Saturday I used winchester PDX-1 .223 60grn hollowpoint, worked like a charm. Turned the deer's internals into soup. Bullet didnt exit.
From my talks with Game wardens, and calling the highest person on the list I could get a hold of a few years ago that statement is about using anything that is not a FMJ bullet. I was calling them and asking what was allowed for using my M&P. they consider partitions a soft point because the copper jacket does not cover the ballistic tip.
I shot a small buck the other day with sierra 69 grain Matchking (HPBT) over a hot load of Varget entered in front of the front shoulder 2/3 up the deer and stopped under the skin behind the rib cage approximately 15-18 in penetration. There was only half of the heart left, maybe a quarter of one lung, liver was just nicked by a fragment, and stomach by another bullet recovered weighed about 35 grains. He ran about 25 yards and crashed, and now time to have some steaks 
My son and I both got bucks using 65gr. Sierra Gamekings in a .223 handload. His dropped right there and mine traveled less than 50 yds. The bullets passed through the chest cavity and turned the lungs to mush on both deer.
I thought it was illegal to plug a deer with .223? I could be off my rocker.
As long as it is a 55gr or larger bullet I think Its ok
.55 grain or bigger, like Spata said.
I've taken many deer with the .223 .55 grain rounds that I reload.
They can't be FMJ. Hollow points, lead tip, and ballistic tips are all legal.
untill i traded my AR off i planned on using a 75gr Swift Scirocco II. I had a 1/7" twist though
http://www.swiftbullets.com/scirocco_intro
http://www.swiftbullets.com/scirocco_intro
until I got on this forum, I had never heard of folks doing so. Grew up in Noble/Payne county and just never heard of guys using it, my bil game ranger did catch a poacher using one if that counts, lol.
