I' m not really saying that a buck with an odd number of points is deformed.
As I did say, the rack is very symetrical. Except for two things, the missing tenth point (the 3 inch " ninth point" adds up to 4.5 inches of over-all deducted BC points) and even though the rack is symetrical, the main beam on that side has a bend to it instead of a smooth curve.
Anyway, the irregularity may have been caused by the .22 slug, maybe the next year he might have been a ten, or maybe he would have never been a ten! All I know is that he has not grown any at all since I hung ' em on my wall!!!! HEHEHE!!!!