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Old 12-04-2007 | 04:38 AM
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Todd1700
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Default RE: The bad rap on Ballistic Tips

I guess they don't teach people how to do research in the public schools anymore.
And I guess no one taught youanything about beinggullable enough to believe everything a company posts on a website. Gosh they sure have no reason to lie huh?

I personally don't care for ballistic tips. Yeah they will kill deer but Jesus what a mess. If you always have a perfect broadside shot and keep them behind the shoulder you should be alright. But on angled shots or a quartering to shot where you need a bullet to blow through a shoulder to get to the vitals I don't trust them. Despite all the talk about thickening the jacket and making them tougher I still think they are too fragile, especially at magnum speeds or on close range shots. Saw a guy shoot a 120 lb doe at 70 yards with a 300 WSM and a 150 gr ballistic silvertip. Hit her 2 inches behind the shoulder on a broadside shot. No exit hole. Maybe that's tough enough for some but not me. I guess it's the bow hunter in me but I like an exit wound.
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