How about this logic: If for the conditions that I hunt (animal size, range, impact velocity, etc) premium bullets offer no advantage over standard cup and core bullets, why should I pay a premium for something I don't need?
By the same logic,my pickup runs fine on standard unleaded, why would I pay for higher octane gasoline.
That makes perfect sense. For me with elk I'd go with a premium vs cup and core because I'd rather prepare for the worst case shot. But if it were a smaller animal and not at a super high impact velocity, doesn't matter so much.
when I was a kid, I was hunting whitetail with my trusty M70 push feed .243 stoked with cheapo Sierra green box bullets, a combination that had never failed me. this particular day, I stumbled across a 450# black bear at spitting distance that I had to pound to the ground with said combination.
i had to reload in the middle of the rodeo, and I've been constantly looking for the 'best' not the 'cheapest' bullets since.
