117 gr Hornady SST over a medium hot load of IMR 4350 (I erased the data since I was starting over) in 25-06. Rounds shot well enough to hunt with. Tuesday a nice wide buck came out at roughly 180 yards quartering away from me. I would estimate live weight near 160-170. I put a shot behind the front left should. The buck dropped and grunted. After 5-10 minutes his head was up. He stood up but would quickly fall down. He bounced around behind some brush so I decided I'd better get there to pop him again if need be. As I got closer he got up and steadied himself enough to walk into brush and never be seen again. Found where he had initially hit the ground and there was a smear of blood. Didn't find and more blood for roughly 40 yards where I heard him wrestling in the greenbriar. This was a triple whammy. 1: First deer with my reloads. 2: Biggest buck ever (Around 20 inch inside spread). 3: Had just bought a $315 Texas license.