I am getting away from the XTP's I have been shooting as I am just not getting a blood trail. It had not been an issue in the past as I have been able to find the deer. Yesterday I lost a doe that I hit right in the shoulder and it could barely walk, dragging it's front leg. The thought that this could have been monster buck has me ready to switch. I shoot a 50 cal. Encore using 100 grains of pellets. On another forum everybody told me to switch from XTP's to shock waves but on here I see similar complaints from shock waves. I am shooting the 44 cal bullets with the green sabot.