Thread: 223 on deer

I processed a large Fallow doe today. It revealed text book performance.
The bullet was a 60 grn Hammer Hunter at 3280fps from a 20" barrel .223, the range was about 200 yards and she was quartering towards me. The bullet struck her through the bottom joint of her leading shoulder. It split the heart.

This pic is of the inside of the shoulder (nothing was recoverable really).



This is looking inside at the bullet entry through the ribs under the shoulder. You can see the main entry and a petal entry. The petals are designed to fly off on impact and the shank to drive through.



And here is the shank which I found under the skin in the off side flank. This is how it is meant to look - minus the petals like this.

Originally Posted by Tahr

I processed a large Fallow doe today. It revealed text book performance.
The bullet was a 60 grn Hammer Hunter at 3280fps from a 20" barrel .223, the range was about 200 yards and she was quartering towards me. The bullet struck her through the bottom joint of her leading shoulder. It split the heart.

This pic is of the inside of the shoulder (nothing was recoverable really).

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This is looking inside at the bullet entry through the ribs under the shoulder. You can see the main entry and a petal entry. The petals are designed to fly off on impact and the shank to drive through.

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And here is the shank which I found under the skin in the off side flank. This is how it is meant to look - minus the petals like this.

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Impact velocity 2500 or smidgen over, must be the sweet spot