Thread: 223 on deer

I don't think anyone disagrees on the principle; the point of difference is regarding what the limitations are. I don't shoot deer at 500m with the .223, the bullet won't function reliably at that impact velocity. I do with my 6mm, because it will (and it does).

I'm currently trying to empty my freezers and have been giving away all my deer meat for the last couple of months, so I don't need the pork, however depending on how much value Mr whanahuia thinks he'd be able to get out of the exercise, I'm happy to try make time to find this pig and shoot it somewhere near the right place so he can assess in person whether or not it might exceed the limitations of a heavy .223 bullet - I don't think I've ever seen a pig so large as this one is described but I haven't seen any issues with the performance of the 80s to date that would make me hesitant to poke it through the shoulder - maybe an extremely big boar really is the limit