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Nebraska Big Game Hunting With Semi-Autos
SBarry:
223 is allowed if the bullet weight is heavy enough and loaded right. It is the bare minimum. Do not use FMJ, and keep the soft points 55g and above.
FarmerRick:
From NE Game & Parks:
LEGAL WEAPONS FOR ANTELOPE and DEER
Firearm Season:
rifles that deliver at least 900 ft. lbs of energy at 100 yards;
handguns that deliver at least 400 ft. lbs of energy at 50 yards;
muzzleloading rifles .44 cal. or larger;
muzzleloadering muskets .62 caliber or larger, firing a single slug;
shotguns of 20 gauge or larger that fire a single slug;
crossbows that have a draw weight of 125 pounds or more.
Semi-automatic firearms capable or holding more than six cartridges are NOT allowed.
For an example, Remington Super-X Power Point in 64 gr. is listed at 1003 ft.-lbs. of energy at 100 yards, whereas the 55 gr. soft point has 921 ft.-lbs. of energy at 100 yards.
SBarry:
I'm glad you came up with the info to back me up Rick. Did they say how fast the bullets were travelling?
SBarry:
--- Quote from: FarmerRick on January 12, 2010, 07:05:11 PM ---From NE Game & Parks:
LEGAL WEAPONS FOR ANTELOPE and DEER
Firearm Season:
rifles that deliver at least 900 ft. lbs of energy at 100 yards;
handguns that deliver at least 400 ft. lbs of energy at 50 yards;
muzzleloading rifles .44 cal. or larger;
muzzleloadering muskets .62 caliber or larger, firing a single slug;
shotguns of 20 gauge or larger that fire a single slug;
crossbows that have a draw weight of 125 pounds or more.
Modern Sporting Rifles capable or holding more than six cartridges are NOT allowed.
For an example, Remington Super-X Power Point in 64 gr. is listed at 1003 ft.-lbs. of energy at 100 yards, whereas the 55 gr. soft point has 921 ft.-lbs. of energy at 100 yards.
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Fixed that one for you.
JimP:
--- Quote from: SBarry on January 12, 2010, 06:27:43 PM ---223 is allowed if the bullet weight is heavy enough and loaded right. It is the bare minimum. Do not use FMJ, and keep the soft points 55g and above.
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Just because something is LEGAL does not make it a wise thing to do. .223 is not good bambi medicine, IMO. If the deer is small, the range short, the bullet heavy for (.223) caliber and loaded hot, and if the bullet is placed precisely, and does not hit a rib at a bad angle and holds together instead of fragmenting the way small hyper velocity soft-points often do...... way to many "if"s and "and"s in there for me..... YMMV.
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