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The solid copper bullets are making almost everything we think of in bullet selection obsolete. They are expensive, and not really needed in most cases. For deer hunting with most standard calibers they are simply not needed, unless required by law.
What they have done is take cartridges that might be a little on the light side for larger game and made them more than acceptable. Since they are lighter than lead they will be longer for the same bullet weight. Since they are solid there is no jacket to separate from the core.
The trick is to go down in bullet weight and push them really fast. You get a flat shooting hollowpoint bullet that expands well and still penetrates much farther than conventional bullets of the same weight.
For example a 130 grain solid copper Barnes bullet can be loaded to almost 3200fps in a 30-06. They shoot as flat as a 300 win mag with 180 grain bullets and will equal them in penetration. But without the recoil.
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