BarnesAddict....I don't think there is any doubt that a Barnes is considered a better bullet than a shockwave/sst.

But, just because someone somewhere had less than desired performance doesn't condemn the bullet to being bad overall. In fact, the general consensus is that they are pretty good bullets that typically perform well, and usually shoot very good.

IIRC, there was a good deal of conversation on those pics you posted in a thread last year or maybe it was longer ago. My opinon on that 2nd pic... I believe it had to be a dud load. I can't see how it could not do anything unless it was going really, really slow.