+1, Most guys don't shoot 30 rounds a year so a box of barnes bullets will last like 3 yrs for them.

As far as their BC, if your not shooting over 200yds you'd be very hard pressed to see a difference between a Barnes and say a Berger.

As most ballistic programs say that whitetail need 1000 to 1500lbs of kinetic energy to ethicly kill and most deer rifles easily get over that, is 100-200lbs more going to make a difference?
In my 280AI and a 140gr barnes and berger there is only 88lbs at 100yds and 155lbs at 200yds and .09" less drop at 200yds and .47" at 300yds with Bergers.

Plus you eliminate the chances of contaminating your hard earned vension with lead.