Some prefer the ballistic tips for deer...some don' t. I' ve used them, and didn' t care too much for the results...but the deer went down. I just found them to be overkill on the " expansion" side.

There' s nothing wrong with them, in my eyes. A lot of guys use them. I' m going to stick with the cheap core-lokt' s, though. They' re not pricey...but they' re effective.