First off, I'm a die hard .308 fan, but I'm planning on trying out .223 this deer season (southern white tail) on a small hardwood patch on my property that is overrun right now.
My setup is a 16" 1:7 PSA dissipator (mid length) with a 4.5x14 Leupold. Max distance will be 75 yards so there will be plenty of velocity on hand. My concern is penetration and expansion.
So... I have the following on hand:
Black Hills 62 gr TSX (my top pick)
Black Hills Mk262 Mod 1 (not really my first choice but I have a ton of it)
TAP 75's in .223 (wish I had some 5.56 with the T2 bullet!)
Federal Fusion 62 gr spitzer
Of these which would be the go-to round? If none of the above, what would you recommend? I'm debating getting a set of dies and loading some Barnes TSX... all terminal ballistic reports I've read say it's a wicked little bullet.
Please, no flame war about .223 being to weak for deer. I simply want advice on load/ bullet choice.
My setup is a 16" 1:7 PSA dissipator (mid length) with a 4.5x14 Leupold. Max distance will be 75 yards so there will be plenty of velocity on hand. My concern is penetration and expansion.
So... I have the following on hand:
Black Hills 62 gr TSX (my top pick)
Black Hills Mk262 Mod 1 (not really my first choice but I have a ton of it)
TAP 75's in .223 (wish I had some 5.56 with the T2 bullet!)
Federal Fusion 62 gr spitzer
Of these which would be the go-to round? If none of the above, what would you recommend? I'm debating getting a set of dies and loading some Barnes TSX... all terminal ballistic reports I've read say it's a wicked little bullet.
Please, no flame war about .223 being to weak for deer. I simply want advice on load/ bullet choice.