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Originally Posted by leroy  iv seen alot of 223s adn 22-250s kill deer an they were shooting 55 gr soft points alot of people call them varmite bullets. very few of the deer iv seen wer dead within 30 yards of where they were shot same. idk just my 2 cents worth |
I've never seen a deer killed with a .22 but I would agree with you that deer shot with smaller calibers often travel farther before they die.
55 grain .22 soft points are varmint bullets. I use them by the 1000's and they typically fragment on a 2 lb prairie dog.