Ep. 323 | .223 Rem vs .300 Blackout — Enough Knockdown for Deer?

Varmints, to home defense and military applications, the .223 Remington and .300 AAC Blackout aren’t your typical deer cartridges. But in the right scenario, are they the perfect solution? And if so, which is better? Mark Boardman and Ryan Muckenhirn took a couple blasters to the range and shot gel to find out. Here’s the rest of the story.

00:00 - Intro
6:41 - Velocity and Barnes Bullets
12:42 - Federal Fusion Bullet
16:14 - Federal Power-Shok
18:20 - .223 vs .300 AAC: The Test
31:45 - Retained Weight - Lead .223
39:10 - Retained Weigh - Lead .300 AAC
42:30 - Copper Bullets - The Results
44:23 - Retained Weight - Copper .223 and Copper .300 AAC
48:57 - Recap and Closing Thoughts

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