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    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    I posted previously about a mule deer that I shot at 100 yards with a 80 eldm (3450 MV) where it ran a short distance and died, no blood trail at all. My first experience with this tiny bullet had me a little worried that had it run further it would have been an issue to track. Since that...
  2. J

    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    Thanks for the reply. So if I want to shoot a black bear at close range and not have to go find it - just shoot it in the neck?
  3. J

    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    Hahaha! I should have expected that reply - well played. Didn't want to make too long of post. But what I'm setting the stage for, is I want to shoot a bear, I'm confident it will kill the bear - but I need to find it and I often hunt in thick stuff, so a good blood trail helps. Is this...
  4. J

    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    I've been reading through a lot of this thread and it's been informative to say the least. First time posting and to give some background I've been mostly shooting the .284s (7SAUM/PRC, etc) and 30cals (308, 300WM) to most recently a 300wsm shooting 180CXs pretty hot. It worked fine on a...
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