Based on my experiences in the woods, I'd feel equally comfortable with a 165gr cup/core or a 130gr TTSX. Both seem to yield rather impressive results on deer and hogs at reasonable ranges. Can't say I've ever seen a "failure" there with 150-168gr conventional softpoints, or their tipped versions, and that would be a lot of animals shot over the last 25 years. I have seen a lot of good exit holes, easy blood trails, and not-too-shot-up meat.
For further distances, the Scenar shoots well and offers good ballistics. I'd also not be afraid of the A-Max / ELD, but I'd not pick them for up close.
