ORIGINAL: nchawkeye
...I have been using the Federal Premium 85gr Sierra BTHP for the last few years...
This is NOT a deer hunting load. The 85gr. BTHP is a varmint bullet - period! It is an
excellent load for chucks, and even does a terrific job on coyote, as well as, of course,
prairie dogs. Used it a lot when I was in Wyoming.
NO RESPONSIBLE OR ETHICAL HUNTER SHOULD USE SUCH A LOAD FOR DEER!
Even Federal lists it as a varmint loading.