Originally Posted by
Breechplug
OK, just wanted more opinions. Sabotloader has talked me into trying the Speer Deep Curls and also mentioned the Lehigh's. Im willing to try another Bullet if it does a Better Job than the XTP's. But for me it wont be better in the way it Harvest Game for me as I never had a Problem with the XTP's, it will be a Better Bullet if it out does all the things the XTP does with better results. Im going to try them out Next Season and if they are what everyone say's they are then I'll switch.
(BP)
I'm in the same boat as you Breechplug. I've had 100% sucess with XTPs (when I do my part) I can't recal a single deer in 15 years of using them that I have lost and I have no clue as to how many deer I've killed with them. (we have very liberal bag limits in VA and TN) But at the same time, I don't doubt that there are better bullets out there. I just don't think that XTPs are as bad as some people make them out to be. If so, I would have lost A LOT of deer in my time.
That being said, this year I've hunted exclusivly with the Gold Dot. I have been able to see 0 (Zero) difference from the XTP as far as performance on deer. In fact, I've actually not been able to get as good of blood trails with the GD as I have w/XTPs. Some of that I will contribute to my shot placement on those deer (middle body) but the way some people talk, the GD and others are such a better bullet I should be seeing DRASTICALLY better performance from the XTPs. But I'm simply just not seeing that so far.