nice photo, but what it does not capture is the rotational damage caused by the Barnes petals. Lead core bullets, as shown, act in tissue like a boat prop fouled with weeds.
The Barnes like a clean prop running in open water.

Although the bullet may be smaller at the end, the hydraulic displacement is greater.

Even from a 7mm08, that TTSX would not be going that slow until 400 yards. Launched from a 7 mag would push that to 500. Even at that range, it would kill, and perhaps more important, at 75 yards it would still punch through bones and not smear off or come apart.

They are all good bullets but note how much premium ammo is loaded today with mono-metal bullets. Very few are shot in lead free zones.

Live game is not wet newsprint which resembles a paunch full of browse. Put a fresh hide on the "in side", layer that newsprint with some fresh big beef bones and see how ugly it can get. Lead cores smear and come apart. Only Barnes, copies of them and Nosler Partitions will keep on tickin'.

For soft skinned game, at 200 yards or less, once you get to 40 caliber, a heavy, hard cast lead bullet works as well as a fancy jacketed small one.

80 gr TTSX from a 25-06 30" bbl starting at 3997 fps

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450/400 395 gr starting @2000 fps (100 yds)

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Both filled the freezer.