Thread: 223 on deer

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

22-250 is USUALLY a 1;14 twist...... bog std 55grn work well.... the 63grn seirra semi point work well
was thinking the other day,there is a small niche for a heavy blunt 224 projectile...up weight and loose length so it will stabilise in slower twist but not a long range thing..sub 150 is me anyway

Greetings,
70 grain Speer Semi Spitzer is supposed to stabilise at max .22-250 velocities in a 1 in 14 twist and also in a .223 with a 1 in 12 twist. Been around for 50 years. Chews up a bit of powder space though.
GPM.

hmm might have to find some LOL

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y_9LJ...xldHMgbWVyaWNh

This guy has some good content and is really underrated. I rekon a 50m zero could work pretty good with a longer barrelled 223

Sat night. 70 yds. Straight down. Front on chest shot / bottom of neck.

That mini-me is becoming quite the hunter.

Originally Posted by Tahr

That mini-me is becoming quite the hunter.

@Tahr - He's going better than most 9 year old's

and he has GREAT taste in footwear.... go the minime.

Been a while since I've added to this thread. Few new additions to the 223, a carbon Fibre stock and Jefferson bottom metal.

Latest 3 animals, shot with 75gr ELDM's. Currently working up new loads as can now seat the projectiles out further.

Son shot this at 320m, DRT.


254m.


214m

Nice. They look in good nick.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Nice. They look in good nick.

Yes all in great condition. Left a nice promising velvet stag to grow, will be interesting to see how he turns out.

Originally Posted by mawzer308

Yes all in great condition. Left a nice promising velvet stag to grow, will be interesting to see how he turns out.

Great shot by your lad.

Good shooting young fellow,you making dad proud.

So absolutely not shot with the .223- exact opposite. Took this spiker last night with my .358 Win at around 100yds. 200gr Hornady SP launched at 2600fps.

You’ll see the size of the hole on the onside, could put my hand through it. Shot quartering on, on the point of the shoulder. The takeaway here is that he still ran 40yds or so, and was no more dead or dead faster than if I’d used my .223 and heavy for caliber frangible projectiles.

Originally Posted by Hunter_Nick

So absolutely not shot with the .223- exact opposite. Took this spiker last night with my .358 Win at around 100yds. 200gr Hornady SP launched at 2600fps.

You’ll see the size of the hole on the onside, could put my hand through it. Shot quartering on, on the point of the shoulder. The takeaway here is that he still ran 40yds or so, and was no more dead or dead faster than if I’d used my .223 and heavy for caliber frangible projectiles.

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Agreed. The terminal damage created by the heavier .223 bullets is way enough to kill reliably a long way off. If I was to fault them its the lack of blood trail most of the time. But thats not a biggy.

Thats a nice looking rifle.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Agreed. The terminal damage created by the heavier .223 bullets is way enough to kill reliably a long way off. If I was to fault them its the lack of blood trail most of the time. But thats not a biggy.

Thats a nice looking rifle.

Surprisingly there wasn’t much of a blood trail from this one either. Not initially anyway, got heavier once it started coming out his mouth…

Thanks. It’s a very nice rifle, lovely to carry at only 7 1/2lb surprisingly. The walnut was a pleasure to work.