[reynolds357]

One of my friends gave me 3 full boxes of above ammo. He bought it and was afraid to use it on deer. I looked at it and just as he says, Weatherby says it is Varmint ammo. The bullet is a 87 grain Hornaday interlock, so I decided I would not waste the ammo and took it deer hunting. Its late in the season and I am filling up the freezer. I shot a very old, very large doe tonight with this ammo. Shot was at 90 yards so it had not slowed down much. Entrance wound was right behind the left front shoulder. Exit wound blew the right shoulder off the deer. The shoulder was hanging by skin. The bullet completely smashed one shoulder bone and exited leaving a wound my fist would easily fit in. The internals were jello. Most of what was left of the heart ran out the exit wound onto the ground. My question is why would an interlock that stays together and penetrates like this be considered Varmint?