Shot a young 8 pointer (160lbs) yesterday at about 75yds. The maxi was dead on. Entered the right side just behind the shoulder, hit a wide part of a rib, pierced the heart and exited on the left. The 180gr hornady SSP left a larger entrance wound than exit. This is probably from the soft nose pistol bullet hitting the wide part of a rib dead center. He still ran about 70 yds. Good blood trail though. They are some kind of tough.
This was my first deer with the maxi, it is such a joy to shoot and handle. Virtually no recoil, low muzzle blast, I think I love it!
Would like to try some 180 gr XTPs, but everyone seems to be out.
Bobby
Oh yeah, close to full house load of 1680 on a sb1 frame, no problems whatsoever.