Thread: 223 on deer

Originally Posted by 25/08 IMP

Only about 250m max

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I shoot the Hornady 55gn SPs exclusively in my Sako .222. I no longer shoot fallow in the lungs for meat as they bruise very badly. Only head or neck shoot now. When I did use to lung shoot I would avoid the heart shot because if the heart isn't pumping the deer take longer to bleed out and go further. They are definitely dead but can be very hard to find. A lung shot deer will usually only go 20 - 30 m. I also only shoot the .222 out to 220m max, preferably under 200m.