first deer in the 70's with a marlin1894 in 44 mag,after that 243,25/06,6.5/06,killed over 50 with the 25,only one that needed a 2nd shot,i missed,offhand at 275 yds on the 1st shot.lost only 1 in 1987...ruger sbh/180 jhp/1900 fps/30 yds/lookin at me/dropped its nose when the trigger broke/hit...