Nothing lives with a hole in the heart or lungs.No matter what caliber or grain bullet.It up to the shooter to know his own limits and abilities more than the limits of the caliber.
22 cal deer result
There was some talk about restricting what calibers could be used for deer and thankfully that was squashed. I know quite a few people who have taken many deer with 223, 22/250, etc..... and have had no issues. As people that actually know guns will say, it is about bullet placement and bullet selection. My TC Encore in 22/250 is my furbearer gun but I have always wanted to take a deer with it. So off to the deer woods I went today with some Factory Remington 55 grain pointed soft points for a solo hunt. The shoot within 1 inch of the Winchester 55 grain hollow points I use when coyote hunting.
Much to my surprise on the public cooperator property I was hunting, I saw 9 deer and managed to sneak up on this one as it was feeding. The brisk wind helped. Broadside at 70 yards, slightly down hill. Bullet entered behind the shoulder, exited and broke the far leg on the way out. The deer dropped at the shot and it was over. I was impressed. I might have to tote the 22/250 on some more deer hunts. Checked this box off.
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Much to my surprise on the public cooperator property I was hunting, I saw 9 deer and managed to sneak up on this one as it was feeding. The brisk wind helped. Broadside at 70 yards, slightly down hill. Bullet entered behind the shoulder, exited and broke the far leg on the way out. The deer dropped at the shot and it was over. I was impressed. I might have to tote the 22/250 on some more deer hunts. Checked this box off.
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Nice! I too have wanted to kill a deer with my 22-250. Think I may carry it the rest of season as the spot Im watching 90 yards would be my max shot, but more likely 50-60 Its a Savage Axis but is deadly accurate at 100 with 55gr Fusions below is a 3 shot group at 100 off a rest.
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These are from a doe I took last year with my dad's .225, shooting factory Winchester 50-grain soft points. The 20-yard blood trail was ample, and peeling back the hide revealed more than sufficient damage to make a clean kill. The heart was in tatters, but I have little doubt a lung or neck shot would have also resulted in a clean kill. I knew that gun would require a focused shot, but I was pleasantly surprised how well it performed.
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Federal has plenty of choices. (Filter on .223 or 22-250 and medium game) Finding them in stock could be a challenge. Ammoseek.com is your friend.
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