Thread: A question for the doubters

If the .223 is as superior as claimed you might want to let the guys over in Aus know that the wound channel and trauma is awesome and they can shoot their Rusa and Sambar with them.
I've shot a fair few animals with the .223, thousands, and this Rusa in particular took three 75gr eldms to die and made it quite a way. Quietly confident if I had one of my other rifles it wouldn't have made it far at all. Ended up in a prick of a spot. Was so sure of the shot placement that I didn't even reload, just watched it through the scope until I realised that it wasn't going to give up that easily.
Just one of several times I have learned that the .223 with good projectiles still isn't as capable or trustworthy as something bigger running good projectiles.



If you miss a shot then that shot could have just as easily been a wounding shot. Like I have said before, seen plenty of deer wounded with the .223 never to be seen again, plenty of those animals wouldn't have made it far at all with the right projectiles in a larger caliber. Argue all you want, I have a few videos of deer being shot where they shouldn't and quite a few of them drop on the spot. Haven't seen that yet with the .223 to be honest.