Lowest Caliber for Deer

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So far Logos, you have only managed to give this board a bunch of half hearted attempts at sarcasm. You haven't presented a single fact to PROVE that a 223 is not an adequate rifle for killing deer. I doubt that you have any experience at all with a 223. I doubt that you have much experience at all with hunting the Southeastern United States. Sure, you may have killed many deer, and maybe you have even used a few different calibers, but I do not believe you are the authority you pretend to be. I think you got most of your information about a 223's potential as a deer round from the same gunshop commandos you get most of your information from. You are so rooted in the past that you can not see the vast improvements that have been made in ammunition in the past couple of decades. Of course there was a time not all that long ago when the 223 was a pretty poor choice for hunting whitetails, but that time is gone.
 
I would shoot my 204 at a deer if i had time to take time but not a running shot or through trees
logos if you wanna talk maximums y not a 50 bmg or heck how bout a cannon
 
Funny thing is.....I don't own a .270, but I DO own a .223. Remington 700 ADL. Bought it used and on sale. Had a very nice trigger job done at Gander Mountain and have a great old Leupold 3X9 variable on it.

Killed a few woodchucks and crows and coyotes with it and know exactly what it can do. I would use it on a deer (only with a really premium heavy bullet and at less than 100 yards) if I had any reason to do so.....and I don't have any reason to and I don't anticipate one will ever materialize.
 
I have lots of Javelina to test my rounds on and that is how I judge if a caliber would be good for deer.

If a Caliber can't kill a Javelina effectively to me I wouldn't say its safe to use on whitetails.

And I'm sorry, but I'f taken a few Javelinas with a .223 and while yes it does bring em down. I really didn't like to see them suffer that much.
 
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