I USE A 77 GR BTHP FROM GEORGIA ARMS IN A SIG PATROL,NO PROBLEMS.
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.223 ammo for deer
- Thread starter rax_wall
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Hornady tap 75 gr. 556
64 gr Winchester Power Point will do the job. But I only use them where over penetration is a concern and the deer need to be thinned. Other wise there are much better calibers for deer.
The 7.62X39 is a good choice. I have a supply of 154 grain soft point Russian ammo that puts them down clean.
The 7.62X39 is a good choice. I have a supply of 154 grain soft point Russian ammo that puts them down clean.
Non hunter here. I'm from NJ. But I read about people hunting with a 357 revolver. That sounds like pushing the ethical envelope. I'd want a 30 caliber rifle something if I were ever going to hunt, but people use less than a 223. I have hog hunter 223 in my Colt SP1, (I like the Hog Hunter box) but I'm only gonna shoot 2 legged non edible critters with them.
PS: head shots would be very cool.
PS: head shots would be very cool.
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I would stay away from the Sierra Match King. The hollow point is very small and they tend to not open up very well.
Barnes TTSX bullets are the ticket. The have great penetration and the wound channel is deadly. I would use this somewhere in the 70 gr. weight. Excellent expansion and 100 percent weight retention.
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75% of my hunting is done with an AK. I'm either using Federal Fusion or Wolf MC from a lot I purchased several years ago.
Fusion 62 is what I use when I hunt with an AR, and it's been 100%. I didn't get a pic of the deer I shot last year with it, but it left a fist size exit hole. It was about a 50 yard shot, and the deer made it 10 yards at most. The most recent hog I shot dropped on the spot.
