Thread: 223 on deer

It's got 3 legs, I would have shot it too

Originally Posted by Ross Nolan

Holy shit.

I went out there to cut a load of firewood, and ended up in an absolute Cecil B De Mile epic involving the neighbour's cows going through fences, smashing gates and just creating carnage before camping up next to a building site and refusing to move.
Then the neighbor decided it was too much effort to recover this particular cow, and could we just shoot it?
I had no rifle, so a borrowed. 223 gets produced (fortunately I was confident of the zero), Daisy gets sent to cow heaven and I'm bleeding it with a pocket knife because the Bahco in the side by side had just been used to cut electric fencing tape and could have been used as a bike seat.....
Then I went and found a decent knife for the next stage of the comedy.

When needs must dictate the use of a knife, the best knife is the knife that you have.

Originally Posted by Rushy

When needs must dictate the use of a knife, the best knife is the knife that you have.

Or fencing staple as young Toby would say

Latest deer with the 223!

- The shot pictured is an 8-year-old's first session on a rifle.
- 69gr HPBT
- Full pass through - steel, wood, corrugated iron, then into the bail
- Half-size deer to simulate shooting @ 225m
- A metal plate was positioned on the deer's vitals to give the kids an indication of when they made a good shot.
- Every kid who hit the target got a chocolate - no limit on chocolates.
- With that incentive, you can imagine how much ammo we went through!

I like that a LOT....good on you bud.

Originally Posted by Gibo

Or fencing staple as young Toby would say

Yes I remember that. He was a keen young bugger alright.

Got this little hind last night. Belmont 55gr sp

Grandson with my gun and Falcon thermal last night. 60grn Hammer Hunter, 100 yards.

Originally Posted by Springy

Latest deer with the 223!

- The shot pictured is an 8-year-old's first session on a rifle.
- 69gr HPBT
- Full pass through - steel, wood, corrugated iron, then into the bail
- Half-size deer to simulate shooting @ 225m
- A metal plate was positioned on the deer's vitals to give the kids an indication of when they made a good shot.
- Every kid who hit the target got a chocolate - no limit on chocolates.
- With that incentive, you can imagine how much ammo we went through!

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Kids with love that,cholate for heart shot.

Well that was easy. Reading on here and doing a bit of research (despite ADIs weird load data where they have max load at 22.6gr with the 73 and then a much higher max load with a 75gr..?) I pretty much decided I was going to run out of room in the case with 2206h and the 73 at mag length in a tikka before I had any major pressure issues so I tipped 25 grains into 5 cases and went and shot them hoping id get 2850. They shot well enough too considering they were the 6th-10th shots through the rifle (I had sighted it in the other day with some 55gr Belmont) loaded up 5 more and put 3 onto the 4" 325yd gong and 2 onto the 10" 510yd gong. Guess ill have to go shoot a deer with it now.

The 73 has a significantly longer bearing surface than the 75gr VLD style bullets. It does show pressure at lower charges than e.g. the 75 ELDM (compared below).

Originally Posted by gimp

The 73 has a significantly longer bearing surface than the 75gr VLD style bullets. It does show pressure at lower charges than e.g. the 75 ELDM (compared below).

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I could run the 75 slightly faster in the Tikka. Never tried to hard with the Howas since they hate the 75.

Ended up average of 2868 which I think will do me, slowest of the 5 was that one showing at 2858 and fastest was 2875, happy enough with that as im just throwing loads with a powder thrower not trickling or anything, trying to keep it simple and have got the 2850 I wanted from it, will throw a few more past the chrono when i get a chance . If I was really into messing about with reloading again I'd possibly try BM2 and the 75s but I reckon I probably wouldn't gain much, could stoke them a up a little more possibly but then have to seat them deeper to fit the mag and encroach on more space in the case

Tonight it’s son Craig on my thermal and the 60grn Hammers. 2 at 150.

Dog doesn't look impressed with scope that finds the deer instead of them doing it....or the mucking around before snack time lol.looks dry in that crop.