Originally Posted by MontanaMan
Not to rain on your parade, but that bullet does not expand much or as reliably, & is surely not in the same league as HST's & God Dots in that respect. The 185 is even worse.

The penetrate because they don't expand similar to the above, might just as well shoot hardball, IMO, YMMV.

Here's a series of pretty good relative test on numerous different cartridges & bullets, for reference.

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BAllistic & Ammo Tests


My experience differs. The XTP works fine when driven hard. My 185gr at 1100+fps open up, penetrate more than the FBI wants, and stay together.
But they need to be driven hard - not mangina speeds.