The 200gr holds up ok but if you really want a tough FTX, choose the 325gr FTX made for 45/70 and 450 Marlin. I used 130gr BH209 load today and a torture test media including a 2 inch thick board in front of my usual media.
The bullet is still deep in a tunnel it made in the berm. After 16"+ of digging i gave up and the wet phone books had a whole the size of your fist. They have a good record on another board using smokeless and several BH209 kills too. Its beginning to be called the poor mans Barnes Original but it expands nicely at speeds the Barnes O wont expand reliably.
BTW i would advise you to verify this load is safe in your gun. It exceeds Westerns load data in charge and bullet weight. That much BH209 probably isnt needed but it shot extremely well in my NULA and better than my Extreme did with 120grs.
Last edited by Gm54-120; 08-25-2011 at 06:30 PM.