I have only taken one deer with a PB. I realize that bullet performance can't be judged by one head of game with them. The bullet I used to take this deer preformed perfectly. I shot him at 60 yards broadside, bullet entered behind the shoulder and exited the far side. The bullet took out both lungs and he barely made it 20 yards before crashing. This bullet expanded nicely taking out two ribs on the way out. I don't use PB's anymore and a lot of that has to do with all the negative reviews I read on here about them. I truly believe that shot placement is far more important. I have seen deer taken with a 22 rimfire before and I dont think anyone would consider it to be a good deer rifle.