Originally Posted by
gaijin
While statistically insignificant, if not irrelevant- my "lone whitetail with a 5.56" as follows:
Last year I was instructed by mama san to bring home a meat doe. I wanted to use the latest AR build.
The carbine was dialed in with 64 gr. G.D., which was crazy accurate, just under an inch/5 shots at 100.
A group of does filtered into an alfalfa field at first light.
I locked on the largest, range was 160 yds.+.
The doe was quartering towards me. I shot from my knee, knew the shot was good.
The doe took off and ran for 130 yds. I was in disbelief as I knew the shot was sound and heard the characteristic "thwock".
When I got to the doe I saw no blood, none.
I looked closely, turning her over, still nothing- until I noticed blood coming from her mouth.
When I field dressed the doe I found the shot had gone within 1.5" of POA. The near lung, top of heart and offside lung were destroyed.
The deer was obviously dead on her feet but didn't know it.
Frankly I was unimpressed. Had the deer been in the tall grass of the hillside I may have never found her- with zero bloodtrail.
Had that been "muy grande", the buck of a lifetime, I may well have lost him.
Will 5.56 kill a deer? Hell yes.
Is it a reliable "stopper"? Not from this experience.
Will I shoot a deer with a 5.56 again? I've learned to- never say never, but not this year. I'm using a 300 Blk.
Entry wound just above near shoulder/base of neck.
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