i hear all of these horror stories on the internet about ballistic tips. but, i have never seen anyone provide any evidence. i have used ballistic tip bullets for 7 years now. my best and largest bodied deer was taken at 240 yards with a .270 winchester silver ballistic tip. the bullet passed threw 1 shoulder and ended up under the skin on the other side. i did not break or fracture in any way. the deer dropped right in his tracks. that is enough real evidence for me to know that all of this is just talk.