TNHagies
I'm kinda shocked on this one. So much talk about how the XTPs don't perform is interesting.
I hope you did not take anything I posted as saying the Hornady would not perform, it was never meant that way at all. I know the Hornady's have worked for bunches of people and they will continue to work for them - no doubt in my mind... But I also believe that the Gold Dot is a better performing bullet in most conditions - only because of my torture experiments which is nothing like shooting an animal. I have just proven to myself that the Gold Dot is a tougher bullet - but it should be because it is bonded and the XTP's are not.
Not saying that the GD isn't a great bullet because it is. 'Dance w/the one that brung ya' I guess...
I could not agree with you more... It is a matter of confidence - if you can not hunt with confidence maybe you should not be out there. As I have said I lost my confidence in Hornady's 25 years ago and have never trusted them since, but i was also probably asking that bullet to do more than it was designed for
then and now.