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Yes, my buddy eddy bo built me a 223 AI in December 2013. I killed a couple does with it before he passed away. This year i got to try it out on a 215 pound 10 point. 50 yards quartering to me. Hit the on side shoulder (broke it to pieces) and the 64 grain nosler bonded made it to the last rib. 20 yards and it died. I also popped a couple does this year with the 75 amax. One was 180 yards and the other 230 yards. They died too. I expect I will continue to use it even if I'm labeled a stunt shooter.
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congrats....nice buck......great cartridge !
T R U M P W O N !
U L T R A M A G A !
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Here we go.
But seriously, good shooting.
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223 AI is a little bit over kill. I prefer a 222 with 55 sierra's.
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55's are way too much in the .222. They are way too hard and will over penetrate. I'm thinking more along the lines of 35 or 40 grs.
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Yes, my buddy eddy bo built me a 223 AI in December 2013. I killed a couple does with it before he passed away. This year i got to try it out on a 215 pound 10 point. 50 yards quartering to me. Hit the on side shoulder (broke it to pieces) and the 64 grain nosler bonded made it to the last rib. 20 yards and it died. I also popped a couple does this year with the 75 amax. One was 180 yards and the other 230 yards. They died too. I expect I will continue to use it even if I'm labeled a stunt shooter.
congrats....nice buck......great cartridge !
+1 Rock on !
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Haven't you guys realized by now that it is customary to post pics of scantily clad babes when speaking of the .223 AI??
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clearly the .218 Bee is the next big thing.
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Haven't you guys realized by now that it is customary to post pics of scantily clad babes when speaking of the .223 AI?? Enough for deer? Maybe antelope???? Obligatory babe pic...
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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Of course if I wanted to step up to shooting bigger deer I could use the 222 like my pard does....
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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deuced:
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Very nice.
Pretty rifle too.
What fresh Hell is this?
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deuced: Yeah but thats one of those "little" southern deer. You definitely need a 223AI for the big northern species..... ( Except for the one my pard deuced......) Stunt shooter.
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Yeah but thats one of those "little" southern deer.
My wife didn't think it was little when I had her drag it up the hill with me....
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In that regard, the deer I kill get bigger every single year.....
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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My wife didn't think it was little when I had her drag it up the hill with to me.... Try this next time...
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I've killed quite a few with a .22 WMR. Some with head shots, some with lung shots. None went more than 80 yards before they fell and the head shot ones all went straight down. I guess that makes the WMR "enough" but probably somewhat short of "ideal". I feel the same about the .223, even though I've killed a bunch with it with no losses so far.
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Haven't you guys realized by now that it is customary to post pics of scantily clad babes when speaking of the .223 AI?? Enough for deer? Maybe antelope???? Ingwe, Look carefully at msu's scope. He has a tall elevation turret, (M1?) if it's a Leupy? Hard to tell what it is from that photo. Now, look at yours... I thought one needed an M1/Leupold (? FX-3, 6x42/M1) plus a .223AI to be uber cool here on the Fire... DF
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Dang stunt shooter. I was shooting some .223s that I got from ol' Eddybo last week. Sure miss him. He was going to barrel a 700 for me before he went to the Last Shoot.
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The 22-250 has been killin deer in Texas for the last 40 years. Lots of guys use to take them out for does and a big buck would show up...still worked. 55grain Sierra for most. powdr
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