I see that you have already decided to use the Ballistic Silver Tips. If you are confident in them, then good luck this season. I used the 130 grain BST in my 270 WSM last year and shot a doe at 70 yards. It was a broadside shot and I shot her a little farther back than I wanted to, right in the liver. She took off running and dropped 200 yards away. When I cleaned her, I noticed that the bullet passed completely through her without expanding much at all. The exit hole was about 3/8" big. There was a neat, small hole through her liver also. The bullet did not hit a rib on the way in which may have contributed to it not expanding well. I am going to try them again this year as there are not a lot of choices for this caliber being used for Whitetail. I think the Fail Safe and the Accubond are a bit of overkill. I will give it a second chance but my confidence is a little shaky.