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[pluckit]

Hornady XTP 240 grain .45 cal.--------3 users
Hornady XTP 250 grain .45 cal.--------1 user
Hornady XTP 240 grain .44 cal.--------2 users
Hornady XTP 300 grain .44 cal.--------5 users
Hornady SST 250 grain ? cal.----------1 user
Speer Deep Curl 240 grain .44 cal.-----1 user
Speer Deep Curl 250 grain ? cal--------1 user
Speer Deep Curl 300 grain .45 cal.-----4 users
Speer Uni-Cor 300 grain .45 cal.-------1 user
Knight (Speer) 260 grain .45 cal.------1 user
Barnes TEZ 250 grain ? cal.-----------3 users
Barnes TMZ 250 grain ? cal.-----------1 user
Barnes Expander 300 grain ? cal.------2 users
Shock Wave SST 250 grain ? cal.-----1 user
Shock Wave 200 grain ? cal.----------1 user
T/C Surefire 230 grain .45 cal.--------1 user
Thor 250grain .50 cal.----------------1 user
Lehigh Bloodline 275 grain .458 cal.----1 user
Lee Paper Patch S+W 500 grain ? cal.-1 user
Lee Improved Mini ? grain .45 cal.-----1 user
Hand Cast LBT Mold 333 grain ? cal.---1 user
Nosler Partition PP 300 grain ? cal.-----1 user
Patched Round Ball 177 grain .490 cal.-1 user

[Dutch]

These totals are very interesting. If I had to draw a conclusion I would say that market availability (XTP's are ready available) and cost (XTP's are usually cheap because they are made and sold by the gazillions) important factors.

[Breechplug]

Or could it be that it's just because the XTP's do there job.
(BP)

[Dutch]

Correct Breechplug; they do work well. Actually I suspect all the bullets on the list work well because they have been thoroughly tested by the good folks on this site.

[rdpettit]

if the XTPs were bonded core bullets I'd use them... I killed a buck with a .430 300 grainer back in 1997 but haven't used them since.

I like the Speer bullets since the core is bonded to the jacket.

[omegasmoke]

Originally Posted by rdpettit

if the XTPs were bonded core bullets I'd use them... I killed a buck with a .430 300 grainer back in 1997 but haven't used them since.

I like the Speer bullets since the core is bonded to the jacket.

I agree. I prefer the barnes, but the Gold dots shoot real well out of my Omega as do the XTPs. When it comes to hunting with the Omega, the Speers go down the barrel because they are bonded.

[SJAdventures]

Be interesting to have the prices of the bullets listed with them.

[bigbulls]

I hunt with a ML very little here in Florida but why would you want a bonded bullet when it's only coming out of the muzzle at about 1800 fps or so? Seems that you would want a bullet that wouldn't be so toughly constructed for the vast majority of big game hunting.

Unless you were DG hunting where the utmost in penetration was required.

[rdpettit]

well considering most of the above are handgun bullets and when shot out of a ML they exceed the velocity that handguns produce by some margin...

and you don't get the core popping out of the jacket-the Speer Uni-cor bullets expand very well and remain together...