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Old 07-18-2018, 12:45 PM
southernman southernman is offline
 
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Originally Posted by Big Sky View Post
I shoot a whack of 223 every year. This thread has got me thinking.

Regarding bullet choice, I have 55gr fmj's and 55gr Ballistic Tips in good supply.
The fmj's would not be legal. Would my Ballistic Tips be a good choice for deer?
Take a look at the 60 gr partion, 63&65 gr Serria, 70 gr Speer, any mono metal, or the 75 gr elx, I have matesusing these on deer in New Zealand, with good results at sensible ranges, I've personally seen a few deer dropped with the 65 gr Serria, and Partion, I would start with one of those.
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