I like them both. Both have their purposes. So it depends on what youn want to do. And what you want to shoot. I would not put a conical in my flint locks. Even if they do shoot well. It is just not what I want to do. But when I am looking for best performance then I always take a hard look at the heavy conicals. They wil flat get it done. And at distance farther than most any of us hunt. Tom.