I much prefer the Etips performance on lower velocity impacts....My wife has killed 2 elk and 2 deer in her 7-08 the past 2 years shooting the 140 Etip at a very pedestrian 2675 MV. All her kills were over 300 yards and I was very, very impressed at the wound channels and critter reaction with an impact under 2200...
All died within 30 yards with massive blood loss...
I'll just say I've not experienced the same results with Barnes...
Ive not experienced good blood trails with Barnes, but I put that down to stunt shooting with centerfire .22s...I haven't experienced good blood trails with ANY bullet in the .22s
That all being said the longest trail Ive had in score of kills with the little Barnes was 50 yards. Im sure the E-tips would provide about the same performance, but again I haven't tried them because Im so satisfied with the Barnes. ( A real stretch for me cause Im always fooling with something new....)
