re: Ruger .338 Compact Magnum with Zeiss conquest 3x9x50MC

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Im hunting with it this year just to see if its overkill.

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Be careful with it or the deer will wind up too dead.

Seriously though, it is more than you will need to knock them down, but if you are good at shot placement you could still use it without destroying too much meat. I have shot deer with 165gr out of my .30-06, so 185 isn't too crazy. I wouldn't go plinking with it, but you could drop a deer.