I have looked into the various states that allow the .223 for deer and was surprised and stand corrected in that there are a lot that have evidently changed to allow those little pea shooters since the last I looked many years ago. Maybe that's because of the better ammo now available for the little peas shooters (Just kidding guys, LOL!). However, I think I was misunderstood in the last two posts regarding big calibers zipping through deer. That is exactly what I meant in that they are normally loaded with a style of bullet that is not designed to expand much until driving much deeper on bigger game like elk and moose than on deer. That would definitely be the shooter using an improper bullet for what it was designed---no argument there and what I was trying to say.
Jaag---I like your line of thought and that's all I've been trying to say every time this .223 topic comes up!
Last edited by Topgun 3006; 01-14-2013 at 12:05 PM.