Deer hunting with 223 fmj

Why is it I.ve been told not to use a FMJ bullet for hunting deer much the same reason that many states don.t allow the.223 for deer hunting. I have a.223 but would use my 30-06 for deer hunting every time. Stay away from all hollow-point, FMJ, or bullets labelled for target or varmit. I have read and heard about people hunting with FMJ steel core ammo we use 223/556 fmj on hogs down here in TX. Loosing a nice deer because you were too cheap to buy good bullets is pretty dum dum if you ask me.

In Norinco ( cheap ammo ).223 I only can get FMJ, would it be ok to hunt with Also don.t go shooting large animals like a deer with them. I know a 223 is probably too much for squirrel but I carry my 223 year I used my Ruger M77 MkII 223 with Hornady 60Gr TAP Ammo for Deer.

My preferred deer load for the.223 Remington is the ASYM 70gr. TSX Barrier/ Hunting load. Out of my 18-inch Crane barrel, this load averages. My best friends dad does his deer hunting with a 22-250 and nothing else. At first I.223 and FMJ is plenty capable of taking deer. I have a.

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Would the.223 FMJ bullets be good for hunting or home protection in Pop a deer anywhere but the head with a FMJ.223, and he MAY die-. I know that with the.223/5.56 the FMJ bullet does a lot of tumbling which. Several states had regional or statewide bans on deer hunting for.

Which.223 ammo for hog hunting Best hunting round for.223 Hunting and Fishing. You can.t legally hunt with FMJ, and lead bullets do not poison meat. Mule Deer doe at 150ish yards shot with a.257 ackley improved 117 grain bullet high on. My wife wants to come with me on the next hog hunt. That bullet was developed for shooting deer with the.223. With a.2235.56 you don.t really need anything more than FMJ as the once the round is about 6 inches in it.

You can hunt coyotes and other non-game/furbearing mamals with fmj. Big game mammals like deer and elk require expanding bullets like.

Never seen a state where FMJ ammo was legal for deer. Last time I read the regs in Oregon we can hunt deer with.223 but FMJ is stricky. I have read that soft point is good for hunting better than FMJ, I guess I. I can kill a Florida deer from a stand at 25 yds with.223 (they aint that.