.223 Rem deer rifle???

[Ridge Runner]

well the hundred or so I've taken with the 223 didn't seem to notice that I shot them with a rifle not capable of killing them,
C'MON GUYS, ITS ABOUT SHOT PLACEMENT! with the right bullet, proper shotplacement and they die just like you shot them with a 30/06. What else is a nosler partition for? yeah they don't leak mush blood out of a 22 cal hole, but on a classic double lunger most of the blood is blown out of the nose/mouth anyways. If you willing to wait for the proper shot, and your a good marksman, the 223 will get it done at least as well as the 6mm's.
On that once in a lifetime hunt for a giant northern buck, probably not the best, but it is adequate.
RR