Hunting Deer ... SP or HP
What's your take on SP over HP for hunting deer?
I am using a Remington 700 in .223. My game plan is to use a hollow point for its high level of accuracy. Head shots.
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ive had to help more than one young hunter try to track a deer after a good shot with a 223 usually it's a super excited kid and they have an AR that shoots 1/2 Moa and dam if there is no blood, hair or anything. It's usually a late light shot and the biggest culprit is running to find the trophy a minute after a shot. The deer doesn't bleed out and gets up and runs.
If you are going to go for 223 I would buy some premium hornady ballistic tip and aim for the lungs. One time I shot a head shot on a doe and it was a disaster. I had to shoot at it with my 9mm pistol no closure , then ran out of bullets and then had to walk back to the truck for another mag and then came back to a whesing mess. It was a turning point from killing to being a humane hunter. Deer deserve respect and a swift end. If my shot is not a good one I just wait for the right shot
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ive had to help more than one young hunter try to track a deer after a good shot with a 223 usually it's a super excited kid and they have an AR that shoots 1/2 Moa and dam if there is no blood, hair or anything. It's usually a late light shot and the biggest culprit is running to find the trophy a minute after a shot. The deer doesn't bleed out and gets up and runs.
If you are going to go for 223 I would buy some premium hornady ballistic tip and aim for the lungs. One time I shot a head shot on a doe and it was a disaster. I had to shoot at it with my 9mm pistol no closure , then ran out of bullets and then had to walk back to the truck for another mag and then came back to a whesing mess. It was a turning point from killing to being a humane hunter. Deer deserve respect and a swift end. If my shot is not a good one I just wait for the right shot
Made 1 bad shot on a doe yrs ago. Freehand shot with a heavy rifle at 300 yd. She moved just as I squeezed off and it hit her in the rear quarter. Doe went down. She is trying to crawl off and can't just moving around. I got there as quick as possible and finished her off with a head shot with the .40 pistol .
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I would recommend a Barnes TSX that's all I use when hunting. For the .223 they come in 55 grain and 62 grain without stabilization issues. My Niece used my AR with the Barnes bullets to take a 45 Lb hog. One shot to the shoulder and it dropped right there. Neck or chest shots are my standard and I prefer the neck but I have shot some does in the head at close range. I would get the better bullets so you are not limited to a head shot. This keeps your options open to harvest an animal with the best shot available. Hunting usually takes a lot time and money don't go cheap on the ammo.
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More good input - thank you!
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.223 is a great prairie dog rifle round. .308 is a great deer rifle round. I would never mix the two.
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.223 is fine for deer, but not with a head shot. That's not a good idea at all in any caliber. Just put it into the upper shoulder and it will drop where it stands. There's a big nerve there. The typical reaction is for the animal to jump up and tuck the legs together and then fall over dead. I've seen it countless times. At worst, you have the animal down with a broken shoulder and can dispatch it very quickly.
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Handgun and cast SWC.
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