Originally Posted by Mule Deer
One thing I suspect, after seeing quite a few on the ground, is that smaller-diameter bullets of the "petal" type (whether the Combined Technology Fail Safe, Barnes X, Nosler E-Tip or Hornady GMX) penetrate the off-side hide somewhat better, because the mushroom isn't nearly as as large. As an example, on my last nilgai hunt a couple years ago saw the .30 caliber 150 Hornady GMX completely penetrate one big bull broadside, leaving a nice blood trail--which really wasn't needed. Also saw the same thing with more than one .270 Fail Safe during a hunt a number years ago, when a dozen bulls were taken with .270 WSM's.


Nilgai are exactly what proved to me that the Barnes was head and shoulders above anything else in overall all types of performance, and I saw a fair amount shot pre and post barnes.

Its why i trust them for anything.

Not that other stuff doesn't work....

We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....