First off this is a longest shot question, not sporting shots question. I have two buddies that have a combined 90 deer per annum predation permit from the state of Florida on 4,000 acres of peanut fields.They surveyed and laser ranged the fields, set stakes with placards every 50 yards out both sides and set survey tape streamers in the trees, built picnic benches with sand bags on two hills.
They use custom built AR-15 platform rifles with fast twist 20" match barreled guns and 80 grain SMKs. Both shooters are team member on the USAF rifle team. Longest one shot kills on a WT deer is 800 yards. I asked about penetration and was tod the 80 will penetrate a WT deer need to end on a facing shot.
Again, this is not sport shooting, it is predation or eradication of problem animals over planted crop fields, shot with match rifles off sandbag rests and fully measured for range and wind. Just a what can the 223 actually do question.
Last edited by Rapier; 03/30/24.
