I've been reading about the performance of the XTP's on deer, and I'm ready to switch to them if they perform well out of my Optima Elite. I'm shooting 250gr SST's which shoot great but just poke small holes through the deer.

I am going to order a box of them to test between our Illinois firearm seasons. I'll just stick with the SST's the first weekend (I know they will kill deer ). If the XTP's shoot well, I want to buy them in bulk. I found the 45 cal Hornady XTP-Mags at a local gun shop in 100 packs for about 30 bucks. What brand of sabots do I need to buy to match the ones that Hornady packs with theirs (the black ones)?

The other question is do the T/C XTP's perform as well as the Hornadys? I've seen a few positive posts about them, just not nearly as much as the Hornady brand.

rw