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• Zee Posts: 28,177 Senior Member

  February 2017 #2

  I can speak for nonothers but the ones I've successfully used. Of those, I like the 62/64gr Gold Dot, 77gr SMK, and 80gr A-Max the best.
  
  I'm sure there are plenty others will do the job.

  "To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
  

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• Farm Boy Deuce Posts: 6,083 Senior Member

  February 2017 #3

  The only .223 bullet I have used on deer has been the 62gr Federal Fusion. It works great.

  I am afraid we forget sometime that the basic and simple things brings us the most pleasure.
  Dad 5-31-13

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• bisley Posts: 10,815 Senior Member

  February 2017 #4

  I load 70 grain Barnes Triple Shock over a max load of Varget, for my 20" 1:8 heavy barrel. I have never tried it on deer, yet, but I was impressed with what I saw it do to a couple, in a 55 grain factory load. Also, it shoots 0.5 MOA when selecting the best seven out of ten shots, @100 yards. These loads also shoot MOA from my 16" pencil barrel 1:7.

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• snake284 Posts: 22,429 Senior Member

  March 2017 #5

  Why the one I've personally seen take the most deer, the 70 grain Speer semi spitzer of course. That bullet has been taking deer for 50 years. It's a semi Spitzer so it's not a long range bullet, but out to 150-200 yards it will kill. And my god if you want to kill deer at 300-400 yards get a bigger cartridge. But for normal ranges this bullet is a death ray. Seriously!
  It expands but stays together. A really great bullet.

  Daddy, what's an enabler?
  Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.

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• snake284 Posts: 22,429 Senior Member

  March 2017 #6

  Zee wrote: »

  I can speak for nonothers but the ones I've successfully used. Of those, I like the 62/64gr Gold Dot, 77gr SMK, and 80gr A-Max the best.
  
  I'm sure there are plenty others will do the job.

  
  I think that is true for all of us. We can only vouch for what we've had luck with. There's a hundred good bullets out there nowadays. Bullet design has improved 10 fold in the last 40 years.
  
  But I think it all boils down to what is aways said here, Shot Placement is most important.

  Daddy, what's an enabler?
  Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.

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