Thread: .223 can knock over a stag?

Originally Posted by James sully

Wondering if it's got the power

"Knock over a stag", casually as if:" yeah mate,I just knocked over a stag", you "knock over stags" on a regular basis? I bet not, and if you take a .223 bush, am hoping you see nothing, ever.

.223 is a small game and varmint/target round period.

With correct placement, the correct projectile and within short range, it will do it, but only for experienced hunters with a good understanding of animal anatomy.
-And in my book, correct placement does NOT include headshots.

Get a 165 gn .308 projectile and a 55gn .223 projectile, look up a ballistics programme applicable to each, then go find a deer farm with big strong breeding stags and look at them, preferably from up real close, think about where the projectile must go- and then look at the projectiles you are holding. If you still need told, I expect the telling would be wasted.