Yesterday I got a nice 8 point buck with my 223 Remington. I handload Sierra 65 gr. Gamekings over 25.8 grains of BL-C(2) and took him at 80 yards with a shot to the base of his neck. While I know many will say the 223 is not a deer cartridge, he dropped in his tracks and never got up. This is the fourth one I have taken with a 223 and none has ever taken a step.

Here is a link to sierras loading info.

http://accurateshooter.net/Downloads...223rembolt.pdf