I'm in the military so I'm definitely not a rich person. But I think if you're going to shell out your hard earned money for hunting licenses, permits, gear, a top notch rifle, top notch scope, etc... And you're going to make an effort to get out into the woods and have the possibility to take home a trophy animal, why skimp on the ammunition? I mean, the majority of us are shooting BH209 which isn't the cheapest powder by far. Why not shell out some cash for an outstanding bullet? That's just my opinion though. I'm shooting a $650 rifle with a $200 scope on it, I'm not too concerned about $14 for 18 bullets/sabots.

And you're smoking bat crap of you think an XTP can do everything a Barnes can...