Hey guys,

Scored my first kill with the 300 WM on Sunday. I shot a nice sized doe quartering away at about 40 yards. Pretty proud since I got her off hand with a fogged scope.

I'm looking to hear from guys that shoot deer with a 300 WM or other large cartridge. So here's the issue. I shot this deer perfectly on a slightly quartering away shot. Both the entry hole and the exit hold were 2+" behind the shoulder. The bullet entered on the right side and the right shoulder was fine. All the meat on back of the left should was purple from damage, even though the bullet never struck the shoulder.

Is this just too much power? Could it be the bullet choice? It was a Speer Spitzer Boattail, 180gr with a light powder charge.

Any thoughts?

Tom