On deer-sized game? The effects of one over the other is going to be negligible. The difference is going to be in the BC, and that is only going to manifest itself at considerable distance. At normal deer hunting ranges, bullet shape will be an insignificant factor. If all things could be held to be equal, both rounds would do their job equally well.
My 35 Whelen whitetail load was a Rem 200 grain PSPCL, and I switched to a SPCL after having a less-than-stellar performance on the first deer I hit. This may seem a bit hypocritical, but the folks here on the 'Fire that pointed me towards the rounded-nosed version of the same bullet said the 200 grain PSPCL's had a stiffer jacket than the SPCL. I switched and have not had a problem since.
