WAM,
Yep, the excellent Fail Safe essentially disappeared because it was far more expensive than the Barnes TSX. Hard to sell even an excellent bullet when a less expensive one will do essentially the same things.
Though I do know a few people who firmly believe the more a bullet costs, the better it works. Also used to have a brother-in-law who worked in the Bakken oilfields during the initial boom around 1980. He would actually shop until he found the same shirts (or whatever) at the highest price, so he could brag about how much he spent on 'em.
