I've only shot 2 bull elk and 1/2 doz deer with 180 NPT's in handloads for 2 different 300 Win Mags mv of 3000+ fps never had a problem with them "coming apart". Having said that I now also have 250 200 gr NPT's from SPS to use and work up a load for my 300 Wins and 30-06's can't imagine for Alaskan hunting that there could be a 1 load does all, that would be better than the 200 NPT in a 300 Mag. just my 2 cts worth . MB
Interesting. Coming apart may have been bad wording, but full front end totally gone. No close shots, generally 75 to 125 on the distances I played with it. The main point is if a small whitetail can stop that bullet then I dont' want to use it on bigger game.
Heck I've driven 950 fps or so 194 lehighs lengthwise through deer for tests at same distances. goes either all the way through or caught by hide...
I think it was smart to move to 200s for you.
Smarter is mono by far in my opinion, but you know what you paid for that. LOL
