I've shot them with 165 grain Nosler Ballistic tips out of a .30-06. The bullets are always under the far side skin perfectly mushroomed. Shots were 25 yards. You sure don't need premium bullets. I have shot a ton of elk with this same load. Never a dull moment, dead right now, no tracking and no bull has taken a step. Bullets are always found under the off side skin. You can expect the partitions and TSX's to zip right through with very little reaction from the animal in my experience. Yes, they die, but they do tend to go a ways. A 165 or 180 ballistic tip will turn the insides to jelly. The hydrostatic shock of ballistic tips with slower rounds on big critters is phenominal. Flinch
