Originally Posted by Triggernosis
This subject has probably been beat to death on various forums, but what say the 'Fire? Is the .223 Remington an adequate cartridge for deer out to a distance of 250 yards?
Let the schit-slinging begin.
The 223 will certainly kill a deer. My only problem with it, is that the hole is pretty small, and the blood trail is small. In actual practice, this has not been a problem, though. My wife has shot 2 small deer, and they were dead within 5 yards, and 25 yards, respectively. Tracking was not necessary. Both center lung shot, one at 81 yards, the other at 35 yards. The first was with a 55gr Fiocchi soft point, the other with a 62 gr. TSX. The 55gr did not exit.