Wow-there are several of us that shoot Ballistic Tips here in WV. I guess our deer are standard sized deer? We probably take 40 or 50 deer a year. We do not have the problems all you guys are talking about. I do all the handloading for the group, and the BT's really shoot well. I have many times seen the same bullet hit in the same place on a deer with different results on deer. Some times they drop, some times they run a little. Sometimes alot of damage, sometimes not. But they never go far with a good hit.

You say the bullets are exploding? Does that mean you are just finding a jacket? Or nothing at all? Pictures? I like the Polymer tips just like you do. I just go over and pick up the deer, just like you said you did. Where is the problem? Tom.