Combineman,
The Ballistic Tips have gone through several "generations." What was true ten years ago was wrong five years ago. A person who found the BTs to be "soft" five years ago would not find it so today. The BTs of today work very well.
It is a good idea to NOT hit a big game animal with a terminal velocity exceeding 3,000 fps with a Ballistic Tip, but if a critter is that close, I'll head or neck shoot him anyway.
Karen and I harvested this years four antelope at 306, 321, 322 and 359 yards. This is pretty typical of our prairie ranges on goats.
Antelope have the reputation of being easy to kill.....just ask anyone who hasn't killed a dozen or so <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Those of us who have shot a bunch of them surely know that they are tough little critters and we need to really get their attention with a bullet.
Actually, the Speer 100-grain is a heck of a bullet. For some reason, the Speer doesn't have the reputation among hunters, but they are excellent game-getters.
Steve
