Thread: 223 on deer

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

at one point NZFS issues deer cullers with .22lr browning t bolt I believe.....for both goats and deer... its all about shot placement and personal mindset/having confidence and dicipline to know when to shoot and more importantly when not to.

At what point in time was that Micky Duck? .222,308 and .270 were the main flavours and on the odd occasion certain guys were supplied .243. that list was a definite on the Thar blocks. Although the majority of hunters on the Thar including myself carried .222's. I'm talking mid 60's-late 70's.