I am sorry but I disagree with most regarding the Barnes X-bullet.

The X gets its penetration capabilities from having a relatively small surface area after expansion. When you have a big critter you want to put down quickly you want to do as much damage as possible to both shock the animal and cause rapid blood loss. "Penetration" - while highly advocated by some - is not the end-all and be-all of bullet performance.

The Nosler Partition is probably the most versatile bullet ever designed.. The soft nose opens very wide and very quickly and dumps an enormous amount of energy instantly into the animal. After this energy dump the nose will shear off - as it is designed to do - and the rear core will dig deep and usually exit.

The 220 RN bullets are designed to open fully at a low velocities. At modest velocities like found in factory 30-06 ammo it works well but is in my opinion not as capable as the 180 or 200 grain Partition.

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