I have one in a ruger mkll and love it . It is very accurate and fun to shoot . It has been the most compared to round in varmit hunting . I dont think it is a very good deer round. It could kill deer but its not ment for that reason . It is how ever my chose of varmit rounds . One of the oldest around . Please dont let any of the old stories about it being a barrel burner bother you . If it is a burner then so is the .22-250 ,.223 wssm, .204 ruger, and so on . Hornady v- max 40 gr. factory loads are stated at 4200 fps thats moving on. Great rifle and great cartridge .