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Re: Its possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06? 1akhunter #2726187 01/14/09
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Re: Its possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06? hicountry #2726208 01/14/09
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Re: Its possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06? Jeff_O #2726300 01/14/09
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Kaleb Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 7,722 TN	Originally Posted by Jeff_O 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.

Re: Its possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06? Jaap #2726365 01/14/09
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Colin_Matchett Campfire Regular Joined: May 2004 Posts: 782 New Brunswick, Canada	Originally Posted by Jaap 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 "I am at heart a meat hunter." John Barsness, The Life of the Hunt

Re: Its possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06? Steelhead #2726663 01/14/09
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Re: Its possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06? jimmyp #2726688 01/14/09
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Hunterbug Campfire Regular H Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,716	Originally Posted by jimmyp For sure it looks like it kills just as well or better than a 30-06. The unarmed man is not only defenseless, he is also contemptible. Niccolo Machiavelli

Re: Its possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06? jimmyp #2726739 01/14/09
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ndnvegas Campfire Member Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 107 Sin City, NV	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. Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country. Theodore Roosevelt Dean

Re: Its possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06? ndnvegas #2726763 01/14/09
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Re: Its possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06? battue #2726841 01/14/09
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Re: Its possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06? Hunterbug #2726978 01/14/09
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OP jimmyp Campfire Ranger J Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 18,340 Likes: 1 Mobile	Originally Posted by Hunterbug Originally Posted by jimmyp For sure it looks like it kills just as well or better than a 30-06. your point?

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Re: Its possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06? aalf #2727157 01/14/09
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battue Campfire Ranger B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,813 outside the burgh	Originally Posted by aalf Too bad these threads don't self destruct after the first page. In reality they usually do. laissez les bons temps rouler

Re: Its possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06? battue #2727193 01/14/09
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Swampman700 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 11,371 Likes: 1	Quote 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. 1st Special Operations Wing 1975-1983 919th Special Operations Wing 1983-1985 1993-1994 "Manus haec inimica tyrannis / Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem" ~Algernon Sidney~

Re: Its possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06? Steelhead #2727257 01/14/09
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Jeff_O Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 32,312 Wetter'n Oregon	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. Last edited by Jeff_O; 01/14/09. The CENTER will hold. Reality, Patriotism,Trump: you can only pick two FÜCK PUTIN!

Re: Its possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06? Jeff_O #2727354 01/14/09
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Re: Its possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06? Jeff_O #2727358 01/14/09
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Re: Its possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06? Swampman700 #2727368 01/14/09
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Kaleb Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 7,722 TN	Originally Posted by Swampman700 Quote 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.

Re: Its possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06? 25souper #2727391 01/14/09
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TC1 Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 7,132	Originally Posted by 25souper 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. 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

Re: Its possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06? TC1 #2727416 01/14/09
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Re: Its possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06? OldCenterChurch #2727526 01/14/09
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Re: Its possible that a .223 works on deer better than 30-06? dvdegeorge #2727591 01/14/09
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