I remember reading a magazine article on this last fall. The author claimed an old hunting guide in Texas wouldn' t let anyone hunt on his ranch without plenty of black on the tip of their bullets. In other words he wanted his hunters hunting with large softnosed bullets because of his belief they expanded better on game. I can' t disagree but to answer your question if you think bullet drop is more important than bullet performance then you' re already hunting your large big game behind the 8 ball.