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griz · September 20, 2011, 07:44 AM

Thanks for the 223 info. That's about what I expected from my tests of it with wet phone books. I played with it before Nosler made a 22 partition, but tried the Trophy Bonded and the Barnes X (the ones I used had the blue coating, before they made the grooved version) The TB opened up beautifully, retained about 95 percent of their weight, but didn't penetrate as well as the X bullet.

The 223 is at the lower limit of power for deer, but both worked OK on small deer, with exit wounds on broadside shots.

September 20, 2011, 07:44 AM	#19
griz Senior Member Join Date: July 31, 2000 Location: Middle Peninsula, VA Posts: 1,588	Thanks for the 223 info. That's about what I expected from my tests of it with wet phone books. I played with it before Nosler made a 22 partition, but tried the Trophy Bonded and the Barnes X (the ones I used had the blue coating, before they made the grooved version) The TB opened up beautifully, retained about 95 percent of their weight, but didn't penetrate as well as the X bullet. The 223 is at the lower limit of power for deer, but both worked OK on small deer, with exit wounds on broadside shots.