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A 180gr 30cal TSX traveling at 3,000fps is a very deep penetrating bullet that will traverse the entire length of a deer nearly every time. It features excellent penetration, with an acceptable wound channel for almost all NA big game, however, it is not optimized for deer sized game if instantaneous death is desired. It's characteristics allow one to shoot a deer from any angle with the confidence that the bullet will reach vital organs. However, if a deer is gutshot and no other vital organs are hit, tracking and recovery will be tedious as it's wound profile (long and narrow) that helped us in one situation, will hurt us in this one.