I would'nt use the ballistic tip if every shot was in the same hole! I lost the biggest coues buck I have ever seen to BT's. I know lots of people that have killed lots of animals with BT's but I also have heard plenty of horror stories since my experience. I have hunted coues deer now for 18+ years and that buck is still the largest that I have ever seen and that experience still gives me nightmares. I shoot a .257whthrby and prefer the tsx or ttsx (I havent had any luck yet getting the vld to group). I would rather take the chance of blowing clean through a deer with not as much expansion, than risk not penetrating because of too much. Just my two cents.