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<blockquote data-quote="JimmyC" data-source="post: 1190618" data-attributes="member: 12819"><p>All the deer in my profile pic were shot with my AR15 in a .223 and were one shot kills. The furthest one traveled after being shot was about 40 yards.</p><p> </p><p>I wanted a little more power than a 55gr so I found some 77gr black hills ammo. And they performed very well but all shots were in the vitals. One shot on a big buck was a frontal shot that took out his heart and he only ended up running about 30 yards.</p><p> </p><p>I have no doubt that the .223 is fully capable of killing deer, but it is a little on the small size. I wanted a larger caliber to also hunt hogs with so I built another AR15 this year in a 6.8 SPC. I hear that it is a perfect hog and deer round inside of 300 yards. I'll let you know as soon as I get to take it out.</p><p> </p><p>I also don't understand why I can have an unlimited size magazine in my 6.8 but my 5.56/.223 is only allowed 7. Unless of course they are talking about .22 magnums and not .223?? Granted I usually only load up 5 at a time anyway, but it seems a little strange. Time to call the wildlife department and ask them what's going on...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JimmyC, post: 1190618, member: 12819"] All the deer in my profile pic were shot with my AR15 in a .223 and were one shot kills. The furthest one traveled after being shot was about 40 yards. I wanted a little more power than a 55gr so I found some 77gr black hills ammo. And they performed very well but all shots were in the vitals. One shot on a big buck was a frontal shot that took out his heart and he only ended up running about 30 yards. I have no doubt that the .223 is fully capable of killing deer, but it is a little on the small size. I wanted a larger caliber to also hunt hogs with so I built another AR15 this year in a 6.8 SPC. I hear that it is a perfect hog and deer round inside of 300 yards. I'll let you know as soon as I get to take it out. I also don't understand why I can have an unlimited size magazine in my 6.8 but my 5.56/.223 is only allowed 7. Unless of course they are talking about .22 magnums and not .223?? Granted I usually only load up 5 at a time anyway, but it seems a little strange. Time to call the wildlife department and ask them what's going on... [/QUOTE]
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