I would use the cheapest soft points before I ever used Barnes or hammers
Why? I have not used the Hammers yet but see very good reports for them. I have used the Barnes TSX bullets in deer and large hogs and have had excellent penetration and gone through bones no matter the angle including Texas heart shots. This has been with the .223, .243, .280 and .30-06
I was looking forward to trying the Hammers in my .250 Savage and .375 JDJ Contender barrels but if you know something I don’t please let me know
Why in the world would anyone choose narrow pencil wound channels versus large wide wound channels.
If you want to poke narrow holes, use 100% copper. If you want devastating wound channels use a bullet like a eldm or berger.
People fret about penetration for no reason. But if you make azz shots a habit, maybe stick to whatever works for azz shots.
