bighonkinjeep
Senior Member
I am sure he can, but these kinds of threads often degenerate into caliber wars and that is not what I am looking for. I don't find 223 Remington necessarily ideal for deer but developed a detached retina recently and am a little shy of using my 308. So I may try to 223 this season instead. I thought about getting a 243 win, but don't really want to buy a new rifle and have a new caliber to keep up with. If I can get decent performance from 223, that is what I intend to do.
Not trying to derail your thread but another option may be H4895 and download your .308. It can be loaded down up to to 60% of a max charge. Hodgdon has some great youth load data online. Recoil is less than a .243. I have had very good luck loading 125gr ballistic tips and 130gr TTSX (estimated 2400fps) for the grandkids, nieces and nephews. When 8 year olds go through 50 rounds a piece of .308 and ask for more you know you've got a winner and I have gotten to where I like to shoot em a lot myself. Way less recoil, noise and muzzle blast with plenty of giddy up for deer. Here's a link http://www.wwpowder.com/PDF/Youth Loads.pdf
More than one way to skin a cat.