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zxcvbob · July 3, 2012, 07:04 PM

I'm not a hunter so this question is mostly academic. Would Hornady #2266 bullet -- 55 grain, flat base, small lead tip -- be OK for deer, or do you need something more controlled in its expansion? (2266 might be a varmint bullet) The deer grow pretty big up here.

July 3, 2012, 07:04 PM	#9
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 4,720	I'm not a hunter so this question is mostly academic. Would Hornady #2266 bullet -- 55 grain, flat base, small lead tip -- be OK for deer, or do you need something more controlled in its expansion? (2266 might be a varmint bullet) The deer grow pretty big up here. __________________ "Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant. It just makes me want to set myself on fire!" —Lucille Bluth