Thread: 223 on deer

Originally Posted by Tahr

That 70 grn pill looks impressive and it obviously did a good job.
Is that though what kills stuff best?
Ive trended towards more frangible bullets over the last few years - ones' that look a bit messy and sharp edged and are about half their weight when you retrieve them. Mostly the lead has separated from the jacket. They seem to wreck and plunder the insides better than harder projectiles.

Lovely looking mushrooms don't tell you a lot about how a bullet kills.

Originally Posted by gimp

Lovely looking mushrooms don't tell you a lot about how a bullet kills.

If you use..... No not in this thread..
@gimp @Tahr

I have an exceedingly big pig, going off of the prints, that has just showed up here. Can one of you, or does one of you wish to come have a crack at it?

Originally Posted by whanahuia

If you use..... No not in this thread..
@gimp @Tahr

I have an exceedingly big pig, going off of the prints, that has just showed up here. Can one of you, or does one of you wish to come have a crack at it?

Gimps yah man ‘cos he’s just up the road. And I’m all talk.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Gimps yah man ‘cos he’s just up the road. And I’m all talk.

Well now Im even more impressed. because it looks like you have talked alot of deer to death.

Originally Posted by whanahuia

If you use..... No not in this thread..
@gimp @Tahr

I have an exceedingly big pig, going off of the prints, that has just showed up here. Can one of you, or does one of you wish to come have a crack at it?

Interesting...

I was meaning good luck for the wallaby

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Now that IS one time where a mono projectiles is called for.

I cant guarantee it will play ball, But im staying away from the area if you reckon you can get here for a look @gimp. Its big! The width from dew claw to dew claw is almost as wide as my hand.

Get it with a .223 and post it here

Bailed up with dogs the trebly does the bizo so the 223 will romp home too.all about shot placement lol

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Bailed up with dogs the trebly does the bizo so the 223 will romp home too.all about shot placement lol

If its all about shot placement, then Ive shot a 190lb wild boar with a .22 rimfire.

Heres an example of an even bigger boar, somewhere approaching 300lb and my little BRNO 22

Guns are deadly! no matter what the calibre or case.

Are they all equal though and will the New heavy projectiles give performance similar too bigger calibres?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxS88JpOM44

Originally Posted by whanahuia

If its all about shot placement, then Ive shot a 190lb wild boar with a .22 rimfire.

Heres an example of an even bigger boar, somewhere approaching 300lb and my little BRNO 22

Guns are deadly! no matter what the calibre or case.

Are they all equal though and will the New heavy projectiles give performance similar too bigger calibres?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxS88JpOM44

Crawling under the mingimingi at 8.45am in December when the dogs have been bailing a brute of a boar you do it with a 44mag using 240gr. All you see it a big black blob as it turns towards you. It ends up weighing 189lb. We spent the night under the pines covered in pine needles to keep warm.My mate dragged his dogs around him as well to keep warm. Straight up 1.5 hours to walk to top. Took my mate years to find out how I carried out the boar. Frank Robinson is a top bloke. LOL.

Not equal for sure...BUT as someone else recently said,if you are aware of limitations and work with and around them.being prepared to decline shot if not right... Yeah many things are doable.

Thats roughly been my point all along.

I know.and agree 100%