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Obey lawful commands. Video interactions. Hold bad cops accountable. Problem solved.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Too much gun. 
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Campfire Oracle
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Too much gun. Thats what I was thinking....
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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Campfire Tracker
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Nosler 60gr partition is still available. As is Norma's 55gr Oryx Bonded.
Personally, I don't go below 257 and that's my comfort level. This. The 60 partition or ttx will work. Good bullets that are available today make it a feasible deer gun. I went with a 6.8 spc 2, same nice light gun with the feel I am used to but a lot more killing power, I am good out to 250 on deer with the 6.8, using 110 grain bullets in mine.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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Oh the 223 works, but when it's 20 below and 20mph winds, meh. I want something a little bigger, like a 308.....
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Campfire Tracker
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Isn't 6.8 basically a 270 shooting light reduced load ?
All of them do something better than the 30-06, but none of them do everything as well.
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Campfire Oracle
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Campfire Oracle
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Isn't 6.8 basically a 270 shooting light reduced load ? Yes, but it was designed by Thor. Its majik.
Ecc 10:2
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
I Dindo Nuffin
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Campfire Tracker
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The .223 is too small for man, but just right for deer. Of course those deer aren't hyped up on religious ideology and/or drugs.
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Campfire Tracker
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I'd prefer not to be shot with a 223...
Defend the Constitution
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Campfire Ranger
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Probably do fine if a woman or child is using them. miles
Look out for number 1, don't step in number 2.
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Campfire Regular
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The Campfire is good for learning things you can't find anywhere else. The 6.5 Creedmoor is the best cartridge developed in the past 50 years and a 223 with fast twist can kill any animal on the planet.
I was thinking the other day how much I used to hate Bill Clinton. He was freaking George Washington compared to what they are now.
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As good as a 223 is all you need is a 243 for the big 5. Hasbeen
hasbeen
(Better a has been than a never was!)
NRA Patron member
Try to live your life where the preacher doesn't have to lie at your funeral
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Campfire 'Bwana
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The .223 is too small for man, but just right for deer. Of course those deer aren't hyped up on religious ideology and/or drugs. The deer most likely aren't being shot with fmj projectiles either.
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Campfire Kahuna Emeritus & Campfire Outfitter
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Yep, I've used my L'il Blue Thang on mule deer. It's superb. Blessings, Steve
"God Loves Each Of Us As If There Were Only One Of Us"
Saint Augustine of Hippo - AD 397
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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The .223 is too small for man, but just right for deer. Of course those deer aren't hyped up on religious ideology and/or drugs. The deer most likely aren't being shot with fmj projectiles either. tumbling 55 fmjs... dont knock em so badly... they do a lot more damage than one would think. They are not my choice but I've seen a LOT of things killed really quickly with them...
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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Sarcasm Mathman, sarcasm.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Sarcasm Mathman, sarcasm. I hate it when I miss that. We need a sarcasm font.
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Campfire Savant
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I'm ready for deer season to start!!!!
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Campfire Regular
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Remington hypervelocity bonded ammo out of my son's 223 broke both shoulders and exited on my 10 y/o's first buck last year. Made a believer out of me, I don't know how it could have done any better with a bigger gun.
Tell me the odds of putting grease on the same pancake? I Know they are there, well ice and house slippers. -Kawi
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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75 grain swift S2 kills but does not exit on deer pigs into the sholders, 62 grain TSX goes through both shoulders on a deer, not shot a pig with it yet. 6.8 spc, 85 grain TSX kills goes through shoulders, only killed one with this bullet.
This year I am shooting 95 grain TTSX from 6.8 and 62 grain TTSX from 223, but cannot shoot any more big deer on my lease cause my pardners said I kill too many of them.
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