Have never used the bonded Shockwave bullet and can't speak to that one.

For many years i used the 250 grain Hornady SST bullet interchangeably with the 250 grain TC Shockwave. Those bullets have killed 25-30 deer and dozens of wild hogs for me.

The 250 grain Shockwave bullet sometimes failed to expand: At first i hardly noticed. Never lost an animal but thought it strange that the exit hole was the same size as the entry. Hogs and deer of like size that were hit in the same place with the 250 grain SST either did not have an exit or had a huge exit hole.

IMO: The soft tip of the SST causes the bullet to expand more reliably.

i stopped using the Shockwave bullet.