I've hunted with ballistic tips exclusively when gun hunting the last 6 years. I hunt in very thick woods as well as green fields and have yet to lose a deer with them. As a matter of fact I have yet to recover a bullet. The bullets did massive damage to heart and lungs and on neck shots it drops em like a rock. I load them for .270, .308 and 30-30. The 30-30 is shot out of a 16" contender. I have hit shoulder bone and had the bullet blow out both shoulders and the heart lung shot destroys tissue. It is a good performing bullet for deer. I don't use this bullet for elk or bear because it opens too fast. For heavier animals I use Nosler Partitions. I've had good luck and good accuracy with these bullets, so if it ain't broke don't fix it.

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