Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles .35 Whelen and Speer 250 gr. bullets?

I shot a mule deer with my Classic 35 Whelen at about 175 yds. It was a typical shot behind the shoulder with a 250gr. Speer on top of alot of 3031, at over 2500 fps. The bullet did not pass thru the deer but exploded like a hand grenade killing the deer instantly. What a mess inside that deer.