Thread: 223 on deer

Originally Posted by BillyDixon

Try 26 or even 26.5 grains. You'll have to trickle it in slowly and then compress it

You might have missed the milserp brass but bud.... But I do still have more room before starts Creaping up neck.im just playing safe n starting below book max for now.

Well finally pulled finger and rezeroed rifles today. My .223 is slumming it with her Leupold away to doctors she has kahles fixed six on top. Six rounds had me where need to be,tried five of the 70 grn load and they will be near enough for sub hundy usage any day of week,as in print in same small group.was crappy wind today so didn't try out long,zeroed to be about inch high at fifty and called it good.out for walk tomorrow so see how we get on.

Any luck micky??

Yeah we shot half dozen wallabies.fiochi 50grn VMAX factory loads I got given ages ago were used....had almost forgotten how darn effective soft n fast loads are on hoppers.they are hit and simply expire on the spot.massive damage as pills just explode

Yes speed kills faster, unless of course it's a head shot.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Yeah we shot half dozen wallabies.fiochi 50grn VMAX factory loads I got given ages ago were used....had almost forgotten how darn effective soft n fast loads are on hoppers.they are hit and simply expire on the spot.massive damage as pills just explode

I use the Hornady Zombie max on the wallabies with very impressive results (especially through the 22 250).
The Z max were a bit of a promotional projectile at the time produced for Zombiegeddon.
Basically the same as Hornady v max if i am correct but with the green polycarbonate tip.

Originally Posted by SmokeyJason

Yes speed kills faster, unless of course it's a head shot.

Bullet construction kills. Fragments.

Bullet construction is actioned by velocity. It's hard not to believe in velocity when you shoot a deer with a .223 or a .243 and then pour the chest contents out in a red soup.

Sure but it does that at 2500 fps mv. And at 400 metres.

That is excellent news.

It’s honestly not as small as it looks
Winchester 64g xp in the neck, very impressive damage.

6 Fallow shot over the weekend with 73eldm all head or neck shot.
Loving this little .223 thanks @7mmsaum

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3 last evening. All around 250 yds.
60grn Hammer Hunter.

Those hammers seem to work really well for a non-lead bullet. I am likely to get some of the heavier, tipped versions to try.

Originally Posted by gimp

Those hammers seem to work really well for a non-lead bullet. I am likely to get some of the heavier, tipped versions to try.

Ive got 68gr Hammer Tipped but so far haven't got them to shoot.