All good advice above.
The 223 is a capable round on deer with appropriate bullets and placement.
It does run out of energy pretty quickly tho and it doesnt have a hell of a lot to start with so while anyhing is possible a long range deer caliber it isnt.
Its a good 200m cartridge on deer and while I and others on here do shoot deer further than that I dont think any of us would recommend it for any further especially to someone starting out.
Mickys 3 inch circle is a good one.....when you can get every shot inside that circle everytime thats how far you can shoot.
Shortening the barrel will lose a bit of velocity and hence energy.....do you need to shorten it? Are you bush stalking?
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