Less recoil and kills them just as dead. Alway a winning combo for me.

Bullet placement in an Animal is probably the issue.

395 yards with these knocked over a Whitetail last year
and they performance as well at 20 yards

When you put two shots 1/4" apart through the lungs and there is almost no blood trail and the entrance and exit wounds can be plugged up with a pinky, there is a problem with the bullets.

You Shoot a Deer with a .22hornet Twice through the lungs it's going down within 80 yards

SHOOT The top of the front leg / Scapula TOP IT WILL Fold like A Dove

That doesn't mean its easy to track.

Tip them over

Like 2 poor mentioned I too have a soft spot for the .284 win then the .270 then the .30-06 , the .25-06 and .6mm are right in there as well .
Hornady interloc bullets are a favorite of mine also as are the Serria 140 gr bthp for the .270 which worked well on deer and buffalo .

Don't you shoot a 284?

330, I can shoot and all my guns can shoot so yes I know about bullet placement. The Hornady will go where I want them but once they're there they are junk. I'm glad you like them and I'll have a look if you want more you can have them. I refuse to shoot any Hornady product knowingly. Nothing but junk imo

When you put two shots 1/4" apart through the lungs and there is almost no blood trail and the entrance and exit wounds can be plugged up with a pinky, there is a problem with the bullets.
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I know this thread is about deer but I like to be prepared for a elk when I'm hunting deer and my experience is the Hornady do not penetrate. When I shoot elk I go thru the shoulders. Barnes works for this Hornady don't.

I know this thread is about deer but I like to be prepared for a elk when I'm hunting deer and my experience is the Hornady do not penetrate. When I shoot elk I go thru the shoulders. Barnes works for this Hornady don't. [/quote]

I'm only basing my experience on deer and Black bear so I understand where you are coming from.

The Barnes Vortex TSX FB 300gr. Copper bullet Was my Brown Bear guides Reccomendation in Alaska out of My 375 H & H

Deer And Elk are Apples to oranges.

50 yrs ago I was with a cousin when he shot a deer with a soft point out of a 30-30. The bullet hit a twig about 3/8" in diameter and stayed right on track and killed the deer. I was impressed. Maybe all calibers will do the same with the same bullet. ? Or could it be that the turdy turdy is slower and doesn't deflect as badly?

I do in a Browning BLR, Winchester mdl. 88