Our crew tagged out with 16 deer. Only three Females( two does and a fawn.) rest were males, 7 of which sported headgear. One really nice 12 going to the taxidermist. 8-). Fully half the crew were using AR pistols. 300 BLACKOUT /WTF being 3 out of the 4. Very fun year and I am happy to be eating fre...
I have the same experience as JJ. Settled on 125 gr Nosler BT. With VVn110. 12 in barrel pistol gets me 2 moa at 100 yards. I have harvested a number of MN whitetails with no problem with penetration amd expansion.
I use a 300/221. This the wildcat that led to the 300 blackout. my load is a 125 ballistic tip at 2250 fps. I have been hunting with it for 10 +years. I am in the intensive harvest area and have taken north of 20 deer with it. From 10 to 186 yards (laser verified). It is a fantastic tool for the job...