that had run 200 yards and find the top of the heart destroyed. this does not seem to be the case with 7mm08 and 30-06. IN MY EXPERIENCE.
All this being said i would if i only had a .223 and it was legal hunt deer with it. I would. I would use 60 gr partitions. And i would have a damned good time doing it too.
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I believe that a .223 will kill deer with an appropriate bullet it would be ok. However there are far better tools for the job. In my experience smaller calibres mean more tracking. i tracked more deer with my .243 win than i do with my 7mm08 or .30-06 sprg. I don't take ropey or questionable shots and i am a pretty profficient shot. I found that the .243 with light and fast bullets was more carcass damaging and that sometimes i would open up a deer that had run 200 yards and find the top of the heart destroyed. this does not seem to be the case with 7mm08 and 30-06. IN MY EXPERIENCE.
All this being said i would if i only had a .223 and it was legal hunt deer with it. I would. I would use 60 gr partitions. And i would have a damned good time doing it too.
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