This is getting a bit confusing, for one person they fragment like a Power Belt for the next they go through the shoulder bones with out opening up. And for me they have worked just fine. I did hear that both the plastic tip and the bullet were changed and I hope that's not where the problem is as I bought a large batch of them on sale two years a go and they have have preformed well.
I personally like to load with 250gr Gold Dot when hunting on my own property which is very thick but I usually get a permit to hunt the National Wildlife Refuge and the is a WMA about 12 miles away that is very good hunting and in those places I have a couple spots where I might get a shot as far as I am willing to shoot, there I want SW's.
Lee