Those old early 90’s ballistic tips were not exactly the best bullet out there. What a mess they would sometimes make on animals as small as pronghorn. I can’t say I ever saw them fail to penetrate a doe antelope’s shoulder, but based on what I did see of them, .277” and .308” specifically, at hyper velocity I wouldn’t totally discount the possibility.
FWIW, I have seen 6.5mm bergers blow up on elk shoulders without penetrating, but I am half convinced it was my particular rifle that made them fail.
