Biggest game with a 223.

Just my opinion, but I think .22 cal is not for deer size animals, head shot or not. 6mm is as low as I'd go. At one time, the largest bull elk ever killed in New Mexico was done in with one shot from a .243. I'd still stick to 6.5mm or 30 cal for deer size.
5.56mm does work on people as I saw in Vietnam, but a deer is much tougher than a person. I do think .223 could develope into one of the best varmint cartriges around - if the bullet manufacturers would do it justice. Exteremely accurate - nothing in the woods with it except for the 22-250. As I said, just my opinion...

By the way... did you try to "reason" with this bear? Spanking is no longer PC...

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Stainless Steel isn't...

[This message has been edited by illinoisboy (edited 11-09-2001).]
 
Bears are typically not very reasonable, but nobody mentioned the most widely used practice: "time out." Now that's PC.
 
Vmuth,

Take a look at Barnes new reloading manual, under the 22 hornet section sometime. You will see the Ph with his 22 hornet and a mature Zebra. Take a read, good luck to you,

Chad
 
Unless I'm totally out of touch I believe a .223 and a 30-30 have close to the same hitting power at 100 yards.I think(?)I remember this from Nebraska deer hunting law that says you must use a round that delivers X amount of foot pounds at 100 yards to be legal and that both rounds just barely make it.
This is a great site!
 
According to the Sierra manual; at 100 yards the 30-30 has about 40% more energy than the 223.

On large animals larger diameter bullets kill better than small ones, even at the same energy level.
 
Hey NM Kid, I got you beat. Check out Peter Capstick's book "Safari." He tells about two bull elephants killed with with a .22 LR.
 
The biggest critter I've shot with .223, one whitetail. Head shot at about 40 yards and dropped her right in her tracks.

VHunter

JUST ONE CLEAR SHOT
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Many, many years ago, I killed a whitetail and 2 ducks with 2 22LR shots. All 3 were instant kills. The 22rimfire would not have been my first choice, except not making much noise was veeeerrrrry important.
 


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