Originally Posted by
BarnesX.308
the problem is that he has two instances of a 180gr bullet from a 30-06 not being able to exit a deer. He is concerned with the poor, and unusual, performance of these bullets. Two dead deer is nice but, with poor performing bullets, his luck might run out the next time.
At what range were these deer when you shot them?
RIGHT ON! The majority of the deer I've killed were with the .30-06 and 165gr. Hornady Interlokts. I've never had a shot that didn't penetrate completely. Even when the shoulders were taken out. If I take my .30-06 elk hunting, I'm going to be using a "premium" 180gr. bullet. Nosler Partition, Swift A-Frame, Barnes TSX, ect. If I use that same load on a whitetail, I would expect a passthrough from almost ANY angle provided shots were under 200 yards or so where velocity has dropped off.