Originally Posted by Formidilosus



Originally Posted by prairie_goat
I've lost count of the amount of deer and antelope that I've killed or been in on killing with the 223, while also using it on a few elk. The 223 with good bullets and proper placement seems to kill stuff just as well as anything else, and proper placement with a 223 is a lot easier to achieve than with big boomers.


How did it on the elk? I saw where you used a 75gr Amax on one?






Pictured is a 75 grain Amax I pulled out of the offside hide of a nice sized cow elk. Shot was 430 yards through the lungs. Starting velocity 2750 fps courtesy of a shortie 223. She traveled around 20 yards and piled up. Didn't cut her open to look at damage as it was a pack out deal, but the bullet apparently worked fine.

Have also used the 75 Amax for a neck shot on a cow elk at maybe 20 or 30 yards, but did not recover the bullet, as it exited. That cow elk went about 30 yards, rolling down a steep hill. Dead on arrival.


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