I have been using the 295-grain Aerotip exclusively in my Remington 700 MLS for the past three years. Unless something else comes out better, I will use nothing else. They are a little more $$$ than other bullets. Oh well!

I have killed over ten deer in three years with this bullet (and three red fox), powered by two, 50-grain Pyrodex pellets. Eight deer have dropped at the shot with 0 yards to recovery. One big doe last year was shot straight through the heart (no ribs or other bones were hit). She took off on a dead run and fell over stone dead in 75 yards.

Just a few weeks ago, I spotted two does while halfway up the climbing stick. I hurried into the stand, just in time to watch them enter the field I was hunting over, followed by two more does, than a buck, then another buck, another buck and finally, two more does. As soon as the last deer entered the field, the first doe spooked and ran, taking most of the deer with her. She left the three bucks and one of the does behind. However, they were gettiing real spooky, so I decided to take the buck with the biggest body. He was quartering-to me. Almost a head-on shot, but not quite that severe. The shot was to my right, so I'm guessing I was a little shaky. At the shot, all the deer scattered. After an hour I got down to look for blood, and I heard the buck get up and run, breaking branches all the way. I caught up to him on the other side and shot him in the neck at 100 yards, dropping him.

Darndest thing. The only hole he had in him was from the finisher. However, at the spot where I aimed for the first shot was a circle of missing hair about 2-1/2" in diameter. It appears that the bullet had hit at such a sharp angle, it deflected off the shoulder rather than penetrating. I guarantee this was the same buck, so if the bullet didn't penetrate, it must have whomped him hard enough to make him stay put and not run off with the others.

Regardless, the second shot was a claen kill, just like the previous nine. I really like these bullets, as they are extrememly accurate, hard-hitting and easy to load. What's not to like?

Brian