RememberTheSomme
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Nova Scotia
Here's how I determine if a cartridge is appropriate for a given species in most encounters, by most hunter's.
If you have to look for game hit properly with best available projectile, 8 times out of 10, ...try something better, there's lots out there. .243/260/7mm08/308. You did hit it properly, so that tells me whatever range that happened to be(25yds -600yds), was within your means, so you are now cartridge deficient.
If you retrieve all hit game, 100% of time with your cartridge(.223) of choice, it's good to go for you.
But not for everyone I have hunted with in my lifetime.
A few years ago I would have said forget a .223 for Deer. However, I have read enough on here from people I feel know how to interpret it's result's on deer, to make me think, I could harvest deer every year as well.
Why?
Within it's limitations as discussed here in many threads, with a well sighted rifle, and good field marksmanship,...it should give me and you "a deer a year. I use .270/308/30-06 by the way.
On a lighter note, because I shoot an AR-15 variant, there's lots of good bulk .223 FMJ55s available at around 8-10 dollars for 20 for you to get out and practice,practice,perfect so when the opportunity present's itself in the field,..you will drill the critter right where it needs to be drill
If you have to look for game hit properly with best available projectile, 8 times out of 10, ...try something better, there's lots out there. .243/260/7mm08/308. You did hit it properly, so that tells me whatever range that happened to be(25yds -600yds), was within your means, so you are now cartridge deficient.
If you retrieve all hit game, 100% of time with your cartridge(.223) of choice, it's good to go for you.
But not for everyone I have hunted with in my lifetime.A few years ago I would have said forget a .223 for Deer. However, I have read enough on here from people I feel know how to interpret it's result's on deer, to make me think, I could harvest deer every year as well.
Why?
Within it's limitations as discussed here in many threads, with a well sighted rifle, and good field marksmanship,...it should give me and you "a deer a year. I use .270/308/30-06 by the way.
On a lighter note, because I shoot an AR-15 variant, there's lots of good bulk .223 FMJ55s available at around 8-10 dollars for 20 for you to get out and practice,practice,perfect so when the opportunity present's itself in the field,..you will drill the critter right where it needs to be drill
