RE: 125 Grain 30/06 load well suited to deer?
I have used both 125 grain ballistic tips and 125 grain Rem core-lokts in my 30-06 for deer. The ballistic tip is basically a hollow point and I have only used it to take one doe, that was a neck shot so probably not the best way to judge the bullet. The effects were devastating though. Used the 125 Rem core-lokt on two doe, one neck and one through the chest. Both passed through and dropped them in their tracks. Damage was nowhere near that of the ballistic tips. I have not used Barnes 130 grain X bullets in the 06 yet, but it looks like a good one for deer. It’s a long bullet and is made to stay together on impact, that’s next on my list.
For my money though, the best all around deer load in the 06 is in the 150 or 165 grain bullet class.