Damn If I'm not thinking of a .223 Kimber Montana as a dedicated deer rifle. I'm totally into rifles I can shoot all day. Been in contact with some stellar high country men that hammer giant bucks in colorado, utah, and california high country and Lowe and behold they smash big mule deer bucks with a .223 Montana. Totally gets my interest. Thoughts?
Like others here, I've killed deer and hogs with the 62TSX and it is a mean little bullet when speeds are high. Digs deep and causes a fair bit of damage. What it does not do is retain velocity or cheat wind well past 250yds or so, and it doesn't seem to expand well when it starts to slow down. If hunting where shots past 200yds are frequent, I'd much rather have something on the order of 6mm or 6.5mm. This assumes I was looking for a "smaller gun" than your typical .277,.284,.308 stuff.
