I have never shattered any bones except for ribs and I cut through the far shoulder joint a couple of times but not too much "bone shattering".

My father shot a mule deer buck several years ago with a Wasp 85gr Hammer and it went through the near humorous (sp? front leg upper big bone) and passed through no problem. Just completely cut/tore/broke through that bone. However, you have to also remember that deer bone density will change immensely depending on their feed. One example is the deer from southern Ohio often have such brittle bones that you cannot even hang them from the pelvis as it will just break. However, the deer from high ag areas have no problem hanging that way. Just a thought.