.223 for deer?

[eSJay]

For a ute, will a .223 suffice for a deer?
thanks

[randall25x]

.223 Has killed many a deer. Good shot placement goes a long way.

[cwink]

Yes.. Federal makes 4 different whitetail rounds..

http://www.federalpremium.com/products/rifle.aspx

[msbigdawg1234]

55 gr middle of body behind shoulder just watch where it goes ..want be any blood but will pile up in bout 40 -50 yds...jelly on the inside... Bri has put a many of them down with her 223

[MrGoodtime]

Loaded with 53gr Barnes bullets it's murder on deer

[mlj300]

Shot placement is crucial. Trust me on this...

[Buckwabit]

That's all my dad hunts with. Shoot them behind the head or neck

[edub20]

I'm actually working on a load with the .224 70gr Barnes tsx now. You'll need a faster twist to stabilize it though. 1-8 or 1-7

[duramax]

I've shot a couple and so has my wife with my .223. In the neck will obviously kill them. In the ribs as mentioned is devastating as well. I use 50gr V-Max exclusively with my .223 because that's what it likes. It's definitely not the right choice if you are specifically using it on deer. If you are off just a bit, you will only injure a deer. All deer I've shot were in the neck. My wife shot one in the ribs and as mentioned, it went 20 yards and piled up. Not a drop of blood. A tiny bit of hair where it was standing, but that was it. But inside it looked like a bomb went off.

Cwink mentioned much better bullet choices. Nosler makes a partition bullet that would be much safer. Even still, if you can, move up to a .243. It is a much safer choice. Especially for a youngster just starting out. It's easy to say bullet placement is key, but if a nice buck comes out, veteran hunters will struggle at times to hit a target as small as the effective kill zones you are talking about with a .223. A .243 with a big game bullet will hold up much better if you hit the shoulder and a big deer.

[skywalker]

.223 is just fine for deer, dont let anybody tell you any different........amazes me how many people think you need a large caliber gun to kill deer with.......load them up and let them have fun!

[adame]

Hell for the most part,it'll kill the hell out of the Taliban

[jacksbuddy]

[Monte64us]

Baby girl shoots a handi with federal premium 60 gr Nosler Partition. She is 3 of 3. complete pass thru on all. inside looks like it was hit with 30-06!

[adame]

[cwink]