I tried the Sierra 85 btsp in my Savage 110 rifle chambered in 243 Win. The bullet was reasonably accurate (Hornady 100 gr interlock soft point was superior). Our deer in Tennessee are of the Virginia type averaging from 100 to 150 lbs. The bullet killed deer with the longest distance being 150 yards. The bullet made mush of the lung area but did not hold together. Fragmentation disappointed me and I went back to 100gr sp. The deer were just as dead and did not run any farther using the Sierra bullet. Just my preferance for a bullet to hold together.
That's what that 85g hpbt Sierra is suppose to do...fragment. It does kill but you get alot of meat damage also.
