What .224 bullet would you use?

[Lonewolf74]

Alright there where a couple that asked what my setup is and it’s a Daniel Defense V11 so 16” 7 twist barrel.

I have to double check my load notes but pretty sure I’m pushing the 65 GK around 2800ish

 

[Lonewolf74]

For those of you suggesting the 69 and 77 Sierra match king your recommending the tipped over the hollow point???

Thanks for all the response and advice so far, definitely more then I was thinking though I had hoped there was a little more consensus on what to use.

Thank again gentlemen

 

[Rob67gmc]

I've used Remington 55gr Core Lokt and never had a problem dropping whitetails. All shots were less than 60 yds and nothing went more than 20 yds.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Yes, tipped, not hollowpoint match king. Hollowpoint mks might tumble, or not. Tipped will expand violently every time.

 

[VinceMule]

I have had them on back order for two years, 75g Speer Gold dots.

77g Sierra match kings are non existent, also.

 

[buzby]

77 tmk
75 gold dot
73 eldm
88 eld
75 eld
69 tmk
62 fusion

BTW, there's a 200 page thread on hunting all north American big game with the 223 on rokslide, partitions and monos of all types don't get much praise there.

That’s a great thread on .223 over there! Swayed me to pick up a .223 tikka. The 77gr TMK seems like the correct answer here, of you can find them.

 

[buzby]

Match king bullets would not be my first choice, lean towards game kings

Is this based on personal experience with both? Or based on the name of the bullet?

 

[Ray McGaughey]

Probably not gonna be a popular answer, but I’ve killed a boxcar full of deer & hogs with 55 gr. Nosler Ballistic Tips. If you shoot either one behind the ear, they never take a step. Last year, I shot 3 hogs & a doe at 250 yards. That’s the farthest I’ve shot animals with them. And don’t intend to shoot animals any farther than that.

 

[Varmint Hunter]

Nosler 64gr bonded bullets would work great if you could locate a few of them.

 

[bluedog69]

I settled on the 60 gr Nosler partition. My 6 kids killed a pile of deer with these. I tried the full coppers but many times they didn't open up and just pencil holed the deer requiring more shots. We recovered two of these 60 gr Nosler partitions after they went front of chest to settling under the hide on the back ham...full length diagonal pass throughs(except that last bit of hide). Unreal performance.

I haven't tried hammers but what I have seen on here they would be my next choice to experiment with. A 223 will really teach you just how important bullet design is on big whitetails.

 

[dug]

I used a 62 gr bonded bullet factory fed loading after my neck surgery ,
shot two deer that fall and both didnt go 35 yrds
one shot quartering away through elbow ,heart,exit in front of should aft side 50 yrds
other shot board side shoulder lungs and exited aft shoulder
75 yrds
if i seen any deer passed 125-150 yrds i would not shoot
im not a fan of 223 deer hunting ,but recoil levels and a self control of range limits offered me a way to hunt while recovering from fusion surgery

 

[mdmiller]

64g Winchester, if we ever see them again.

Vince, I have about 3-400 of them I think!
I don't need them!
What they worth?? I could sell them!!
Winchester 64 gr PP

 

[Northkill]

A little hammer goes a long way

Greetings all. I got to try out the 22 cal 52 grain hammer hunter yesterday on a 200 pound razor back and I must say that for that size bullet I am impressed with the damage it did. Impact was just below the right eye and the exit was on the point of the left shoulder, the right side of the...

www.longrangehunting.com

 

[bamban]

For those of you suggesting the 69 and 77 Sierra match king your recommending the tipped over the hollow point???

Thanks for all the response and advice so far, definitely more then I was thinking though I had hoped there was a little more consensus on what to use.

Thank again gentlemen

77 TMKs, push as hard as you could. 3 years ago, I dropped 2 does with them. Internal damage is similar to that of the Bergers. No exit wound.

Rifle used - AEM5 suppressed 18 inch MK12 SPR.