223 Remington for Mule Deer?
03-26-2006, 10:04 PM
#12
Nontypical Buck
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RE: 223 Remington for Mule Deer?
if u have access to something bigger i'd take it. But the 223 will kill em. Get yourself some premium bullets place it behind the shoulder and be ready 2 eat some tasty backstraps.
03-26-2006, 10:30 PM
#13
Join Date: Mar 2006
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RE: 223 Remington for Mule Deer?
I have seen three mule deer shot with this caliber and one with a 222. All within a hundred yards and all hit through the ribs. Anything larger would be better than the 22 caliber rifles. The only exception to this would be a 220 Swift, kind of a super 22 caliber. But you rarely run into this gun anymore.
03-27-2006, 08:12 AM
#14
Typical Buck
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RE: 223 Remington for Mule Deer?
wow.......dude i think the .223 is too small for mulies. my first deer rifle was a mohawk 600 .222 and i killed several hill country whietails with it. But the hill country whitetails are only a hundred lbs........I agree with the above, I'd go .270 or bigger.
03-27-2006, 12:46 PM
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RE: 223 Remington for Mule Deer?
i think the .223 would prolly work but onl if you made a well placed shot. in my opinion though the .223 is barley big enough for whitail and mullies are larger than whitetails so i dont think it would be an adequate round. the smallest i would use is probably a .243 on mullies.
03-27-2006, 08:37 PM
#16
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RE: 223 Remington for Mule Deer?
ORIGINAL: cardeer
a bit small,unless you are using a 30 round clip and put all rounds in the head.that will stop it.In Texas semi autos are legal. I shot a whitetail with my mini 14 in the head with a burst of 30 rounds
a bit small,unless you are using a 30 round clip and put all rounds in the head.that will stop it.In Texas semi autos are legal. I shot a whitetail with my mini 14 in the head with a burst of 30 rounds
symbol, so we know you are just joking around. If you're not joking, please explain how you run a "30 round burst" from a semi-automatic mini 14 into a target as small as a deer's head.My opinion... .223 is too small for humane kills on a muley. They are quite a bit bigger than a whitetail, and, to me, a .223 is just marginal for whitetails. Theymayget the job done with proper bullet selection, at limited range, withperfect bullet placement, but, I'd prefer something a bit bigger. Personal preference... .243 minimum for whitetails, .25-06 minimum for muleys.
03-28-2006, 09:58 AM
#17
Nontypical Buck
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RE: 223 Remington for Mule Deer?
.223 is too small. Of course with a well placed shot itcould kill a deer. Shooting a deer with less than a .243 is against the law in Kansas, and I'm glad it is. Be 100% responsible and humaneto the deer. Take the right gun hunting. Just my 2 cents.
03-28-2006, 11:34 AM
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RE: 223 Remington for Mule Deer?
The first thing to look at is it legal??? i always thought .22 calibers were illegal. they are for sure in washington state and in new york state where i previously lived. what state are they legal in??
i agree that they are tooooo small, either way. too many variables for a sure quick humane kill, which is what we should all be looking for.
i agree that they are tooooo small, either way. too many variables for a sure quick humane kill, which is what we should all be looking for.
03-28-2006, 01:59 PM
#19
Nontypical Buck
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Location: Upstate New York
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RE: 223 Remington for Mule Deer?
The first thing to look at is it legal??? i always thought .22 calibers were illegal. they are for sure in washington state and in new york state where i previously lived. what state are they legal in??