Whoa, there Ky and AZ, if you read RO's post CAREFULLY, he does NOT state that JB's posts are invalid, he simply, posted an ASIDE, that HE prefers ...controlled expansion... and WHY, in HIS area.

Now, no doubt both of you have far more B.C. hunting experience than RO does, I do or even both of us together, but, could it be remotely possible that he MIGHT be capable of forming an opinion for HIS use based on his experiences where he lives/hunts?

The fact is, that a controlled expansion bullet IS preferable in B.C. hunting and I suspect that, if you read JB's story of his B.C. hunt, you will find that such is what HE chose, as well.

To post that another is an ...armchair... hunter here is rather detrimental to the flow of honest opinion and information, IMO; it does not benefit any among us.