Am I overthinking bullet construction?
Yes, you are overthinking it.
I posted this earlier in the post. Need to change it to "we are overthinking it"
I have not shot/witnessed as many critters being shot as some on here. But after seeing and putting hundreds of critters in the freezer. I can honestly say I have never lost an animal due to bullet construction. Every issue has been attributed to less than optimum shot placement.
I have some interesting anecdotes that made me go hmmm. But they are examples of one.
I prefer mono's for reasons stated earlier, but I have certainly taken and seen plenty tagged with standard bullets.
Self admittedly, my only lack of experience would be using Berger's, Scenars, hollow point type etc. I acknowledge they work. But I have zero interest using them on big game.