I had the chance to try my new load on a small blacktail.
I was concerned that the all-copper bullet wouldn't expand at such low velocities (I know- .45 is big enough!), but Barnes' skiving (or whatever) worked well.

55 yards, uphill, quartering to.
Entered low inside shoulder, exited (under hide) middle vert and halfway back behind off shoulder. I neglected to check for broken ribs on either side.
Still weighs 185 grains, expanded to .771.

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I guess I'll carry it with good confidence.

Campfire Pistolero x2

Only one human captain has ever survived battle with a Minbari fleet. He is behind me. You are in front of me. If you value your lives, be somewhere else. -Ambassador Delenn, Babylon 5