Thread: 223 on deer

Has anyone had any experience with Hornady Black 75gr on deer I would be very interested in the results/ feedback.
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Originally Posted by Bergara_bangstick

Has anyone had any experience with Hornady Black 75gr on deer I would be very interested in the results/ feedback.
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I haven't used these pills in particular, but i have used other 77gr BTHP pills in .223. They will have inconsistent results expansion wise, they might 'pencil' through if you dont hit bone. You could drill the tips with a 1.5-2mm sized bit to improve the reliability to expand. Either way they'll be poor at bush ranges, exploding if they hit brush etc.
They will definitely kill deer , but there are better pills out there to use.

Originally Posted by Roarless20

I haven't used these pills in particular, but i have used other 77gr BTHP pills in .223. They will have inconsistent results expansion wise, they might 'pencil' through if you dont hit bone. You could drill the tips with a 1.5-2mm sized bit to improve the reliability to expand. Either way they'll be poor at bush ranges, exploding if they hit brush etc.
They will definitely kill deer , but there are better pills out there to use.

Dont tell me about it ...Berger 95gr. Straight thru stags.Opened the tip. Made no difference. Very accurate but dont expand.

Originally Posted by Roarless20

I haven't used these pills in particular, but i have used other 77gr BTHP pills in .223. They will have inconsistent results expansion wise, they might 'pencil' through if you dont hit bone. You could drill the tips with a 1.5-2mm sized bit to improve the reliability to expand. Either way they'll be poor at bush ranges, exploding if they hit brush etc.
They will definitely kill deer , but there are better pills out there to use.

Thanks mate duly noted

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