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Rifle build for daughter
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 2412362" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>Honestly it's rather light for deer other than head/neck shots, especially big bodied deer found through the Midwest and northern states.</p><p></p><p>I've seen a lot of Texas deer shot with the 222 and 223 and they just lack the necessary energy to ensure clean kills consistently with body shots.</p><p></p><p>I'd also hate to put that kind of pressure on a kid nor have them have to deal with a horribly wounded head shot deer. I've seen quite a few of them and had to put them down days or even weeks after a bad head shot by other people.</p><p></p><p>2" below the ear on a line between the ear and point of the shoulder and it's quite adequate on hogs out to 200yds, but again, that takes a lot of precision.</p><p></p><p>Something like the 6.5 Grendel gives a lot more room for error and body shots.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 2412362, member: 30902"] Honestly it's rather light for deer other than head/neck shots, especially big bodied deer found through the Midwest and northern states. I've seen a lot of Texas deer shot with the 222 and 223 and they just lack the necessary energy to ensure clean kills consistently with body shots. I'd also hate to put that kind of pressure on a kid nor have them have to deal with a horribly wounded head shot deer. I've seen quite a few of them and had to put them down days or even weeks after a bad head shot by other people. 2" below the ear on a line between the ear and point of the shoulder and it's quite adequate on hogs out to 200yds, but again, that takes a lot of precision. Something like the 6.5 Grendel gives a lot more room for error and body shots. [/QUOTE]
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