I've used bullets up to 200 grains in the .30-06 for antelope, partly due to minimal wind-drift and partly due to shooting up less of the great meat, if by chance the bullet does end up in or near a shoulder. In fact I used 200-grain Nosler Partitions years ago, before all the present high-BC bullets had appeared, and they worked great.
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I shot a small whitetail doe with my 30-06 and a 200gr partition and almost no meat damage.
Underrated all around load.
