I guess I'm somewhere between CB and R-B-H, in that for most game, ie., deer, I think most factory loads will perform plenty well enough, if not perfectly, to drop what you want to put in the freezer. Ienjoy reloading my own ammo,for any number of reasons, but probably the biggest reason being,I have control over what case, primer, powder, and bulletI use, (in this case, a .308).I have used Hornady bulletson caribou with excellent results, and( many years ago, used factory Rem ammo on whitetails very sucessfully). When going for elk, I decided to use the Barnes TSX, whichI was very satisfied with as far as performance. In all fairness, the bullet punched through, so Icannot say if itretained full weight, I only know it broke several ribs on entry, and made a nice hole on exit. When I see (whats left of) a bullet like my friend shot, and recovered only the jacket from the innards, rest assured, I will not be putting that bullet into my 'possibles" bag. I will still stand by my original post, that if a bullet is sold as being basically impossible to have the jacket and core seperate, and it does read that way, it had better not if you want me to buy it.