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    Quote Originally Posted by Marty Henry View Post
    Not an ethical choice in my opinion a bullet designed to fragment rapidly will a the fantail said blow a wide shallow crater. I've used the 62 grain belmont extensively on fallow to 200 yards but prefer the Sierra hpbt 55 grain it's an astonishingly good bullet and has accounted for quite a few red deer.
    223 is an ok round for clear shots accurately placed but not so good for punching through scrub or poorly placed shots.
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    ‘Many of my bullets have died in vain’

 

 

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