This is a great thread. Thanks for all the effort kman! (I've done a bit of testing as well myself so I know how much trouble - and fun- it can be!)

I would add a few comments of my own regarding some of the comments made earlier in the thread. One is that bullets which "shed" when contacting heavy bone need not be dismissed outright since heavy joint bone really is about the worst case scenario. On the flip side, knowing what a bullet also does way out yonder- or conditions which simulate same, are also a very good idea. Granted, there are people who hunt in some rather controlled conditions perhaps, but I don't happen to know any of them.

I happen to like them which work in all-purpose modes the best.


Sometimes, the air you 'let in'matters less than the air you 'let out'.