It was fun to do this test and a pleasure to talk to find people interested in this. Believe me when I say my friends and family are completely uninterested. I can actually hear crickets chirping when I bring it up!
The Hornady's are thin jacketed enough that the jacket can split releasing the core. Thy usually do fairly well though. The Woodleigh can also suffer a jacket split but the core still stays attached so weight retention is guaranteed. The A-Frame seems absolutely reliable but doesn't shoot as well as the Woodleigh, which is the most accurate bullet in my rifle as well.
I have found by throttling down the speed on the Hornady 200 FN's to 2400fps I have them shooting about 2 inches higher than the Woodleighs. I think I'll use these two loads and practice and caribou hunt with the cheaper Hornady FN's and use the 250's at 2250 for Moose and Bison.
