Anyone shoot deer with a .223

[ArcheryNerd]

I inherited a Remington 700 in 223 with a bull barrel this year and I was thinking about trying it out on some whitetail this year. Normally I shoot a 30.06 or 30/30

Thoughts...

[Comanchehunter]

Just as lethal as anything else as long as it's a good shot. Having said that, usually not an exit wound so no blood trail.


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[austinmike]

I shoot them with a 222 so I'm sure a 233 will work

[forced-2-work]

It will do the trick. Problem is the shot placement is a must. Smaller bullet less blood/vitals damage. If you have hogs its a great gun for them!!

[kmon]

Have killed a few with it, 20+ I guess. There are lots of bullets that will work pretty good on them, do you reload or going woth factory fodder?

[COOLDAD1]

My boys have killed 5 or 6 with one. Never had a problem.

[jdg13]

As a kid I killed plenty of deer and hogs out to 100 yards or so with a little single shot 223. With a quality bullet and good shot placement a it's fine for whitetail.

[Skinny]

Yep. My daughter has killed plenty along with a bunch of pigs.

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[hogdoggintexas]

I have killed alot of deer with a 223. Double lung/heart or frontal heart shot will do the trick. There will be blood out of the nose and mouth.

[Razrbk89]

My better half’s primary rifle is a Howa .223. She’s probably the exception, but has killed 30-35 deer with it and has never lost one. She shoots neck if they’re close and high shoulder if they’re past 100. If it ain’t broke....

We don’t have massive deer here by any means, but I’ve seen it drop multiple 200lb bucks like a bad habit.

[red-fin]

Great deer round. As said before usually no exit therefore no blood trail. I reload a 60 gn. Nosler Partition and would have my son shoot them high in the shoulder. Dropped a lot of deer with that round. Black hills ammo makes that round if you don't reload.

[rjtkdplus]

Hand loads with 55 grain Barnes TSX bullets will blow through both shoulders on a broadside shot. My kids killed several South Texas bruisers with it when they were younger. Even with the exit wound there was never a great blood trail but I doubt any of the ones they killed ever made it over 50 yards and most fell within sight. Also, we never lost one that they pulled the trigger on.

[El General]

I've killed 15 or so deer with a .22 Hornet, so no problem on the 223. I would use a hunting bullet not military ball ammo or a varmint load.

[stickman]

Yes. Shoot them looking away right between the ears.

[ArcheryNerd]

I am not a reloader so I would be going with the heaviest bullet I can find like a Winchester 69-grain JSP or Hornady 60-grain V Max