Thread: 223 on deer

You certainly have to hit them in the right place. Regardless of caliber. But you do get a margin of error with the heavier .223 bullets.

Here's an example from a couple of days ago. Head shot with an 80 grain Targex at about 100 yards (in a torch on the way home), but someone had had a shot at it previously. Probably Mickey D or Lauries Hut with their 270 or 308





I shot this earlier the same day in the trees at about 80 yards. Hit a bit far back with the 80grn and green stuff on the exit, but it still dropped within 10 yards.