I have been having issues with my RB .454 when shooting deer. I seem to never get a blood trail and the deer runs away like it has not been hit and i have lost more deer than found.

I have used a couple bullets, and the same result. I am thinking that the bullet is blowing through too fast and not mushrooming or creating a initial shock. I currently am using hornady 300gr. XTP mag's loaded at book max.

My chrono says 1,450 fps when the book says 1,600 with the same length barrel. Would i be better loading a 250gr. barnes or partition?

I find the recoil more sharp and fast than my buds .50AE which is more of a push.