Hornady TAP loads for deer?

[Gary O]

A friend has a piece of whitetail land where the shots are never more than 75 yards. I was wondering if the Hornady .223 TAP 60 grain Urban load would suffice. What say you? No lectures, please...Thanks.

[vliberatore]

No.

[God Bless America]

described as fragmenting, so I would say no.

http://www.hornadyle.com/products/rifle-ammunition/223-remington/60-gr-tap-urban

given the widely accepted view that .223 is marginal for deer, I would stick with something made for hunting. http://www.hornady.com/store/223-REM...GMX-Full-Boar/ or http://www.hornady.com/store/223-REM-60-GR-SP-AW/

[NRAhighpowershooter]

as others have said above.. nope......

[mif_slim]

If you know your stuff, yes. If its your first time or new hunter.... nope.

Ive used 45hr vmax for 1 shot drop on deer but they are close shots. Less than 40 yards.

[HooYah]

70gr TSX would be a much better round to use

[geoint]

Are you gonna double tap that deer? Lol

[ir0nclash86]

Are you gonna double tap that deer? Lol

LMAO

[major burnout]

High neck shot and youll be fine.

[major burnout]

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55grn vmax on top of a case full of varget. No double tap or tracking needed.

[NapalmCheese]

A friend has a piece of whitetail land where the shots are never more than 75 yards. I was wondering if the Hornady .223 TAP 60 grain Urban load would suffice. What say you? No lectures, please...Thanks.

There are much better bullets out there, and much better loaded ammunition for your task. As such, I would put the TAP Urban away and find a different load.

[God Bless America]

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55grn vmax on top of a case full of varget. No double tap or tracking needed.

it'll blow the head clean off.

[mif_slim]

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55grn vmax on top of a case full of varget. No double tap or tracking needed.

That's fake, everyone knows a .223 has to be at least, AT LEAST using 110gr bullets to kill a rodent. Imagine a deer, you'll have to double up on the bullet weight to even penetrate skin.

[Sunday]

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_16/406468_.htmlThis link has pictures of aminals shot with 223 bullets. It is worth looking at to decide on a bullet type

[bambam8d1]

I've shot plenty of deer with a 223. And have many buddies who have as well. Although not the best most popular caliber for deer, it is definitely doable. I wouldn't however use that ammo. I've had awesome experience with fusions and tsx.