Thread: 223 on deer

Originally Posted by doinit

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.

The cullers in the NW Ruas or some of them preferred the 243 and had to trade ammo because the powers that be did not like the venerable 243 yet was a fantastic calibre for slip shooting in the river catchments. Yes some idiots [aged 18] hauled around the BSA CF2 270. A railway track would have been lighter but with a 130gr pill it certainly hammered deer. Some used them as a replacement for the 303 spinner. Gary Sutton shot 7 deer above the Ironbark hut on the tops next to Mokai Station in spring 1976 using a 222 which was quite a feat considering he normally used a 270 which was bigger than himself.This hill was adjacent to the clip on the Redstag timber dude and Alipate? were shooting in the saddle during Covid period.