arcticap

Thanks for the info about the Bleed bullet and who makes it.
It's interesting that Berry's is not offering that same Bleed bullet - sabot combo on their own website.

Also, the photo of the Berry's Blue Diamond bullets do not look the exact same as the Traditions Smackdown Bullet on the muzzle-loaders.com website.
Perhaps they are plated, but have another forming process involved in their construction as they look different than the Blue Diamonds.

I suppose that it's possible that a plated bullet can have a thicker copper plate than a jacketed bullet, although not usually,
And there can be a difference in the hardness of the lead used as well.
Perhaps an inquiry can be made to Traditions to determine if the Smackdown bullets are indeed plated as the Blue Diamonds.

Right off the bat, it's clear that the color of the plastic tips are different and Traditions is using a different name than Blue Diamond which is probably also a trademark.
One of the Smackdown bullets has a more angular nose section, and the other has a black wash color.
I can only be certain that the proprietary Berry's sabot is the same.

One question would be, if the Traditions bullets were plated as the Berry's are said to be, is it possible that a heavily plated bullet of harder lead
could be as tough and effective on large game as a jacketed bullet that's made from a softer lead, considering the addition of the plastic tip?

Even bullet jackets aren't always the same thickness and lead hardness can vary.
And could those be factors why the name of the Traditions bullets are not named Blue Diamond, but Smackdown XR and Carnivore instead?