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Originally posted by TEANCUM:
Today I went deer hunting here in Idaho and scored on a small mulie buck 2x3 with my .223.

Shot was 281 lazered yards and he just rolled down a steep hill dead when hit, one shot and it's over. Had a nice broadside shot with a great rest and punched him in the chest.

Load was Rl-7 with a Nosler BT 40g. at 3975 fps over the chronograph. That's more than the book but it is coming out of a 26" barrel with an additional 8" suppressor on the end. The load continues to work.

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Originally posted by carpetman1:
Of deer I shot or witnessed being shot, I've only had two that did not have complete pass through. Both were shot with .223 and the bullet was found under skin in the off side. The recovered bullet had the perfect mushroom and I think they weighed 40 grains (55 grain bullet). Both deer dropped on the spot.

Originally posted by carpetman1:
My nephew is a pharmacist and works long hours. This past week-end he got a needed break and came down and we hunted deer. Saturday we only got a glimpse of one running away. Sunday he shot a small yearling buck. Texas whitetail are known for being small and this one would have only gone about 80 pounds(young deer). He took out the liver and the deer dropped on spot. Was kicking when we arrived and nephew used pistol for finishing shot. He was using his sons CZ rifle in .223 and my reload. The reload is a 55 grain Win bulk packed. We found the base of the bulet in the off side. First time we didn't get complete pass through. This base had formed a perfect mushroom and weighed 40 grains which would be 72.7% of original weight. This bullet and the same bullet in 100 grain for .243 has taken many many deer by me, friends and family.

Originally posted by carpetman1:
Gotcha. It was really an eight point Texas whitetail--about 125 pound range. I offended someone by using the title "Another deer with a .223" and was accused of being in your face bragging etc, thus the thread title. This was shot by my nephew (same one that shot the one on the other thread). The deer was hit high on the shoulder and dropped on the spot. This was with .223 using Winchester bulk packed(cheap--not premium) bullet. Deer went down in his tracks but required finishing shot to head with pistol. This deer like the last one, we recovered the base of the bullet on the off side--perfect mushroom.