I've seen a deer run several miles.
After a gut shot with a 30-06. Placement important. (Wasn't my gut shot!) But, knock down power can be very important also.
My hunting partner shot a nice mule deer buck at over 500 yds on a very lucky shot. The bullet didn't even expand, it was just under the skin next to the rib bone. If the buck hadn't run toward him, he'd never got that deer. That was with a 30-06. Even a 30-06 has limited killing abilility after 500 - 600 yds. Imagine what a .223 does after 500 - 600, very little, inspite of the hype.
Keith
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