180 grain Remington Core Lokt in 308 Win.
I used 180 grain Core Lokt in .308 Win on one mule deer. Dead deer on the spot. Two more the next year. The first was killed by my wife on a running 8 point mule deer, with her fourth shot, having missed with the first three. She had asked me why I loaded four rounds in her magazine that morning, a Remington 700 with 22 inch barrel, if it matters. I shot a small buck on the fifth day of our hunt, with her rifle, after being unsuccessful getting within 50 yards of a deer I wanted with a Ruger Blackhawk in .44 Magnum. I shot a little too far behind the shoulder, hitting the diaphram, wanting to save as much meat as possible. The deer took a few seconds to drop. My fault entirely. I have a box of the Remington 150 grain Core Lokt rounds and if they were the first thing to come to hand for a rifle deer hunt, I wouldn't worry. Their are lots of premium bullets out there but Remington Core Lokt was the standard to beat for many years. I like to reload but if I were on a budget and was checking out the available rounds at the big stores, this bullet would be on my list, after properly sighting in and practicing. I believe is buying a 100 bullets to reload, practicing with 80 and using the last 20 on a hunting trip. I've never bought 5 boxes of factory ammo for a deer hunt but you get the idea, a properly sighted in rifle properly used.