Nah, no blaspheming here, gosh dammit. smirk

Generally, I do prefer cast bullets for a hunting round. My experience is waaay less than lots of you gents - Minnesota whitetails and smaller.

Any discussion on generic 'expanding bullets' isn't likely to solve much. One guy will be hunting rabbits and the next guy will be hunting blue whales. An expanding bullet's failure to exit or expand could actually be the failure of the shooter to select the correct bullet, or even the wrong handgun. There are too many variables. Still, an expanding bullet that did its job will make a bigger mess than a cast bullet that did its job.

Cast bullets level the playing field and take out a lot of the guesswork. They're a prime example of the KISS principle.


Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense.
Robert Frost