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603Country · July 23, 2011, 12:17 PM

I sure wouldn't recommend using the 223 for deer, though the Texas deer are a good bit smaller than the Louisiana deer that I used to hunt. But, if somebody is bound and determined to do it, use the 60 grain Nosler Partition or the Barnes bullet, or maybe the 65 gr Sierra Gameking (which I've used on some decent sized pigs). Either one of those should exit the deer and do the job for you, though you might need to do a little blood trailing. But if you're a poor shot and one of those guys that can't track a bleeding elephant through a snowdrift, get a bigger gun.

July 23, 2011, 12:17 PM	#15
603Country Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2011 Location: Thornton, Texas Posts: 3,998	I sure wouldn't recommend using the 223 for deer, though the Texas deer are a good bit smaller than the Louisiana deer that I used to hunt. But, if somebody is bound and determined to do it, use the 60 grain Nosler Partition or the Barnes bullet, or maybe the 65 gr Sierra Gameking (which I've used on some decent sized pigs). Either one of those should exit the deer and do the job for you, though you might need to do a little blood trailing. But if you're a poor shot and one of those guys that can't track a bleeding elephant through a snowdrift, get a bigger gun.