I'm really surprised a whitetail caught a 160 TTSX. But, I'm not surprised about bloodshot meat. I have seen that, but it also included internals that were an equal mess. The only whitetail sized animal I've used it on is an Impala though. I can't say for certain, but I think most of mine hit bone, even if only ribs.
I was surprised too, which is the main reason I posted. I'm not sure what powder DoubleTap uses. Temp on the day the doe was shot was about 20 degrees. Maybe the velocity wasn't there? In any case, there is a lot of energy being spent on the rib cage. Your 185 load looks interesting and this rifle seems to have a fast barrel.
Has anybody tried the 180 Woodleigh? I saw a load earlier in the thread for the 200.
