Thread: 223 on deer

Originally Posted by Kiwikev

That's stretching it, good shooting.

Yes it was. To be fair conditions were perfect and the rest was rock solid.

We shot two other deer a hind at 180 yds and a stag at 270 yds. All 3 took a few steps after being hit then went legs up. I find the 69gn TMK awesome killers. The only reason I don’t use 77gns or bigger is I need the speed out of my short barrel. I chopped mine to 16” and need lighter bullets for speed. I’m getting 2940fps with a compressed load of 2206H. I think that is around the limit range wise for this rifle. I have others that are better suited.