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I'm all in, been that way for a while...just sitting back and laughing at all the swings.
We sold our house back in Sept., been renting since. We finally signed with a builder and are in the process of having one built.
Life is good, especially since JS endorsed Alf Fields views.....
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Wouldn't it be a toot if the two of them were putting us on?
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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'.... The first post said nothing about shooting deer at 400 yards. It said for a hundred yards or so. I would want what I shot best at that distance. I know that's not all that far for some,but I've not been able to spend much time past 300 yet. Mostly due to where I live.
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22 cal is illegal for hunting in Canada. But in South Africa I used a CZ 223 for all my Impala. None ever complained. I would take on a Deer with it any time. Perfectly legal in New Brunswick
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Then again HOPE and dreams are all an Obabma supporter has....
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For sure it looks like it kills just as well or better than a 30-06.
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One factor you have to look at also, is it legal to use a .22 caliber where you hunt. I know when I lived in Wyoming it had to be .24 caliber or better. With that said my Ruger Mini 14 was relegated to a camp meat gun. I'm sure a .223 can be used on deer but the question is should it be used on deer.
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Think I'll watch "Groundhog Day" tonight.
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Too bad these threads don't self destruct after the first page.
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For sure it looks like it kills just as well or better than a 30-06. your point?
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Too bad these threads don't self destruct after the first page. In reality they usually do.
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Is it possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06? No, it isn't possible. Anything smaller than the .243 Winchester should be illegal for use on deer size game.
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Paging back through this thread, which is tedious at best <g>, the reader will find several hunters who have killed numerous deer with both .223's and larger rounds, and who wrote nice long posts on the subject... TexasRick and Atkinson come to mind, and there's a few more too. Their posts are well written and sum things up pretty well as far as I'm concerned.
For me, a 30-06 is more rifle than I generally want or need for how I hunt and what I hunt. A .223 is less rifle than I want to use for reasons that are simple and easy to understand for anyone not coming at this question with an agenda.
There are compromises with any cartridge. There's a very fertile middle ground in the world of deer cartridges that works very well- for me- and gives me the compromises I choose to accept.
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I've seen some worthless threads on this site, but I think this one is getting crammed into the top slot in rapid fashion.
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Only you can stop the pain. Back away from the wall.
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Is it possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06? No, it isn't possible. Anything smaller than the .243 Winchester should be illegal for use on deer size game. That post fits in with most of your posts.
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How did you ever kill a deer with a Mini-14? Everybody tells me you can't hit the side of a barn with one of those things! And those deer are wearing leashes. Did you kill somebody's pet? Welcome aboard 25souper. Great 1st post. Terry
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I know that aint a deer bullet.......blue tip would spook 'um
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