I have seen that several times with NP's, but it is out of the ordinary. I suspect that the little bit of front core stays pretty much attached to the rest of the bullet until stopped by the offside hide. I've also found a bunch of jackets and cores together in much the same way with conventional cup-and-core bullets.

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