RE: Ballistic tip toughness. Any BT today is plenty tough for deer size game save the varmint ones which are only made in 25 caliber and lower and not in traditional hunting weight bullets. The BT's with heavy jackets are almost too tough for standard cartridges and work excellent on elk even out of magnum cartridges. The heavy jacket versions are the toughest non bonded cup and core made.
It appears they've gone from one extreme to the other.
I guess "too tough" would depend on caliber, bullet weight and speed. Seems there can be some variation from bullet to bullet.
DF
