RE: ballistic tip bullets
I shot one hog with a .308 using a 150 gr Winchester Ballistic tip round at 75 yards. It went in one side of the chest breaking two ribs and exited the other side taking out two or three ribs. The hog ran 30 yards and piled up. After gutting him and seeing the damage(little) it did, i switched back to cheap old Federal 150gr soft points, which at the time were $11 a box. I shot 7 more hogs that year using the soft points and never had one run more than 15-20 yards. I found that the ear hole shot does wonders and drops them down to do the dirt dance on the spot.
Would i recommend Ballistic tips - No - why pay that much for bullets.Save your self some cash.