Originally Posted By Gun Guru:
I think ther are better calibers like 3006. Fast follow up shots. My god! Make the first one count and use the proper caliber and you wont have any problems.
GG
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That has to be the most well-educated response I've read tonight.
Of course you can kill a 200+ pound deer with a 223. Why would you though? Other than stomping through the woods playing GI Joe, I don't see the reasoning behind using an AR15, when you could use a better DEER caliber.
This topic gets beaten to death[beathorse], and occasionally someone like Gun Guru strolls by and flips on the light switch for everyone.
Four things are clear re: 223 and deer
1) Depending on where you live, deer are different sizes, so a 223 round is better suited in southern Florida, but not in northern Maine.
2) Unless you're a crackshot, don't bother, if the deer hobbles off and dies where you won't find it, congrats you're a complete asshole.
3) If you have to post here to find out whether or not a 223 round is in fact suitable for deer, you probably shouldn't be hunting at all.
4) If you're debating the effects of the 223's effect on a deer, you evidently haven't misplaced a shot and chased a bleeding buck for 3 hours in the dark. It sucks.
All you AR15 Deerslayers out there can try and flame me, but you're the minority, and you're still wrong.
Cheers [beer]