Thread: 223 on deer

Ive just seen this for sale. Would be good for the non-hand loader.

https://www.deltamike.co.nz/product/...rem-20-rounds/

Not a deer but a young sow I shot yesterday at 100m with a 73gn ELD-M. Thought people may be interested in the autopsy photos.

Pig.

Entry.

Exit

Exit hole in skin.

Entry wound behind the shoulder (30mm diameter hole).
The small exit hole in the skin suggests to me that the main core of the projectile was still intact. I only found one small shard of jacket in the wound.

man I drooling looking at that prime pork...apple sauce and hoe into it.....scoffemupdelishimo

AI ---------- Artificial Ignorance

I dont really who uses what,as long as the deer get dropped.

I hope you pulled the sako ammo and reloaded it..MAYBE the primers were deeply seated..havent struck it in centrefire but have done with .410 ammunition... short fireing pin and deep seating doesnt work. did have some issues years back with my zastava and it put me off ccci primers for a bit UNTIL a mate showed me how to release bolt tension/spring tension for storage....leaving your BLR with lever open would in effect leave spring compressed...MIGHT have contributed to your issue.

Nah I returned the ammo. Must have been that batch. The latest is working well. All part of figuring out which ammo works best. Been fun

Sorry if mentioned already in this long thread, anyone else use speer 70gr semi-spitzer sp? I'm flinging them at 2850fps and my Howa with a 1/8" twist absolutely loves them, It really lives up to the "eyeball gun" nickname at 100 yards. Recently shot my biggest fallow buck at 65 yards and it was 1 shot kill, he stumbled about 20 metres before dropping. No blood trail which did concern me a bit.
I should've taken autopsy photos, I hit the shoulder bone a tad high but it penetrated through and mushroomed through both lungs before stopping just shy of the skin on opposite side. Good balance of penetration and expansion I reckon, but it's sort-of an old school looking blunt projectile.

Update: just got my 2nd buck with the same 70 grain blunt boys, approx 40 yards neck shot and it had quite an interesting wound channel turned a corner and blew out just above the opposite shoulder, he immediately collapsed like one of those wooden push puppet toys. I will always trust these rounds to do the job as long as I'm not cheeky enough to push past 150 yards or so.

Ive used the sierra 63grn semi blunt ones a couple of times with good results.... they will work in a 1;14 so good to have a few on hand.

55 gr Hornady. Dropped on the spot with a neck shot.

55 gr Hornady. Dropped on the spot with a neck shot.

Good luck finding Belmont. They haven’t loaded any for months and won’t be until powder arrives from their supplier, latest indication is July according to Brett.

Where abouts did you order your Waters mag?

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Go direct to Waters themselves. It’s an easy process, Dave is great to deal with. Not cheap though…. Best to buy more than one mag.