Kachok
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Originally Posted by Clark
I once calculated that if the most common cartridge for elk is 30-06, then scaling off the size of the cartridge and the size of the animal, the .223 would be too big for any deer.
How do you figure that one? A 30 caliber with a standard twist can shoot bullets up to 250gr while a standard 223 1:9 twist can only handle up to 75gr tops. Whitetail can reach up to 500 lbs and elk max out at around 900lbs. Even if you went strictly off of energy figures I fail to see how you came to that conclusion seeing as the 30-06 is more then twice as powerful as any 223 by any measurement. I would never be one to advocate the use of 223s on deer, I have seen it successfully done but given the tracking involved after the fact I was not impressed and won't be doing it myself