Bullet Recommendation for Deer .223

[Laufen]

Oh nothing. Shooting at a running deer and at an unknown distance is perfectly responsible 'hunting'.

Oh c'mon, just use treble hooks at eye level. I've heard it works great.

 

[hseII]

I have heard good things about 55 grain TSX. You'll need to google and make sure the longer all copper bullet will stabilize in the 1:12 and it if will you should be good to go. The TSX are longer than copper/lead bullets and need a little faster twist.

On the side of the box, the 53 grain TSX I bought says 1:12 or better.

If you don't want to load yourself just to check accuracy, Winchester Black Box Ballistic Silver Tips in 50 or 55 grain do wonders on deer

 

[Laufen]

On the side I the box, the 53 grain TSX I bought says 1:12 or better.

If you don't want to load yourself just to check accuracy, Winchester Black Box Ballistic Silver Tips in 50 or 55 grain do wonders on deer

The 50-55 grain loads are varmint loads. They may do wonders if you don't happen to hit a bone, but they were not designed for medium sized game. You could end up blowing a pie plate sized hole an inch deep in a deer by using those thin jacketed, lower density bullets. Poor choice.

 

[ruffvrod]

79 grain bthp sierra match out of a 1:7 works very well for me

 

[woodstock]

I just jump out of a tree with a knife and take em that way. saves money on ammo

 

[GeauxLSU]

I just jump out of a tree with a knife and take em that way. saves money on ammo

Loincloth?

 

[WMSproject]

My Neice hunts with a .223 single shot rifle. She has killed quite a few deer. She uses Nosler Partition bullets but the Sierra Game King bullet works just fine also.

 

[hseII]

The 50-55 grain loads are varmint loads. They may do wonders if you don't happen to hit a bone, but they were not designed for medium sized game. You could end up blowing a pie plate sized hole an inch deep in a deer by using those thin jacketed, lower density bullets. Poor choice.

My ex wife and husband inlaw shoot a mini 14 with the BT Winchester mentioned above. They both limit out every year and never loose a deer. I was skeptical to say the least when I didn't have the ex status, but they've always faired well with that combo-

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Load jelly beams in some casings if you want to. Free world Jack

 

[JBKnifeworks]

The 60 grain partition is a killer. It expands well and penetrates. Shot placement is still crucial, it's a small bullet. I've killed around a dozen deer with a 223, unless it was a spine shot, most required some tracking.