I used to hunt with a .308 loaded with Speer 165 Gr. RN Hot-Core bullets at about 2600 FPS . I was shooting deer high in the shoulder at this point in time . None of the deer I shot ever took another step ! The perfectly mushroomed bullet would be under the hide on the off side and both shoulders and the chest cavity would be pulp . I see nothing wrong with the animal absorbing 100% of the energy , as opposed to wasting any energy propeling the bullet out the back side and on through the woods . If Speer hadn't discontinued the 165 RN , I'd still be using it ! Guys used to say , with no exit wound they are hard to track , I didn't know why anyone would track a dead deer though ! I hunt with a .358 Win. most of the time these days , I'm getting exit wounds now , but the deer are still DRT !
