YogiBear2014
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In the area I hunt .22 cal centerfires are legal to hunt whitetail and even black bear. I know there are conflicting opinions on this, some swear by them and some swear against their use on medium game and those same people swear that varmint bullets would disintegrate on impact and would never work. I used to be in the swear against their use crowd.......until I seen what actually happens when people shoot medium game with these small bores. I have seen personally 2 bucks drop from a .223 with 1 shot each and neither took a step, 1 was shot through the neck, the other behind the shoulder which the bullet actually broke the ribs and exited the deer on the other side, also seen 1 buck take 1 shot from a .22-250 dropped in its tracks, never took a step, this bullet blew a hole the size of a .50 cent piece through the shoulder and ribs and exploded the vitals with bullet fragments almost passing through the opposite shoulder. All 3 bucks were in the 150-200lb range and at around 50 yds. Here's the kicker, all 3 were shot with factory hornady vmax rounds, the .223 40gr vmax and the .22-250 50gr superformance, all 3 bucks dropped faster than any other deer I've ever seen shot. Who else hunts deer with these and what are your thoughts?