75 Grain V-Max for deer?

[Mike01]

I was curious what you guys would think about this

I had been looking to buy a bulk pack of ammo off cabelas for my .243, and noticed they had a 75 grain V-max bullet. Do you guys think this would be aight to use on deer? I'm sorta iffy one this one, for the fact it's a ballistic tip, and 75 grains seems just a tad too light, but I figured I'd ask. If it matters when hunting, it's practically a guarentee that all my shots will be under 100 yards...

Wow, you want to push the envelope don't ya. I don't know. I would go 100gr and a bullet of better construction instead of a Varmit bullet

[North Texan]

For neck shots, they'd probably work pretty good. I question the penetration on lung shots.

[Mike01]

Well alright, I really wasn't for sure of the dependability of these bullets, I guess I'll probably stick with the 100 grains. Thanks for replies.

[gopher slayer]

the v max bullets have a hollow space at the bottom the ballsistc tip this creates rapid expansion and fragentaion. a good 100gr bullet would be better for deer.

[Virginia7]

NO! This 75gr.V-Max is a varmint bullet. It's not intended for deer or any other big game use. For the 243Win., best to stick with 100gr. bullets, and preferrably those of
premium quality such as Nosler Partitions.

[bigbulls]

There is a reason that the "V" is there on a Vmax bullet. It stands for "varmint". No varmint bullet should be used for big game. They are not constructed to hold up on deer size animals. They are designed to literally explode upon impact.