Obviously the V-max worked this time at close range. I would not advise using this round as a deer hunting round though. There are better bullets such as the barnes XXX . The V-Max has too thin of a jacket to penetrate med skinned animals to hit the vitals and fragments copper and lead into all...
Do you reload ? what length is you'r barrel? chamber? case length? wall? neck? case cap? A factory SAMMI barrel should give you 1 MOA with factory ammo from Rem. or I would send it back. A 1/9 should eat 45 to 65grs. and be fairly proficient. A 1/8 should take care of 55 to 70 grs. and really...
I am new to this forum, but have been in and out of the shooting sports for quite some years. My hopes were to contribute as much as I learn to this forum, but as I can see, there are folks that are light years ahead. So I will humbily sit back and enjoy the ride.