8MM,

This is the reason I haven't changed my loads over the years. They plain and simply work, but I'm concerned that they have a better chance to fail since they come apart. I guess it's just indesirable to me and I want to change it. I have a hard time believing that a bullet that retains most of it's weight would not perform better....but I don't know for sure. Call it peace of mind. I used to shoot a lot of deer in the neck(whether anyone agrees with this shot or not doesn't really matter at this point) but I find myself choosing the 'softer' target area behind the shoulder because I'm concerned about my bullet not being able to do the job. Since I have only 10 or so rounds left from the original 100 I loaded a few years ago I figured I'd change to a 'more reliable' bullet....I do realize though that my Sierra's were getting the job done, but took confidence out of my shooting. I guess I just said all that to say I lack confidence in the bullet and want to change it.