I know it looks like they would not shoot well but in truth, I have shot thousands of bullets with exposed lead tips. Many were dinged and stuff but I could never detect and difference in accuracy. Most of the reading that I have done on the subject and other avid shooters that I have vistied with, pretty much confirm my thoughts. About the only way around it is to shoot bullets with composit or protected tips. The Ballistic tips and SST's for example.. Another choice would be the Barnes bullets.