Kibler hunting load?

[MuskratMike]

Finally think I have found my Mule deer load for my .40 caliber Kibler SMR. The outer ring is approx. 5 - inches across, the red bull is approx. 2 1/2 - inches across.
Distance: 65 yards
Powder 65 grains Goex 3F
.395 Hornady grease patched round ball.
Shots 7 & 8 in the picture were my first two shots.  9 & 10 in the picture were my 3rd and fourth shots.
After figuring out my hold (never have shot at this distance with this load). The 6 remaining were all were covered by a 2 1/2 inch spread.

Muskrat Mike

[stubshaft]

That is definitely "minute of Mule Deer".

[Old Salt]

That should bring,em down. I personally quit hunting mule deer when I could not keep ten rounds in a 2 1/2 circle. @ sixty yards

[hanshi]

You should also be getting very respectable velocity with that load.

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

65 gr. FFFg GOEX is my 'go to ' load for my .40's.

[Bigmon]

Is a 40 cal legal for mule deer??  Here in Pa, I think it has to be a minimum 45 cal for white tail?
Good luck

[Martin S.]

Is a 40 cal legal for mule deer??  Here in Pa, the land of taxes and laws, I think it has to be a minimum 45 cal for white tail?
Good luck

I think in some states, .40 is legal for deer.

Some states, .45 is the minimum.

So the answer is, it depends on your state.

[MuskratMike]

To Bigmon: yes in Oregon .40 is legal for deer, antelope, black bear, and cougar. Elk, big horn sheep and Rocky Mountain goat require .50 caliber or larger.