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5. More than one (not you) refuses to address the issue of performance when deep penetration is needed, as with the buck I shot in 2007. (It could just as easily have been an elk.) Some refuse to admit the situation is a valid concern, others just refuse to address the issue at all.
Since no one else really addressed it, in that situation, ie. a deer turning at the shot that puts the bullet "low in the right ham", a Berger would completely destroy the femur and most likely the spine, immobilizing the deer and allowing for another shot. I've had and/or taken raking shots (whether entrances or exits) through the femur/pelvic bones of several deer with several different bullets and calibers. TSX's, Ballistic-Tips, AMAX's, Partitions, SMK's... If I had to take a hole shot on a deer going away, I would much rather have a Berger or other rapidly expanding/fragmenting bullet then a TSX or other "tough" bullet. I've seen the results from both and I'll take the Berger...
