Can you put enough powder behind a .223 bullet to make it suitable for deer hunting?

Like many previous posts, it is not just the powder charge but the combination of bullet and charge that you need to look at.





A good heavy bullet in .223 with a moderate powder charge will give you the best combination for deer. You don't actually want a real ';high velocity'; nor do you want a bullet that won't properly deform. You are looking for a bullet that will deform so it produces maximum damage to the heart/lung area and will most quickly cause death to the animal. Too much velocity and you run the risk that the bullet will disintegrate upon impact and only wound the deer.





My personal preference would be something in a .30 but I have used .270 and it does put down a deer very quickly.Can you put enough powder behind a .223 bullet to make it suitable for deer hunting?
The .223 is a varmint caliber. It is not suitable for hunting animals that are muscular with fairly heavy bones because the bullet is too thin and light that it can result in a surface blowout or be deflected. This will result in a slow linger death for the deer and no venison or the hunter.





I too have killed two deer with a .223 but both deer had to be shot twice. This experience made me retire my .223 as a deer gun. To those who say bullet placement is everything, or bullet placement is the key factor make note of the following: Bullet placement is a requirement every time you hunt. Or if you prefer, bullet placement is the key factor every time you hunt. What is more important is that as thinking, rational hunters we must factor matching our rifle/caliber to the game we hunt. This is the humane thing to do. The minimal deer caliber is the .243 with a 100 grain hunting bullet. Anthing .22 caliber be it the .223 or the .22-250 is too light and too thin to humanely use to harvest a deer, period. Get a proper deer rifle.





HCan you put enough powder behind a .223 bullet to make it suitable for deer hunting?
Its not the powder charge its the bullet size and weight and speed.. What happens is that the bullet is so fast that it can pass right threw a deer with out causing much damage then the deer goes on and the wound gets infected and it dies a terrible and long agonizing death. Not very humane or ethical do you think.
Depends upon the size of the deer.





Winchester makes a .223 cartridge which may do the job.


64 gr. Super-X庐 Power-Point庐


http://www.winchester.com/products/catal鈥?/a>








Many localities prohibit using the .223 Remington cartridge for hunting deer.
I myself have harvested Whitetail Deer cleanly and efficiently with 218 Bee, 222, 22-250, however bullet placement is the key factor as always.* Always aim and hit the heart and lung area within your rifles range and ability.* You should not have any problems as long as you do so.* Never ever aim for the head or neck*
i use 223 2 kill whitetail every year shot placement is the key i shoot the base of the skull or base of neck if u break his neck he will not take another step no tracking if u get ur bearings correct 2 the location of the deer uneed 2 shoot a pattern about the size of a silver dollar lots of practice not how much powder they have use the largest grain shell u can get
I have dropped more deer with my AR15, 13, than with any of my other rifles and the largest kill a 14 point 193lb. One reason is because I don't want to carry my ';deer rifles'; out in bad weather. I can tell no difference in how fast they drop, good shot or bad.
I can say this from experience. I have seen someone drop a 180lb Doe with their Ar-15. 2 quick shots in the lung and it ran about 5 yards then dropped in the bushes. So yes you can kill it. He was using Remington UMC 55 grain bullets.
can it kill a deer? sure you ';could';. is it humane? no. i am not 100% sure but i think most states require you to use a 6mm or larger round.
The issue is not the powder charge, it's the size of the projectile. .223 caliber bullets are not large enough to humanely put down large game.
With a superb marksman,and excellent shot placement it is already powerful enough. Legal, in most states no.
It has been a while since I did any loading but woudnt you want to use less powder to slow the bullet down so you get less pass thru?
yes, i hunt with a 22-250 all the time in Oregon. A well placed shot and it goes down. I shoot 55gr bullets and have no problem at all taking down deer
you should really use a real caliber for this.