223 deer round

[300rummy]

I really don't care if ya name is Annie Oakley or David Tubb; like the man said "The .223 is a varmit round and NOT a deer cartridge!!" :?

Wound Cavities and Penetration
Cartridge/Bullet Wound Cavity
Volume (ml) Total Penetration
(inches)
.223 Remington
60-grain Nosler Partition 75 13
.257 Roberts
100-grain Barnes Triple-Shock 110 19.2
.308 Winchester
150-grain Sierra Pro-Hunter 230 12.5
.358 Winchester
200-grain North Fork 290 12.25



Recovered Bullets
Bullet Retained Weight (grains/percent) Recovered Diameter
(inches) Impact Velocity
(feet per second)
60-grain Nosler Partition 33.5/55 .27 2,995
100-grain Barnes Triple-Shock 67.5/67 .29 3,244
150-grain Sierra Pro-Hunter 96.5/64 .53 2,740
200-grain North Fork 160/80 .6 2,640

Those who feel the .223-caliber Nosler Partition is not suitable for deer have to recognize it can penetrate on par with bullets weighing three times as much even if bone is hit. Too, those who have nothing but speculation to support their argument are more likely make the claim that a bullet this small cannot defeat bone.

 

[300rummy]

Bryce Towsley, a gunwriter and experienced hunter, once asked me what I considered to be the best hunting bullet. I have taken several animals, small and large with the 60-grain, .223-caliber Nosler Partition, and I am convinced when you consider its size, it is one of the best bullets ever designed. The engineering and manufacture of a Partition bullet this small, that performs as well and as predictable as this bullet does, deserves recognition.With bone imbedded, the wound cavity volume reduced by 20 percent, but penetration increased by 10 percent. Both changes can be attributed to the reduction in the diameter of the recovered bullet. Still this bullet penetrated as deep as the 150-grain .308 and 200-grain .358 bullets!

 

[Flakjkt]

I really don't care if ya name is Annie Oakley or David Tubb; like the man said "The .223 is a varmit round and NOT a deer cartridge!!" :?

Man thats like saying anything over .30 cal is just a moose round. Open your eyes. It is legal in many states to use and that alone makes it a deer cartridge whether you think so or not. I have taken well over 15 deer with 60 grain partitions and have yet to recover a bullet... all pass throughs on very dead deer.

 

[remingtonman_25_06]

Yah no kiddin 8)