I won't question the Outfitters sanity because I know him well enough. He probably intended to do just that (blast away) but that bullet acted like a grenade and said bear dropped and didn't twitch.
Stubblejumper, don't take offense to this, but this is my opinion. A hunting rifle intended for game larger than a whitetail, especially a custom job, that does not shoot bullets that are suitable for hunting is not worth the powder to blow it up. I have personally experienced this and I won't tolerate it anymore. It really isn't necessary. On top of it all, it isn't that hard to do, as I have seen some bonified hack jobs that shot suprisingly well with "inaccurate premium" bullets.
Chuck
P.S. Is Winchester going to offer their component failsafes with Lubolox again.
