Originally Posted by efw
I hunted Michigan's early antlerless season on a client's farm this weekend. Brought the Redhawk loaded w/ 300 gr XTPs pushed by a near-max load of H-110.

Early yesterday morning I shot a little doe at about 20 yds. I hit her a little higher than I intended (I like a shoulder shot) but her lungs were pulvarized and I found her about 75 yds away.

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The 300s were left over from a feral pig hunt in Texas and are a little tougher than I would choose for this purpose, but even so I was surprised by the lack of expansion. This is a pic of the exit:

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Has anyone run the 225 LeverEvolution bullet through a deer? I was kinda thinking about scoping this revolver and running those as fast as possible to get the expansion I like on deer.

Thoughts?

Im wondering if you had that 300XTP seated to the rear cannelure or front? If to the rear you could push that bullet up to about 1385 or so over 25grs 296.