ORIGINAL: falcon
The 168 grain Match King bullet is not designed for hunting. It is a Match bullet. It will probably not expand correctly when used on deer. The hollow point is for ease of manufacture. For severaldecades i have used the 150 grain Game Kingand Pro Hunter bullets to good effect on hogs and deer. There is a 165 grain hollowpoint Game King bullet but i have no experience with it.
That Sierra 165-grain hollow point boattail is a very tough and effective bullet! It is also as accurate as the 168-grain Match Kings. At least in the gun I used them in (an M70FTW in .308). WEith 51 grains of H380 it had a MV of 2800 FPS. Never did find one still inside a deer shot with it-complete pass-thrus!