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I should like to try the Hornady 300grs on deer!!

Thoughts?

I have had excellent results with the Hornady 300 Interlock on deer and elk and one blue wildebeest. It is not a super-deep penetrator but opens well at .375 H&H velocities out to at least the farthest range I've shot game with it {200 +- yards}. These days the "Premium" .375 bullets seem to have the strongest following, but for deer and elk I would be happy to stick with the 300 Hornady, and do. Long ago, I settled on the 300 and have stuck with it. Fact is, I got the old gun out again after a few years and just shot my test with it last week, so I may lug it around this year.

Truth is, tho, that on deer, I cannot really tell any difference in killing "speed" between the .375 and several other calibers I've used including 6.5x55, 7x57, .30-06, .348 Win, .300 Sav, .45-70, etc. As you state, the hole it makes and the lack of wrecked meat around that hole are somewhat noticeable depending on bullets used and spot hit and those features are the advantages of the .375 in my opinion, not a "quicker kill" which I never could say I observed to any great extent.

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