There are Nosler ballistic tips for hunting big game and for hunting varmits. The ballistic tipos in the heavier weights in each caliber from 25 on up are made for big game and they are very good bullets. Many years ago they had a reputation of blowing up in the magnum calibers. That problem has been fixed for a quite a while now and for deer there isn't a better bullet that the Nosler ballistic tip. I have used them since day one when they came out and have kept track of thier progress.