I have hunted with a 300 WM for the last 14 yrs. and that sounds about normal. You will bet bloodshot meat no matter what you shoot it with. The point of the bullet is to cause trauma. I have seen the bullet go in with a hole the size of your little finger and come out about the size of a quarter if it doesn't hit alot of bone. If it hits a big bone I have seen them come out the size of a softball. But on the up side if you hunt public land the deer usually fall where they stand so theres no tracking job or a chance anyone else will shoot at and try to claim your deer.