Thread: 223 on deer

Originally Posted by zeropak

Anyone used the 75gn hornady HPBT on deer. They shoot really well in both my Tikkas and the price per 100 is around $60 100, so well priced.

Don't know about them but an alternative is to get Targex to make you some 74 grn which he can do using 69 grn jackets, and they work really well on critters and shoot lights out with my Tikka. About the same price as the Hornady.

Not pretty but it works Savage mag

Originally Posted by zeropak

Anyone used the 75gn hornady HPBT on deer. They shoot really well in both my Tikkas and the price per 100 is around $60 100, so well priced.

Shot 3 reds with them past 300m but had quicker kills with the 73,75 and 80gr ELD-M from 300m to 400m in my 20" tikka.

Took a mate out before the mad weekend rush and to help train his dog and teach him a few tricks and skills hunting as he’s new to hunting. He’s happy to shot 250m maximum. So I setup and shot this yearling at 349m, during the climb up to retrieve the deer the dogs were onto a hot sent and a hind was look at the dogs 10m above us and I snap shot it with a 80gr ELD-m. Pretty happy with the 80 grainer near and far.

Mate and the dogs with the yearling.


80gr did a good job on the neck

Young fullas first deer yesterday evening. Not bad for a 7 year old.
15" Howa mini and the 75gr eldm at 120 yards.

Originally Posted by TLB

Young fullas first deer yesterday evening. Not bad for a 7 year old.
15" Howa mini and the 75gr eldm at 120 yards.

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Great shot!

Originally Posted by TLB

Young fullas first deer yesterday evening. Not bad for a 7 year old.
15" Howa mini and the 75gr eldm at 120 yards.

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7 yr old woow another 70+yrs to go,well done young man.

hunting in redbands too I see...class right from the start... hope you get to enjoy the butchery and cooking with youngun too. he will be proud as punch dishing up HIS venison to folks...... fried eye fillets on white toast bread,real butter and salt n pepper should of course be reserved for those present for the shooting and carrying out LOL.

Well done @TLB junior. Lucky young man to have an awesome dad taking him out and teaching him great life lessons.

Great stuff young man

It has been ages since I took the 223 out for a deer.
This was a nice fallow spiker shot top of the neck at 290m with the Belmont 77gr lapua load.
I had warmed up on a few peacocks and goats just before this guy popped out.

Has anyone used Speer gold dots? They're available in 55gr, 62gr, and 75gr as reloading components. Speer gold dots are rebranded as 62gr Fusion ammo in Federal's line up. How about Nosler's 64 gr bonded solid bullet (BSB)?

Seems like a lot of you like using suppressor on your 22rem, how do you like them? I noticed you shorten your barrels so to keep the overall length manageable. How short are making them, 16"?

Originally Posted by leomort

Has anyone used Speer gold dots? They're available in 55gr, 62gr, and 75gr as reloading components. Speer gold dots are rebranded as 62gr Fusion ammo in Federal's line up. How about Nosler's 64 gr bonded solid bullet (BSB)?

Seems like a lot of you like using suppressor on your 22rem, how do you like them? I noticed you shorten your barrels so to keep the overall length manageable. How short are making them, 16"?

Bought some 62gr Speer to try to supply a mate with a replacement round. The internet suggested the pill was not designed for deer. He used 100 rounds for hare ammo.

interesting as I have shot deer with speers awesome 52grn hollow point..arguably a varmit round by all definitions..bought the 50grn hp by mistake,much smaller hp on them..the wallabies didnt notice difference nor did the 110lb boar that got one as headache pill at 30 yards.

The 64 BSB are ok. On the hard side and a bit tricky to get to shoot. Ive still got 100 but they are out of production now.

@Flyblown used them too.