Originally Posted by
pluckit
When you hit a deer with a Hornady XTP, it's not going to care if the core separates from the jacket, believe me! And neither will you.
Well, I totaly disagree with that... I care, I have shot more than a couple of ani,als with them (Hornady XTP's) and when they separte sure the animal is dead if you do your part - but in some instances - the animal does not really know that it is dead and heads for someplace other than where it was shot. I would by far rather shoot a bullet that remains together and causes the hydrostatic & tramatic shock that it should.
You judge... this bullet that was a pass through on an Elk..
This one a pass through on a deer
These bullets that were torture test to make them fail...
Or these that were tested also...
