I have been hunting with one since 92 and it is the best rifle I have every owned. I shoot a Nosler 100gr B/T. I have killed lots of hogs and more deer than I can count. It seems to knock down the bigger deer better the the small ones. I can't remember the last time a buck ran more then 20 yards but a few does have ran as much as 100 yards. I bow hunt most of the time so I don't use it much anymore only 5 buck in the last 6 years, the longest shot was 180 yards.