I'm a real fan of North Forks. Two 300 grain NF soft points (not even the stronger cup point) I recovered from a buffalo were perfectly mushroomed and weighed in excess of 290 grains. One had broken the buff's spine and I could not tell the difference between it and another that had penetrated an impala stem to stern. I used their solids on elephant, hippo, and follow ons for buffalo.
As for shooting cats in the head, the chest is a much easier target and skull measurements are how trophies are judged. Besides, the skulls look cool if they're not blown to bits.
