What I saw when my brother-in-law shot a deer with the first ballistic tips convinced me and every one who saw the results that they were no good for deer, that is they had fast expansion and wasted a lot of meat. The bullets needed ‘toughening up’ - we all felt this way. No one in our hunting group used ballistic tips for a very long time after that.
Now, if my brother-in-law had shot that deer in the ribs we probably would not have ‘whined’ regarding their performance.
I’m glad they’ve improved the bullet. I’ll try them someday.
Our experience may have been unique, I don’t think so.
