Thread: 223 on deer

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

Originally Posted by Tahr

Doing my bit for the late Queen this evening.

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180 yards. High shoulder. Didn't move a muscle. 52 grn Targex (gun is sighted in for these on wallaby and I cant be fagged re-sighting it for the heavier Targex I use on deer).
Obviously hasn't shed his antlers.

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That’s a practical looking blade you have there @Tahr

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.

when yo ufellas learn to smash the front wheels....one or preferably both..blood trails pretty much become redundant LOL.
beautiful rifle and good looking deer.enjoy the venison.