Thread: 223 on deer

52grn HP speer at all of 40ish yards took care of fallow spike the other day out with RUMPY n son.... tight into crease and missed bone,offside shoulder was pretty well rooted once I saw sence and listened to Rumpy that all those bloodshot bits arent worth carting out LOL.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

52grn HP speer at all of 40ish yards took care of fallow spike the other day out with RUMPY n son.... tight into crease and missed bone,offside shoulder was pretty well rooted once I saw sence and listened to Rumpy that all those bloodshot bits arent worth carting out LOL.

Yeah. A lung shot with any cup and core of any weight from a .223 inside 200 yards is a dead deer. I used to use 52 grn Sierra match in my .222 back in the day and still sometimes use the 52eldm/.223 if I come across deer while wallaby hunting. Ive sort of figured that if you are sure of a lung shot just let them be and wait. If you get excited and give them another one it sends everything into a spin - the deer and you - the deer will run further. One careful lung shot and keep everything relaxed and they wont be far away from the shot. Finding a deer shot with a .223 seems to work in the inverse ratio to how many excited shots you plunk into it.