My experience with AB's is that they're unreliable and waste too much meat. I've killed 1 elk and several deer with 180's in a 300 WSM. I hit the elk twice at about 300 yds, both times in the shoulder but without hitting any long bones. One of them blew up. I later found the core in the heart. Most of the shoulder was wasted. All 3 deer, all between 200 & 300 yds, have been blown apart.
I can kill game just as well with any number of better bullets and without the waste. Some guys think just killing an animal is the goal, but I disagree. Why kill it and have to leave it for the coyotes? Use a bullet what will kill cleanly without the massive waste.
