Originally Posted by Yondering
Originally Posted by davet


That said I have my dedicated .223 deer loads with Sierra 65grn right now,


Have you shot any deer with this bullet? I really like the way it shoots and have been loading it for an all-around bullet in my AR, but haven't shot any deer with it yet. Sure kills water jugs pretty dead though!

I wanted to like the 62gr TSX, read a lot of good reviews about it, but had trouble finding an accurate load with it in my 1:8 223 Wylde chambered AR that I wanted to use it in. Being limited to mag length at 2.260" and the long throat in the Wylde chamber, jump is around .100" or more. Any tips are welcome for making that work; best I could do was about a 3 moa load.
I shot one deer with the 65 Sierra and was not impressed. It was a broadside double lung shot. Bullet hit a rib going in and that was enough to break it up, as I had three small exits on the far side as well as lead and jacket fragments lodged in the far chest wall. Despite the fact that it came unglued, it still did FAR LESS damage to the lungs than I repeatedly get with 55 grain Hornady sp's.