Originally Posted by
Eurodriver
I know this has been beat up, even by me, but can someone tell me:
If you have a .223 semi auto capable of hitting sub-MOA out to 600 yards (I do) and you were hunting southeastern deer not getting any bigger than 180lbs...
What would be the absolute furthest you would shoot a deer, and what bullet/round would you use?
Here's my issue. Where I hunt in SC there is one stand that has about 3 shooting lanes that go out to 150 yards max. I'm not concerned about this. A second one has a maximum range of about 350 yards. This affords pretty good cover and if I see a big buck I can get out of the stand and get a bit closer if I have to.
But the last one is almost 600 yards. I know a .223 isn't wise that far so I'm just curious how close I can get and still make a clean kill using a .223 assuming I get a perfect vital hit.
I've shot deer with a .223 AR up to 275 yards. I'd have no problem shooting one if it was at 350 yards as well; I've still got about 600ft lbs of energy at that range. I do agree that 600 yards is a bit of a hike for the .223 and hunting.
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