Home Forums Reloading Varmint Rifles Year of firsts - 223 rem - 64gr Nosler BSB

My son took his 1st deer on the last day of the Pa youth hunt using the .223 and 64 bsb also. Mature doe at 145 yards broadside, shot through both shoulders and exited. Deer went straight down and never got back up. My son later asked me why I bother with any other cartridge since the .223 with the nosler solid base is more than enough?


FWIW I've taken 2 buck with this bullet also. One heart shot and ran 20 yards. The other was quartering away at a hard angle and hit at the last rib going in and exited out the front, deer ran about 50 yards.

Definitely life is good. And that plan come together nicely.


I will get my load info tonight. I didn't want to post the grains without looking at my notes.
Rifle was a Howa Mini action lightweight.
CCI 450 small rifle magnum primers.
Winchester once fired brass.

I will get COAL and charge weight tonight.


This gun also likes 55gr SIerra Varminters over 25.5gr of Reloader 15 as well. That was my first load work up ever.
I just got a chronograph so I don't have speeds on these loads but I know they weren't near listed max in the books I used.