Posted: 5/13/2012 7:02:05 AM EDT
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some perople say 5.56 nato is alrite for deer hunting ( for a head or neck shot) some say its not good. im just looking for some other guys opinions. maby a cerain brand? or a handload? thanks
and by the way i dont plan on hunting with it, i got my Remington 700 7mm mag for hunting. Its alittle forgiving :) |
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some perople say 5.56 nato is alrite for deer hunting this country has many varieties of deer. taking a 120lb whitetail vs a 300lb mule deer differs. ar-jedi Got that right. 200 lbs. plus in the northern midwest and Dakotas, 95 lbs. in west Texas, 135 lbs. in easter VA, etc., etc. I know folks who have killed deer with .223's (bullet went in one side, through the lungs and stopped in the meat of the ribs on the opposite side). I know folks who shot deer that hauled ass at the hit only to be dropped by a bigger caliber a little bit later (bullet hit the front shoulder on the bone and turned upwards and came out the top of the shoulder vs. breaking the front leg bone and traveling into the body). Bullets to funny things sometimes. For what its worth, I had a 165 grain Sierra boat tail spitzer from my M1A turn 90 degrees and travel down the spine of a big buck. Shot was just under 100 yds. and until then I'd have called anyone who said that big .30 caliber bullet could/would do something like that just plain crazy or stupid. Bullets do funny things, sometimes. If I were going to hunt with a .223 it would be up close and I'd be very careful about my shot, if I was still hunting where the deer where big. |
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If you dont plan on hunting with it , why are you asking?! this is going to do nothing more than what a ARvsAK thread will do. Some people swear by it, others hate it.
... The barns 70gr TSX is prob. one of the best bullets you will be able to get for deer hunting in .223, but other than SSA, your pretty Shit out of luck unless you reload. just my .02... however everyone else will have their own. |
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62 or 70gr TSX would be best I think
The 62gr Fusion or 64gr Gold dots (same projectile) Maybe 60gr Nosler partition I would never hunt with it, but I think there are decent rounds capable. It just leaves less room for error than traditional calibers And in my opinion there is no reason to use such a round when more capable calibers are available. |
J/K.. While not MY favorite round or gun to carry hunting in the woods it is a high powered rifle and loaded with appropriate hunting rounds is more than capable. For ME and where I hunt whitetails it is not preferred or worth the inevitable discussion/debate I would have with every other person in my hunting party/neighbors. I do like whacking woodchucks with good handloads and do have some 60 Gr. Nosler partitions in a 5 shot magazine for the stupid does that walk across the backyard field. I feel there are MUCH better choices for harvesting whitetails than a 223. As always YOU might like it - and if it's legal where you hunt and you are confident in its use than more power to you. |
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As I posted in another thread in here (it might be right below this one on the list), my friends took his daughter out hunting for the youth gun hunt in Wisconsin last year and she took an 8 Pointer at 175 yards with a Hornady 70 grain GMX round.
One of the previous posts says it best though: if you aren't going to hunt with it why are you asking? That's like asking how fast a racecar can go when you have no intentions of racing it. |
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223/5.56 is capable of taking deer, but there are others more suitable, IMO.
I took a doe this year with mine. But I wouldn't recommend it for everyone; particularly an inexperienced hunter. I think it takes a mature hunter that knows & understands the limitations of himself and his equipment that is willing to wait for a proper opportunity. As with any hunting situation, it takes good shot placement with an appropriate bullet within reasonable range. |