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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cedar Creek" data-source="post: 1906147" data-attributes="member: 12387">Some of my SE Oklahoma friends swear by the .223 in late-model Mini-14 rifles. Their current ammo choice is Black Hills 69 grain HP - available @ Burke's in Broken Bow. You didn't say what kind of rifle you have, but twist rate of the barrel can make a lot of difference. Most of the current autoloaders are 1 in 7" to 1 in 9" and shoot heavy bullets well. If your rifle is 1 in 12" or slower it may not stabilize bullets over about 55 grains.I have an Interarms MiniMauser in .223 that I use calling coyotes - not sure what the twist rate is on it, but I have used 45 & 50 grain bullets. I am getting acquainted with a fairly new Mini-14 - it shoots quite well with 55 grain bullets and I just tried some Speer 70 grain bullets and was quite satisfied with accuracy and that is what I will hunt with this winter. Not sure if I will deer hunt with it. I have experience with the Speer 70 grain bullet on deer in .22-250 - it is quite destructive on a deer's organs (heart & lungs), but I've never seen one leave an exit wound. However, the Hornady 60 grain bullet in a .22-250 will nearly always make an exit hole/blood trail even on a pretty large deer in my experience. I think I will like the results with the Speer 70 grain in .223 and I have about a box and a half of bullets left, so I guess I'm good on that. I also loaded some Nosler Partition 60 grain bullets for my .22-250, but I had the poorest accuracy with them of any bullet I've ever tried in a .22-250. I did carry my rifle loaded with those all gun season two years ago, but never fired a shot so I can't report on their performance on a deer.Good Luck,Cedar Creek</blockquote>

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