I’ve used 100gr NBTs and partitions, 120 NBTs, TSX and Cor-Lokts and Amax,129 SSTs, 140 NBTs, H interlocks and CorLokts. Everything died from in your face ranges to out there at 540 yards. Disappointments were the 120 Amax at about 30 yards and the Hornady SST and Interlock. The Amax had little penetration but I did shoot her in the shoulder so I could revisit it and pick a different shot. The SSTs and interlocks shed their cores which they will do but the four deer shot with them all shed their cores. This was 15 years ago though but I hear changes have been made to them so I will burn up the ones I have and retry them. The 100gr NBTs are mean little buggars and hold together very well with minimal recoil.
It’s funny that we all ask questions about bullets in various cartridges yet a lot of us in this thread, me included, kill deer with the 223 and I’ve used soft points on them and they have died also. Meh, it’s winter and I’m laid up so this is entertainment that’s better than TV.
