Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Its possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06?

Just like a bag on an ugly woman, it surely can help.

It'd need a body bag......................

And ugly still gets through.

Good Lord A'mighty, I sure HOPE not... grin... That was hopefully one of those first time/last time things.

May I point out (ahem) that I actually shot the poor [bleep] in the vitals, by way of his butt? It was just sort of a roundabout way to get the bullet there...

Thank God you didn't bring up odors.....

Dude, some things are a given.

Just take a sniff.

Was that with a 30/06 or a flav of 22?

Now that you mention it, there has been a stench of mudwhistle in this thread....

Can't know............... but the muthaphucker is gonna linger for a while, no doubt. Sticky b!tch, too...........

He'll linger with a finger, but he ain't gonna put anything substantial in there. 'Tis easier to cheer from the bleachers....and speculate.

No sir... But *I* didn't bring it up. Just playing defense on that one.

I'll never hear the end of that buck... That's what I get for telling the truth...

No, for being an idiot. Lots of folks have made bad shots that don't continually talk about other things which they have zero experience. You have proven the point over and over again that retards don't know they are retarded.

PH,

It's so obvious that a '06 is a superior all-conditions deer rifle to a .223 that I can say so even never having used one for deer.

So can everyone else with a brain. And they have. Buck of a lifetime is 400 yards away, 10 mph crosswind, quartering away, its the evening of the last day of a hunt you care about, and by some miracle you got a .223 and a 30-06 to choose from, you know damn well which rifle you'd choose... As you said earlier, you'd go 30-06.

Put down your superiority complex for a minute and admit it. Show yourself to be more of an adult than we all think you are.

Or not... Laffin'....

Jaap - earlier you stated that it is illegal to use .22 caliber for hunting in Canada. I can't speak to the regulations in Alberta but I have in my hand the regulations for Ontario.

On page 22 of the 2008 reg's there is a table of firearms restrictions for hunting in Ontario. The table is needed because there are a variety of restrictions in various WMU's.

With regard to cetre fire rifles they are either allowed or not (ie. in a bow zone centre fire rifles would NOT be allowed.) There is no reference that I can find as to a minimum caliber.

There is a foot note that gives some situations where only .22 rimfire cartridges may be used.

It appears you either need to be more specific with your descriptions or refrain from making generalized comments that may not be correct.

Jim

After reading this whole thread (ouch) I am going to do my best to summarize my findings.........

Ahh, never mind.......grin

Will a 223 kill better than a 30-06 I don't know for sure but all of my deer for this past deer season did not care that they were shot with a mini 14 (223) from ranges of 15 to 120 yards. I do know that a 223 is not the first thing that most people will use for deer hunting but keep in mind that it dose not mater if you use a 577 T-REX if you can not shoot it, it will not kill as good or bad as a 223.

That maybe the most intelligent 1st post I've seen ....welcome to the Fire 25souper

Easy answer - Yes but only when it's in the hands of a person who isn't pushed to take no standard shots and the range is under 300 yards.

change those and the tables turn.

What if's, what if's, what if's, what if it's Tuesday in Italy with a fast approaching F4 tornado coming in from your left, the deer is running a 17mph straight away, the batteries on your range finder are shot and a rattlesnake has latched onto your leg.

WWJOD

Steely,

Quite the thread.

Still LMAO on the Steely in the confesional thread. I'd pay to see that vid....probably be a 4 hr movie.......

Tony

hey Tony, howz it goin?

I'm a buyer these days