223 WSSM for Antelope

[Musket Man]

35 Remington?

 

[swampokie]

Yes in marlin 336c

 

[Musket Man]

I have a 32 Remington in a model 14A Remington pump. Have only shot it a couple times due to the price of ammo for it but I started reloading now so once I get some dies I will shoot it more!

 

[WY ME]

It all depends on where the arrow goes

Yeah I know what you're saying. But if you shoot an animal in a real "meaty" part of the shoulder with an arrow you will probably get a double lung penetration and maybe a complete pass through. With a 50 grain .22 cal. bullet you may or may not get past the meat. You sure won't get a complete pass through. When we hunted coyotes thirty years ago we shot 52 grain hollow points for just this reason. We didn't want a pass through on coyotes because of the fur damage caused by an exit wound.

 

[bdan68]

Yeah I know what you're saying. But if you shoot an animal in a real "meaty" part of the shoulder with an arrow you will probably get a double lung penetration and maybe a complete pass through. With a 50 grain .22 cal. bullet you may or may not get past the meat. You sure won't get a complete pass through. When we hunted coyotes thirty years ago we shot 52 grain hollow points for just this reason. We didn't want a pass through on coyotes because of the fur damage caused by an exit wound.

But that's like saying if you use an arrow with only a field point it might not penetrate enough. Same thing. Use the wrong bullet in a 223 and it may not work very well. Use the wrong bullet in a 270- it may not work very well.

What do you think of a 53 grain Barnes triple shock in the 223? Or a 60 grain Nosler Partition?

 

[swampokie]

I haven't personally shot the 60 gr nosler but I hear its the most effective bullet on large coyotes and antelope

 

[bdan68]

I'm also looking at the Nosler 64 grain bonded bullet.

 

[woodtick]

The 60 gr Partition as stated above would be naughty medicine for a loper out of a 223WSSM, we've used it in 220 Swifts and 22-250 Ackleys and they are more than capable of killing a loper, even at 400-500 yards!!

 

[WY ME]

But that's like saying if you use an arrow with only a field point it might not penetrate enough. Same thing. Use the wrong bullet in a 223 and it may not work very well. Use the wrong bullet in a 270- it may not work very well.

What do you think of a 53 grain Barnes triple shock in the 223? Or a 60 grain Nosler Partition?

I think your comparison of a field point and the .223 is a very good analogy. I'd use neither one for hunting antelope.

I am a big fan of Nosler partitions and have been impressed with their performance over the years. I must admit, I have not used them in their pea sized form. In larger calibers I've tried the triple shocks and personally I don't like them. I've shot a few animals with accubonds and may eventually switch to them but they need to prove themselves to me first before I stop using the partitions. I guess if I were a long range shooter the accubonds might have more appeal to me because of their accuracy.