Thread: 223 on deer

I'm not sure I'm understanding the assignment here in terms of demonstrating projectile performance. 140m, 69 gr targex. But it's confidence inspiringly accurate.

73 eldm the hind at 230M thought it was a gut shot but the angle she was on it pushed it through into the lungs stone dead 20M away.
The spiker was only 20M shot

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I've been trialing 73 gr ELDM's on Deer, Pigs, Goats for a while now with good success at reasonable ranges. 2 goats for 3 shots at 602 & 620 metres the longest. Casual target testing has shown reasonable accuracy so decided to do a range shoot yesterday at Kaituna Range, 300,500 and 600 yard ranges. light swirling breeze
@ 300 range. Fish-tailing wind from behind at 5 and 6 hundred range with left to right cross-wind at about 350 yards. HOWA 1500 .223, 16" suppressed, GPO scope. Shot using cheap Bi-pod and no support bags/rests. I have detached Vitreous Humour beside Optic Nerve in master/shooting eye so reasonably happy with results. The ELDM's kill well and shoot well but I'll continue using 55GR SP's for most of my hunting, they are good enough most of the time.
300 Yard 600 Yard

Go and stand by Trout. You two can shoot!

Originally Posted by Tahr

Go and stand by Trout. You two can shoot!

Not really these days. The inner-bull ring is something like 145 mm.

Going to give these a try in November. 5 shot groups are right an inch from my 18” AR and Salvage Hog Hunter.

looking good!!!

244 yds and 60grn Hammer. Angled in a foot behind shoulder. It bolted on the shot and Bella found it about 50 yds away

My son and I went for a wander in a popular McKenzie Basin river valley last Friday evening and were pretty fortunate to shoot a Fallow yearling not long after leaving our vehicle. We continued on up the valley, and my son Peter spotted a Red hind lying under some bushes on the edge of a small clearing. He shot her as well with a .223 (Hornady Match 73gr ELD-M).

Imagine our disappointment to find she had been shot through both front legs just below her knees quite some time earlier (more than a week) and had just been left there to die.

That's terrible, you've done her a huge favour

Shit that is rough all right. You did her a favour. Hopefully meat not too tough being so stressed.

No worse than a hind with a new born at foot which gets shot. The fawn turns out if it survives to be a runt no bigger than a large hare.

Ouch. 74 Targex at 270 yds.

Good thing you didn't hit any big bones with that little bullet

Please tell me that's a yearling red?? If it's not,Bella is getting huge.