.223 leagl for deer hunting in Va.?(the limit it at least a .23 cal.)
01-06-2009, 03:10 PM
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Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ontario,NY USA
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RE: .223 leagl for deer hunting in Va.?(the limit it at least a .23 cal.)
The 223 caliber bullet is .224 diameter . The same diameter as a 22 cal bullet .
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01-07-2009, 09:32 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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Location: Chicago, IL
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RE: .223 leagl for deer hunting in Va.?(the limit it at least a .23 cal.)
If the lowest legal bullet is .23 than that would meana bullet has to be a .230 caliber or above to be legal. The .223 is .07 short of being legal. Personally I wouldn't use that gun on any northern deer. Too much risk in wounding a deer. I hear people say they have dropped many northern deer with a .223 but a bullet that size is way to small to deer hunt with. I'll stick to Coyotes with my .223.
01-07-2009, 01:06 PM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Roanoke, Virginia
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RE: .223 leagl for deer hunting in Va.?(the limit it at least a .23 cal.)
No, I too live in Va. My dad was going to get me a .223 for my first gun, but because I had taken the Hunter's Safety Course, I knew that it was illegal. So he got me the .243 instead.