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Oh deer (pun), here we go... all these are deceased via .223, all one shot. (Mind you, the boy can shoot)

I've shot a truckload of deer with a .223 using various projectiles with no issues. Having said that, projectile choice is important. We've had best success with the 63 grain Sierra, 70 grain Speer and 64 grain Nosler bonded (which is currently flavour of the month, because we've only shot around 6 deer with it and that's a small sample size for us, but it's looking good so far).

I have no experience with Barnes projectiles, however with a .233 the answer is location, location, location (placement, placement, placement).