223 and deer hunting?

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Re: 223 and deer hunting? [Re: Jeremy] #54550 08/19/2009 11:00 PM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 285 Wisconsin leasongs enthusiast
leasongs enthusiast Joined: May 2007 Posts: 285 Wisconsin	In the right hands the .223 could be an excellent whitetail cartridge. You would need to be diciplined in shooting and shot placement. I have taken 2 whitetailed doe with my 15" Encore in .223. both using a 55gn jacketed soft point bullet. Both shots were under 35 yards. The .223 is easy to shoot and very accurate. If you are comfortable shooting it and your state allows the .22 centerfire for deer, you should give it a try. The larger the caliber you use the more forgiving it will be for a misplaced or bad shot. Deer are very tough animals and a muscle or gut shot will most likley lead to long, slow, painful death no matter what you throw at them!

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223 and deer hunting?	ahandgunhunter	08/19/2009 1:57 AM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	Pasco	08/19/2009 2:58 AM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	BIGSTEVE83	08/19/2009 3:09 AM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	lhunter03	08/19/2009 3:11 AM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	cottonstalk	08/19/2009 3:38 AM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	slavage	08/19/2009 3:53 AM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	Whitworth	08/19/2009 10:59 AM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	Jeremy	08/19/2009 11:04 AM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	redfish	08/19/2009 1:28 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	Jeremy	08/19/2009 2:17 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	leasongs	08/19/2009 11:00 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	wapitirod	08/19/2009 11:30 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	FLS	08/20/2009 1:18 AM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	ahandgunhunter	08/20/2009 3:05 AM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	s4s4u	08/20/2009 3:31 AM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	wapitirod	08/20/2009 4:31 AM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	Jeremy	08/20/2009 11:57 AM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	Whitworth	08/20/2009 12:50 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	J. E. Markel	08/20/2009 2:50 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	pter1020k	08/20/2009 11:36 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	rlb	08/21/2009 12:04 AM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	ahandgunhunter	08/22/2009 3:20 AM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	TCTex.	08/23/2009 3:19 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	Carpe Diem	08/23/2009 10:02 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	Jeremy	08/23/2009 11:32 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	wapitirod	08/24/2009 3:52 AM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	Gregg Richter	08/24/2009 3:15 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	Whitworth	08/25/2009 1:12 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	ahandgunhunter	08/28/2009 3:05 AM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	TCTex.	08/28/2009 4:19 AM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	Jeremy	08/28/2009 1:17 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	Whitworth	08/28/2009 12:46 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	s4s4u	08/28/2009 1:19 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	Okie Hunter	08/28/2009 1:36 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	TCTex.	08/28/2009 6:35 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	TCTex.	08/28/2009 7:01 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	ahandgunhunter	08/30/2009 7:46 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	ahandgunhunter	08/30/2009 7:49 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	Jeremy	08/30/2009 8:13 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	TCTex.	08/30/2009 8:32 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	ahandgunhunter	08/30/2009 10:23 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	Jeremy	08/30/2009 10:59 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	ranger140892	09/02/2009 1:00 AM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	ahandgunhunter	09/03/2009 3:09 AM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	wapitirod	09/03/2009 5:06 AM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	Jeremy	09/03/2009 9:30 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	ahandgunhunter	09/10/2009 1:29 AM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	223AIfan	10/12/2009 8:00 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	KRal	10/12/2009 8:23 PM
Re: 223 and deer hunting?	TCTex.	10/12/2009 8:40 PM

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