flack wrote:Wow, 80grains. I thought that would be on the light side. Are they suggesting head shotting with this or heart/lung type shots?
flack wrote:. I also get about 0.5 moa from the 100gr federal blue box stuff but I don't know how good that stuff is for hunting. It is fairly cheap. Any of you guys used it with success?
bah! wrote:We don't have the legal calibre requirement in WA. I had a fallow in my sights at just 50m, using a 68g pill in a 223REM but sadly it was just the arse and I had to pass up finding out.
Oldbloke wrote:bah! wrote:We don't have the legal calibre requirement in WA. I had a fallow in my sights at just 50m, using a 68g pill in a 223REM but sadly it was just the arse and I had to pass up finding out.
Bah, lol. Just a heads up. Flack is in NSW and the thread is 2 1/2 years old. I think the trip is done, but he never returned to let us know if he got one.
Peter988 wrote:Oops. Missed that. Why would someone bother to resurrect such an old thread.
Peter988 wrote:Don’t over think it. Couple mates regularly chest shoot them with 55gr out of a .223. Stops them on the spot. Another mate with a .243 shoots them with 75 grain pills. All chest shots. Just don’t try running shots or shooting them in the arse as they go away from you.