I'll tell you what you can add to this. This is the first time I've seen the 223 discussed as a viable deer round without rancor. I started one of these threads in about 2002, just asking for suggestions, and it was like the whole world caved in on me. I ended up trying a couple of loadings and didn't like where I was heading and gave up-- I had a lot of .30-something deer rifles that seemed better at the time.
I'm just glad to see folks have opened up to the possibilities. This forum has come a long way.
Good observation, maybe its just me, cause I always thought the small calibers should do the job....and along about 2002 ( + or- ) some premium bullets started showing up..TBBCs, Nosler Partitions, and soon...TSXs. For my money these made all the difference in the world...particularly in my own confidence of their performance. So I think I, like an obvious bunch of others, tried them....voila! The .223 became viable!
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