I used mine for the first time in the field this past year and shot my biggest buck to date with it. I never take neck shots, but this deer didn't offer me much of a shot as he was moving quite rapidly through the woods. He stopped only briefly and I had to take the shot. The buck dropped on the spot. The bullet was a 140 grain Nosler Ballistic tip. I fell in love with this rifle at that point. It has always been very accurate at the range, but now I see it has the power to knock em down too. Might just be putting the old 270 to rest after using the 7mm 08.