I've had a 10" barrel; Mainly got it a long while back as we almost got to run a friend's large gold mine, of all things. (Sadly, he signed an "exploration" contract with one company - And they "explored" it all right, dug most all of it out of the ground, while giving him about 10k/month. Horrid example of how the system treats the non rich.)
Anyways; In WA you can use handguns for deer so I am considering using that for deer, but am thinking a powder coated softer bullet would be better than a 160 grain Spitzer j-word bullet, "probably." And thinking of going to a 14" or longer barrel for more "oomph".
What do those of us who use 7mm TCU for deer, find works well? I could always talk myself into a 7-30 waters if a bit more power's a good thing, but IDK, bit of arthritis in my hands and that could be obnoxious potentially.
(I haven't powder coated bullets yet - Starting to read up, but I seriously need to move so I CAN do that, apartments SUCK for reloading.)