223 for Deer Hunting

[SAWMAN]

Amazing . . great to hear. The longer barrel guns ??
Gotta give them a try in my 11",1:12 twist XM177E2. Been looking for a "just in case" hunting load.
It will not shoot the M855 green tips. Not enough lead I suspect,+ the length,being a boat tail. --- SAWMAN

[JeffreyDeGraff]

Amazing . . great to hear. The longer barrel guns ??
Gotta give them a try in my 11",1:12 twist XM177E2. Been looking for a "just in case" hunting load.
It will not shoot the M855 green tips. Not enough lead I suspect,+ the length,being a boat tail. --- SAWMAN

Didn’t specify barrel length, just 2800-3000fps. I guess if you can attain 2800 (or close) from an 11” barrel, you should be good to go. I have never tried them, so all of this info is from Sierra, but I do have a partial box on hand that I am at least going to try to work up a load.


JTD