Originally Posted by
Slowburn
Why would shooting deer with a .223 and a 55 gr HP be wrong?
First off, please be informed i have never shot a deer with my AR. If i did shoot a deer with my AR, my bullet choice would be the bullet that really shoots good from my AR. A bullet that works real good in my AR is a 65 grain soft point. It is very accurate. It makes tiny groups at 200 yard, and bangs the gong at 420 yard. If i were to hunt deer, the 65 grain soft point is what i would use. It is, to me a better choice, than a 55 grain hollow point designed for blowing up gophers. Nosler makes a 22 partition that should be good for deer. Hornady makes a monolithic that also should work good on deer.
This 65 grain soft point bullet i used to kill a coyote, and a marmot, and some turkey; it did the job.
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