Originally Posted by
dig4gold
What do you all think about the new trend in some bullets to not have any lead? Like the Barnes Triple Shock, and the Winchester XP3's.
How are they doing harvest wise?
Must be because of the reputation some ballistic tip bullets have gotten for seperating and coming apart?
The Barnes are excellent bullets. Lead free bullets are now required in some states because studies have shown that the lead in the bullets are affecting animals that eat the carcus of animals that have been shot with lead bullets. I has nothing to do with bullets coming aparts. If your referring to the Nosler Ballistic Tip bullet coming apart, they are desiged to fragment. I have had very good results with ballistic tips in deer and elk. My opinion is this, if you have bad results with a bullet when shooting big game animals, it usually the shooter not doing his job, not the bullet not doing its job.