No, the excellent Barnes bullets weren't availiable then. But the Nosler Partition was.
I know a number of people who use the .223 on deer and pronghorn. They are very impressed with it. One of them is a close friend who has killed some four year old class bucks with his. BTW, he doesn't use the premium bullets.
My point was that for some due to their hunting conditions and style of hunting, it works well. But for guys like me, who have to deal with big old bucks running and dodging through cover, it is not even a choice. The guys who shoot them beyond 300 yds. don't seem to use it much either.
Yeah, I know a guy who killed a nice pronghorn facing him at over 400 yds. But to say it can be done is not the same as saying it's the best choice. E
