here is the reason i prefer not to use ballistic tips, on big game, even though they for all purposes they deliver all their energy. they fragment. so if you have 165 gr fragmenting its like the difference between a 1 oz load of bird shot at 100 yards or a 1 oz slug at 100 yards. so i want something that will hold together like a solid copper. now i my opinion there is a problem with solid copper. at short range they will pinhole in and pinhole out. this is why i choose to use soft point boat tails. yes they will pass through at short range but not before turning inside out and they don't frag as much as a ballistic tip. at range they still mushroom out delivering full energy. these are issues with most bullets and why i feel lighter rounds/calibers could be considered iffy and prefer bigger calibers with higher velocities, to make up for the short comings of the bullets in any given scenario.