John you are really limiting yourself with that bullet and load. You are correct about not needing 150 grains to do the job. If you want a bullet that will do the job accuarately out to 200 yards and more. Go with Precision Rifle bullets. See more info a bpbullets.com. You will be impressed but the deer will hate it. I am talking 2 and 1/2 inch groups at 200 yards using 100 grains of 777 loose powder and still able to cleanly kill a caribou. I have videos on my site of caribou and a 270 lbs Russian boar being shot with these bullets at over 100 yards. See it for yourself.

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