I guess we can guess who wrote this one:
Just as there are endless debates about rifle models and calibers, so are there many discussions about bullets. In a lifetime of hunting, I've basically used four types of bullets for bears: Nosler's Partition, Winchester's Silvertip, Remington's Core-Lokt and Federal's Trophy Bonded Bear Claw. None has failed me when I placed it where it had to go. Of the four, the Core-Lokt has accounted for more than half the bears I've shot
I don't doubt this, and I don't doubt that toad and others have seen examples of bullets not doing what they're supposed to do. Human nature being what it is, when you see it with your own eyes, it leaves an impression. I had a friend show me a recovered TTSX from a big bull shot at 60 yards. It killed the bull because he drilled it through the heart, but the bullet looked like it was new, minus the tip.
That was enough to give me pause, but it doesn't mean the TTSX isn't a good bullet for elk.
