ORIGINAL: cayugad
If the XTP Mag holds together more, couldn't that be a benefit for hits to bone mass or pass through with a deer? I shoot both, and both are accurate in a number of my rifles. But I never would have guessed that the XTP would not be a great bullet as well as the standard XTP. But still I have no practical in the field, blasting a deer experience to back up my thoughts.
Anyone with practice experience in the field with either of them, sound off...
Dave your logic is the exact reasoning behind me using the Mag instead of the regular XTP. I want pass throughs and I want to be able to bust bone if I have to. Another advantage to them is the ability to "bust brush". Where I hunt it doesn't really matter how clear of a shot you
think you may have, a twig always jumps out in front of you. I have hunted w/both and killed many deer w/both. They both preform great in my opinion. I just prefer the Mag because of it being a little "tougher"-that being said, I still get good expansion out of them as well.
I think it comes down to hunting styles. Some people want pass throughs and others care more about expansion. Neither one is "right" just a different hunting style.