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Not a .25 fan, but this research article does the .25 proud. This study was covered by Layne Simpson in Petersen's Hunting, Oct. 2011, ppg. 64-69.

http://www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/deer/articlegad.html

Bottom line, .25's were at the top of the list of effective WT rounds. Also, soft C&C bullets killed WT's faster than harder premium bullets, runners covered half the distance before dying.

I think the sample number of 493 WT's was enough to establish statistical probability, soft bullets kill WT's faster than hard bullets.

I don't think the sample number was sufficient to prove .25's are superior, the differences were too subtle. Quarter bores looked good, nonetheless.

DF