Hunting deer with .223 rem. using Nosler partitions

impact, something like a 30-06 is ridiculous on our smaller deer. Where I generally hunt the shots are very close, 30 yds. would be a long shot.

The .223 is barely stabilized at this range and I've seen HUGE exit wounds basically eliminating the entire shoulder after trimming out the shocked meat.

I do have a few 30-06's. I use them for larger hogs when we catch them out on the heads. The range is usually from 200-300 yds.
 
swampghost at 30 yards it don't matter what you shoot. Hell at 30 yards I can take a deer with a handgun. But you know east Texas hunting is up close:)
 
swampghost the last five hogs I killed were with a an old Ruger blackhawk three screew 22lr. They were in traps. One shot in the head and it was over. before that I killed three hogs in a trap with a 410 and three slugs. The 410 slug was a bit to much but it did the job.
 
How heavy are these deer you want to hunt with a .223?
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Not sure if you're asking the OP this question, by my OP question related to deer hunting in Texas where the whitetail can be very small (100 - 150 lbs.)
I appreciate the continued interest in the thread.
 
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