Thread: .223 can knock over a stag?

Originally Posted by Daggers_187

Rambo? Was that really necessary?

That was completely unnecessary, and reflects badly on the poster

Personally I would not pick a .223 in any platform to hunt deer, it's capable for it-just.

As has been said your margin of error is very small with .223 even with the right style of projectile.

If looking to buy a first rifle, but still wanting to have cheep ammo available for practice I would recommend .308. But good ammo for hunting,it's the cheapest part of the hunt and we owe it the the things we hunt to kill them as fast as we can

If you already have access to a .223 and nothing else then don't let that put you off hunting, your just going to need to have a very good understanding of anatomy and the skills to place the tiny bullet in the right place when in a state of excitement.
And most importantly be prepared to not shoot unless you get that perfect shot, this is harder in the field than talking/thinking about it at home