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In Alabama is it legal to kill a deer with a .223 caliber round?
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∙ 8y ago
In short, yes - as long as it is a centerfire cartridge. Rimfire cartridges in .22 caliber are not legal for deer (.22LR or .22 Magnum). In fact ANY rimfire cartridge would be illegal for deer.
Also, the projectile used can NOT be full metal jacket (aka ball ammo).
Soft (lead) nose would be preferred over hollow points although either of these would be legal. There are 55, 62, 65, 69 and 70 grain soft-nosed .223 projectiles that I know of - the heavier the better as long as your rifle's twist rate can stabilize the heavier bullets.
Every deer I have killed in Arkansas for the past 15 years has been with a Olympic Arms 16" barrel AR-15 shooting 62 grain soft points (I use .223 just to prove a point - I have dozens of magnum caliber bolt guns).
No deer has moved more than 20 feet - and most less than 5 - all shots being less than 150 yards and neck or heart/lung.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoAs far as I can tell, Yes, it's legal to hunt deer with a .223 in Texas.
The Texas laws only say that you cannot use rimfire (.22LR, etc...) weapons to hunt deer with. Since .223 is a centerfire cartridge, it should be acceptable.
However, there is debate as to rather or not .223 is sufficiently powerful to humanely kill a deer. .223 Remington was designed as a varmint and light-duty military cartridge and was not designed to take down game animals. If .223 is used for a hunting rifle, bullet choice and shot placement are very important.
Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer, please don't use my advise as legal information.
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∙ 14y agoThe Alabama game regulations require that rifles be "centerfire, with mushrooming bullets" (other than full metal jacketed bullets).
However, in my personal opinion, the .223 is on the light side for deer. While it CAN kill a deer, it will also wound many.
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∙ 8y agoSo is it legal or not in Alabama to kill deer with a 223
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∙ 11y agoYes.
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Early January.
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