Thread: 223 on deer

Originally Posted by Tahr

I processed a large Fallow doe today. It revealed text book performance.
The bullet was a 60 grn Hammer Hunter at 3280fps from a 20" barrel .223, the range was about 200 yards and she was quartering towards me. The bullet struck her through the bottom joint of her leading shoulder. It split the heart.

This pic is of the inside of the shoulder (nothing was recoverable really).

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This is looking inside at the bullet entry through the ribs under the shoulder. You can see the main entry and a petal entry. The petals are designed to fly off on impact and the shank to drive through.

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And here is the shank which I found under the skin in the off side flank. This is how it is meant to look - minus the petals like this.

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Impact velocity 2500 or smidgen over, must be the sweet spot

That wound is from a RPG,not a 223.Totally jelleyed the sholder.Wander what a 308 Hammer Hunter would do?

My daughter's second deer. 80m headshot under pressure with the 75gr eld-m, not much head left this time. Also showing off her new pikau from @nzspearo.


Another you spiker i shot also with the 75gr eld-m , again not much head left. My daughter and Grandad posing in the photo.


And a bonus photo of my daughter with a goat she shot in the head at ~120m with the 77gr lapua bthp i drill the tips on to improve expansion consistency.