ORIGINAL: Roskoe
My experience with them is similar to Stone Cold. They should come with a warning on the box that says "Danger - High Explosives". I heard, however, that the newer generation Ballistic Tips bullets are made a little tougher than the original bullets - which came in a green/red box of 100. The newer ones are in boxes of 50 and are in a black/gold box. I quit using them for big game quite awhile back, but still think they are one of the better varmint bullets.
So can we assume that you have never even used one of the newer versions of ballistic tip on game?As a matter of fact depending on the caliber and weight,there are up to four versions of the ballistic tip with each one being tougher than the last.If you are basing your opinion on the old ballistic tips that were sold in the green and red box you have no real idea of how the newer versions perform on game.That would be like buying a new vehicle based on ten year old test reports.Neither the new ballistic tips nor the new vehicles are the same product that they were ten years ago.