I deer hunted with my bolt-action 223 for 20 years using a 55 grain or 62 grain bullet. I shot the rifle so much I was confident in every shot out to about 250 yards but it shoots great much farther than that. My hunting buddies always made fun of me for shooting a light weight gun but it got the job done.
a 60 grain partition in 223 will get the job done well , assuming you do your part . I have shot two deer with 223 it worked as well as anything else I have used . I wouldn't use it for critters larger than deer , but it is used on much larger game in Alaska regularly .
My boy & I have killed a bunch of deer with his 223 in the last 10 years. Started out using brown bear 62gr soft points then switched to 55gr VMAX when we couldn't get the brown bear anymore. Never had one go 20 yards, most were drt's all high shoulder shots. My son in law killed a nice 15 point with his 223 using 55gr soft points, all our shots are under 150 yards. They work just fine deer aren't hard to kill
Well I’ll have to wait another week to find out! Have too much going on this weekend and couldn’t get out this morning.
I used the 75 grain Hornady BTHP on a couple deer and many feral hogs. No not my favorite bit works pretty good generally. I have never lost a deer but have had several feral hogs leave the scene after what I thought were good solid chest hits.
Pig vitals are further forward and lower than deer.
I don't think you guys are shooting western Oklahoma deer w/.223 and they only run 20yds.
I took the largest deer I’ve ever harvested in 2017 with mine using 55 grain Vmax hollow point. Dropped him where he stood at 150 yards. Weighed in at the processor 195lbs field dressed with bottom half of back legs removed and no tenderloins.
That was a big deer and qualify as a western Oklahoma deer.
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