Thread: 223 on deer

Are you going away from the coppers Bruce, for a while you said they were the bees knees?

Originally Posted by nor-west

Are you going away from the coppers Bruce, for a while you said they were the bees knees?

@nor-west Im just a bullet slut I'm not using the Barnes at the moment because I need a duel load for wallaby and deer from the same rifle without too much mucking about. Barnes are too spendy for wallaby.

60 grain partition, 63 grain Speer, 64 grain Winchester, can you give these a run please, will work in a slower twist barrel at 22/250 speeds which is similar to your 223 speeds.

Love my 22.250 as it falls somewhere between the .223 and .243 and shoots flat too

I would not be using a Vmax on deer or goats. I have shot thousands of rabbits with them and a few goats...they explode. I have shot a plenty of goats and deer with a 55gr Sierra gamekings.

Last night. .223...363 yards
77 grn Sierra TMK. Exit pic.

Has anyone tried Hornady GMX projectiles in .223 or .243 on deer?

Originally Posted by BlaserMac

Has anyone tried Hornady GMX projectiles in .223 or .243 on deer?

Yep they work great at close range, usually zip right through with good entry & exits, definitely steps the .223 up at bush ranges out to 150m. I've shot animals as big as sambar in the shoulder/engine room.

1:8, with modified mags that allow a longer OAL (Something like 65mm)

65gr SGK ,Fallow @247m ,hillar shot, broke both onside and offside legs took out both lungs and top of heart.
Expected to find it under the skin as couldn't find an exit on the hill but on skinning a few days later found it had just managed to exit.
Bit messy but it didn't argue the point at all.
It did well to exit after breaking both leg bones.
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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

65gr SGK ,Fallow @247m ,hillar shot, broke both onside and offside legs took out both lungs and top of heart.
Expected to find it under the skin as couldn't find an exit on the hill but on skinning a few days later found it had just managed to exit.
Bit messy but it didn't argue the point at all.
It did well to exit after breaking both leg bones.
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Clean crease shot 65gr game king at aprox 160m
Collected a rib on the way in and way out.
Drunken walked 10ish meters with a fountain of blood squirting out the off side before falling over dead.

Much more like the performance I would expect of this projectile.

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Clean crease shot 65gr game king at aprox 160m
Collected a rib on the way in and way out.
Drunken walked 10ish meters with a fountain of blood squirting out the off side before falling over dead.

Much more like the performance I would expect of this projectile.

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Great. Good skinning job - looks like it was done cold, and they can be difficult - your back must be coming right.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Great. Good skinning job - looks like it was done cold, and they can be difficult - your back must be coming right.

Yep getting there getting strenght and mobility back slowly

Yes done cold and thanks for noticing was going slow and carefully to not hole skin to get tanned for Daughter.

I find it quite comforting to see and hear that there are dudes who have actually done some home work.
Realising that such a small pill can have such a huge effect if used appropriatly...good stuff and may the .223 live on eh..

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Yep getting there getting strenght and mobility back slowly

Yes done cold and thanks for noticing was going slow and carefully to not hole skin to get tanned for Daughter.

Bloody nice shot placement for her first deer, awesome some tasty eating right there

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