Thread: 223 on deer

Originally Posted by mawzer308

Haven't posted in this thread in a while, long story short, still works. What I would say is that in my experience (50 odd deer with 223) it is often romanticised people wont admit fuckups or the cartridges shortcomings. Here is some data all with 80gr ELD-M 2700fps:

5/2/24 228m Sika stag, crease lung shot, ran 30m stopped no reaction, followed up with second through shoulder ran a further 30m, dead.
28/6/24 330m ,Sika hind, rear lung, lengthy track required finishing
28/6/24 245m, Sika stag (Wifes first) ran 20m dead
28/6/24 220m Sika Hind, DRT
29/6/24 161m Sika Hind, DRT
29/6/24 170m Sika Hind, DRT
29/11/24 370m Sika Hind, ran 30m dead
29/11/24 370m Sika Hind, shot low lung behind crease, ran 100m
12/12/24 40m Sika stag DRT
12/12/24 309m Sika Hind, neck shot, DRT
12/1/25 171m Sika Hind, DRT
23/1/25 240m Sika Hind, DRT
23/1/25 130m Sika Hind, DRT
5/7/25 187m Sika Hind DRT
6/7/25 131m Sika Hind DRT

29/11/24 when you could shoot? LOL. Nice data.