Thread: 223 on deer

Love this thread,
An 88 gr 224 projectile has a SD of .251, middle of the road.
A 165 gr 30 cal is .248,
That's middle of the road.
There's going to be a vast horde of hunters switching from their 30 cal to the little 224, all for no gain.
So the secret is to learn to shoot effectively.
But it's just one of those day, ignore me.

Originally Posted by SmokeyJason

Love this thread,
An 88 gr 224 projectile has a SD of .251, middle of the road.
A 165 gr 30 cal is .248,
That's middle of the road.
There's going to be a vast horde of hunters switching from their 30 cal to the little 224, all for no gain.
So the secret is to learn to shoot effectively.
But it's just one of those day, ignore me.

It's the BC, cost per round, and shootability, not the SD

Originally Posted by SmokeyJason

Love this thread,
An 88 gr 224 projectile has a SD of .251, middle of the road.
A 165 gr 30 cal is .248,
That's middle of the road.
There's going to be a vast horde of hunters switching from their 30 cal to the little 224, all for no gain.
So the secret is to learn to shoot effectively.
But it's just one of those day, ignore me.

There’s a lot to be gained (well lost really) going from .308 to .224.
Just had a rifle re-barrelled to 22 creedmoor which with 88’s will drift 20% less than a 178gr .308 load, and recoil 50% less whilst doing it. My .223 drifts the same as the .308 load, with 80gr bullets.
If wanting to spot your own shots, and follow up, then there’s no argument. The right bullet in a .224 creates so much damage, that larger isn’t required. If you optimised your ‘anything bigger’ cartridge for killing by putting the same type of projectile in it, most people would complain about the excessive meat wastage.

Gain:
Easy (and better shooting)
Cheap, which means more practice, and therefore
Higher hit rates in the feild.