At what kind of yardage are you shooting deer? I find it interesting that many use a .22 cal. Legally here we can't.

I disagee,you can wound just as easily shooting at the small red spot.Lots of non lethal possibilities there.

I like plain soft points or bonded soft points for deer. They kill just fine. Never cared much for plastic tipped bullets.

Here is a conundrum to ponder.

My rifle has the best groups using a 150 grain 30cal partition at 3170 Ft/sec. Most of my shots are under 100 yards unless i see one at the clear cuts of the powerline then it can be 300 + ....... If you choose a pullet that is tough enough to stay together at those speeds close in, its probably going to pencil at the longer range. But if you pick one that expands at the slower speeds out at distance it will come apart close in. Its not because the bullets are bad. its because they are made for a purpose. I found a happy medium and use the Nosler partition and it works close in and further out quite well. I admit that using a 30-06 in this scenario is probably too much gun for what I do and would probably be better saved with a 243. But I like it.
It is all too easy to blame the bullet for poor shot choice, trying to make the bullet do something that is was not made for.

If I could only pick one bullet in any caliber, it would be a Nosler Partition.

Seriously, about any hunting bullet will do the job if placed right. Unless you get way out of line and use a varmint bullet for Elk or something crazy like that.