Hornady FPB bullets have a front hollowpoint, but have a lead alloy rear section so, they are kind of the Nosler partition for the muzzy: front that mushrooms reliably and rear section that hangs together better. AND they are $10 cheaper per 15! I shot a cow elk at a severe uphill angle and hit the bone just above the elbow with an FPB. It held together and broke the bone and took out the heart. I have zero doubt if I had used the aerolite for that shot, she would have had a broken bone, there would have been a huge entrance hole, but not enough of the bullet would have entered the chest, and I would never have recovered her.

That said, they have a major design flaw when it comes to a lot of CVA rifles: they are too big! They need to come out with a smaller sized bullet for the small bore guns like CVA. In fact, those with CVAs should contact them and request that they do just that. Even thought I don't own a CVA muzzy, I just emailed them with that suggestion. I used powerbelts for about 15 years, but after trying the 350 gr FPB (and killing 4 elk with them), I would never go back

For those rifles there are still better choices than the aerolite for elk sized game. I would use a 460 gr No excuse or bullshop before I ever tried the aerolite. Again, reliable bullet and MUCH cheaper.

There is one time when I would probably pick the aerolite hands down: Shooting at paper! There is no question they are accurate.