There's no such bulletI use something with a heavier bullet that can plow through brush.
Strange mine left blood trails. The key is good bullets that exit.
I live down here in the South and I used a 243 for a good many years and I am a decent enough shot. I will say that even at the relative close ranges normally associated with Southern hunting, the 243 was very marginal at best
Thanks everyone good dialogue. I think I am going to keep the 06 for deer hunting and the AR 15 for self defense.
I see the .223 for hunting kinda like the .410 or 28 guage for shotgunning: in perfectly controlled conditions, with the right load and gun ...... in the hands of an experienced shooter, yeah ....it's probably adequate.... but it's not something you want to take afield to maximize your chances, if something else is available