Last year I was hunting with some guys and I was talking about getting the new 270WSM. This one guy looked at me and asked if I really wanted the 270 because he had witnessed one of his hunting partners that had used the 270 in a 130 gr. and had somewhat of the same problem being that the bullet exploded without any penetration and made a heck of a mess with the meat. There would have been no reason for this guy to lie to me. I ended up getting my 270WSM and I will be using premium bullets for hunting.