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    Neck shooting

    where is the exact part of the neck to aim at a deers neck ? Have neck shot deer befor but was with my 308 which was forgiving , I'm trying to get a deer with my new 223 and want to get it right .
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKA6TJENA-k

    doesn't slow down or show were the shots hit. but some seem to be mid neck. I have only heart/lung and shoulder shot before.
    going to start going for the base of skull top of the neck. But the head moves around more as seen in the video. Lower down the neck doesn't move as much if they don't move their body.
    I guess it depends what shot is available. any where in the spine will instantly kill it.

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    I like the base of the skull top of neck as its either dead right there or clean miss.
    anywhere in the neck should drop it but if spine is not damaged it may recover and get up.
    below spine is better than above spine as hopefully it will bleed out before recovering if spine is not damaged.
    facing or away from you is easyest as the spine is in the middle from top to bottom.

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    I have hit them all over the head and neck with a .223 on foot, and all but one, pole -axed.
    One that didn't was ethier jaw shot or thru the throat side on.
    Found a clump of long hair with blood on it so pretty sure I hit it in the throat too far forward.
    There is no particular sweet spot in my experience.
    Hit them central in the neck from any angle and they will tip up.
    Shoot a few thru the ribs or base of the neck and you will see how effective the cal is with the right projectile.

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    I'd say spine or jugular vein/carotid artery if you can, here are some diagrams I found on Google image search
    http://www.ballisticstudies.com/site...%20website.jpg
    http://whitetailsmo.weebly.com/uploa...89423_orig.jpg

    I've only done a couple of neck shots and they did the trick. Something I've wondered about for short and medium-range shots is whether to rotate the rifle since the neck is long but narrow, unless you're a good shot of course and know to compensate for close range bore-sight gap etc.

    I guess @Neckshot is the best person to ask!
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    Rotate the rifle?

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    that second diagram shows the fairly large spot where it is possible to shoot to high and miss the spine and anything vital.
    they will drop on the spot but if your not there fairly smartly to cut its throat it can get up and Bugger off .

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    so your vertical cross hairs are inline with the neck. so you don't have to compensate for range

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flincher View Post
    so your vertical cross hairs are inline with the neck. so you don't have to compensate for range
    Yes that's right, although the bullet will still drop at longer range in the usual way. This is just to compensate for bore and scope axes being slightly off
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    Gangster styles lol

    If zeroed at 200y ( a good practical zero for most hunting) most good practical hunting calibers will also be bang on at 25 odd yards.



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    Where you shoot a deer depends on how it presents itself. You not only need to understand their anatomy, but also the effect that angles make on where the bullet will track.

    In the right circumstances, the atlas joint which is where the neck joins the head is where I like to shoot them, but the shot seldom presents itself really. As you come down the neck the margin for error increases because the neck becomes deeper and there is more non fatal tissue to hit.
    With the atlas joint shot it is dead if you hit, and alive and well if you miss. Never though shoot if there is any risk at all of hitting the jaw. That’s a terrible thing to do.

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    Where the jaw meets the ear. Nothing can take anything there.

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    Its not Fuckin rocket science ffs shoot the cunt base of neck and walk over and gut it because it wont move from were it fell.
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    Quote Originally Posted by veitnamcam View Post
    Rotate the rifle?

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    I use to always take neck shots and it worked 100% for me. Just aim for base of neck and your eating venison that night.

 

 

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