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What game for the .223?
- Thread starter BTR
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Art Eatman
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Basically, I agree with muleshoe. But, are you an inexperienced hunter, or inexperienced shooter? There's a difference.
If, for instance, you can reliably hit beer cans at 75 to 100 yards, offhand, you're better than the average shooter.
If you're hunting from a stand, that's less hunting than ambushing. I mean, you go and sit and wait and hope something good happens. If such be the case, and you limit yourself to shots within 50 yards, and don't get "buck fever", you can probably pop a deer between the eyes or in the ear and he/she will drop like a rock.
The problem with a .223 is that a bad hit means a wounded deer and maybe a suffering, lost deer--and that's a Bad Thing.
Again, skill level and shot placement make the difference.
A heavier bullet, loaded down a bit, is a great turkey load. Trouble is, turkeys are a lot harder to fool than deer.
Best regards, Art
If, for instance, you can reliably hit beer cans at 75 to 100 yards, offhand, you're better than the average shooter.
If you're hunting from a stand, that's less hunting than ambushing. I mean, you go and sit and wait and hope something good happens. If such be the case, and you limit yourself to shots within 50 yards, and don't get "buck fever", you can probably pop a deer between the eyes or in the ear and he/she will drop like a rock.
The problem with a .223 is that a bad hit means a wounded deer and maybe a suffering, lost deer--and that's a Bad Thing.
Again, skill level and shot placement make the difference.
A heavier bullet, loaded down a bit, is a great turkey load. Trouble is, turkeys are a lot harder to fool than deer.
Best regards, Art
No fan of the .223 on deer, but....
Here in Md a .223 is legal for deer. I know a few guys that hunt with ARs,take only excellent shot opportunities,and do OK. Ranges should be close, which isn't a problem here, and the heavier projectiles are best. And I'd stick to broadside shots, and any shot inserted within a rib or two of the shoulder crease should work.
Here in Md a .223 is legal for deer. I know a few guys that hunt with ARs,take only excellent shot opportunities,and do OK. Ranges should be close, which isn't a problem here, and the heavier projectiles are best. And I'd stick to broadside shots, and any shot inserted within a rib or two of the shoulder crease should work.