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Old 04-07-2012, 11:37 AM
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hossdaniels
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For southern deer, a 223 with a stout bullet is good to at least 200 yards. Some of those 300+lbs up north, maybe not...

I hunt with a 44 handgun, I limit my shots to 50 yds but only because of my lack of shooting ability. I am confident the gun would kill clean to past twice that distance.
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