When push came to shove, I opted for alloying to achieve hardness rather than HT'ing. HT'ing is certainly viable, and to be recommended in general. I felt that there were too many variables in play to get repeatable results from one batch to the next, or even between the beginning and end of one batch, ie: melt vs. quench temps, oven temps & heat soak times, etc., etc. Then I wised up to the fact that less velocity, softer alloys, and stricter attention to bullet design and fit equaled better accuracy on paper and animals that were killed more cleanly.
Thanks for all the replies! This is the answer I was looking for though.
