Thread: .223 can knock over a stag?

A fragile projectile out of a larger caliber at decent speed gives a lot more margin for error on a neck shot than 223, for instance a 130gr hp or 150 sst stoked up out of any half decent 30 cal chambering will all but amputate the head of the biggest stag on a high neck shot weather the spine is hit or not.
However those same projectiles up close on a worked up stag covered in mud in the shoulder just make a big mess of the shoulder and fail to do any real damage to the engine room.
A sturdy projectile out of the same enables within reason any angle shot at the engine room, but plus 300 while it will penetrate it won't do a whole lot of damage and it may run a bit.
Heavy fragile projectiles out of the same will still drop lung shot deer on the spot +600y
Projectile selection for the job is absolutey the key.
I am not a ex culler too young for that dam it and i don't own a massive farm covered in deer either, despite that I have shot more than a few deer and witnessed at least as many shot with all sorts of calibers.
I have had a few cockups of course if you haven't then you have shot Fuck all.
Witnessed a fair few too,but the lost animals can be counted on one hand.
I have even witnessed a fallow buck taken at over 500y with a 223 and Kentucky windage before the range finder revolution and ranged ten years later.
It went about 20 yards.

A new hunter is unlikely to be reloading, is probably on a tight budget and will shoot whatever is cheap that works.
federal blue box fits the bill for most in most calibers for close to medium ranges.
All this taken into account while the 223 is a capable caliber I personalbly would never recommend it as a deer caliber to a new hunter.



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