I had very poor results my first try with the .223.
I hope to try again. If I do, I'm going to be a whole lot more cautious / conservative about what I ask of it. Nosler solid base to the spine (head on under the chin) did not get the job done, the bone stopped it. I mistakenly assumed it would break the neck. Position was exactly what I planned but the outcome was not. We'll see. If the new .223 is accurate with partitions I'll do it just to find out what happens.
Broadside, .204 could be ok .. I have a small cache of the 45 grain Hornady .204 bullets which I would try. If I couldn't get a clean shot to the skull or behind the shoulder raking forward (which disqualifies about 90% of the shots on tags I've punched), I wouldn't shoot, at least not 'til I had a bigger data set to draw conclusions frm.
Tom
What bullet you were you using? So much depends on the bullets being used, not the caliber. I learned that lesson with a 7mm-08 on elk. I thought it was a poor killer until I switched bullets, then the story changed. R
Judges 21:25 “Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.”
Liberal=liberated from God...How's that working out?
