If I could sound off o this topic, I would just mention that I just got done with a deer hunt in oklahoma and used a nosler ballistic tip. I took a 7 point buck with it, the bullet is in no way bonded and fragmented in the animal retaining little weight. Destroyed a bunch of meat in the shoulder but did effectively stop the animal. This was with 165 grain in 30-06. I then reverted to my .243 for he doe with a 100 grain hornady interlock boat-tail. It worked much better. It held together and destroyed much less meat. So, nosler ballistic tips will certainly kill if you put them in the boiler maker, but I reccomend a bonded or locked bullet. EJ