I' ve used ballistics tips for years. The only place I' ve run into problems is the smaller calibers like the .243. The small calibers don' t seem to have enough umph to get them in the deer before they do their thing. I' ve killed tons of deer with ballistic tips out of my 7mm mag. One reason I use it is the accuracy. I practice out to 400 yards with excellent results. I reload and simply can' t find another bullet as accurate as the nosler ballistic tip.