We always have this discussion about .223 bullets and penetration, killing power, terminal performance, etc.

http://www.gunsandhunting.com/Bullethitsbone.html

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In this article, Richard Mann tests various bullets and shows that a 60g NP from a .223 Remington actually outpenetrated a 200g North Fork from a .358 Winchester and a 150g Sierra Pro Hunter from a .308 Winchester.

I would argue that a monolithic copper bullet such as a X/TSX/XLC or GS Custom would penetrate deeper that a NP so this argument is even more moot.