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tulsamal · June 23, 2007, 09:40 AM

I have plenty of "real" deer rifles and I've never actually shot a deer with a 5.56. Well, that's not true. I had an AR in hand one time when I found a heavily injured deer on my property. So I killed that one but that doesn't really count! I wasn't deer hunting at the time; it was April!

Anyway, I've got a Tikka Tactical now. And I've been working up some ultra-accurate loads using the Sierra 77 grain Match bullet. I was thinking about taking it in the deer stand and using it for a neck shot just to check it out. But.... it would be nice to see how that bullet actually performs on flesh and blood. People are using it in combat in the ME. But Sierra says not to use it for hunting. Has anybody taken a chest/lung/heart shot on a deer using the Sierra 77 grain bullet? In gelatin it performs quite well. And they love it in combat.

Thanks,

Gregg

June 23, 2007, 09:40 AM	#27
tulsamal Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2004 Location: Vinita, OK Posts: 2,552	I have plenty of "real" deer rifles and I've never actually shot a deer with a 5.56. Well, that's not true. I had an AR in hand one time when I found a heavily injured deer on my property. So I killed that one but that doesn't really count! I wasn't deer hunting at the time; it was April! Anyway, I've got a Tikka Tactical now. And I've been working up some ultra-accurate loads using the Sierra 77 grain Match bullet. I was thinking about taking it in the deer stand and using it for a neck shot just to check it out. But.... it would be nice to see how that bullet actually performs on flesh and blood. People are using it in combat in the ME. But Sierra says not to use it for hunting. Has anybody taken a chest/lung/heart shot on a deer using the Sierra 77 grain bullet? In gelatin it performs quite well. And they love it in combat. Thanks, Gregg