A guy that I hunted with a few years ago had his daughter shooting a .223 with the 60 gr v-max for a few years. I think she was 20 for 20 on deer ranging from 60-180 pounds. They never lost one but it didn't provide the greatest of blood trail, they have since stepped up to the 55gr ttsx.

This is outta a 700 .223 20" hvy barrel.