Desert Fox
The Nosler Partition and the Barnes X are on the same side in the battle for the best bullets...
I have used the Nosler Partitions for forty+ years...
These last few years, I have switched to the Barnes Triple X because it retains 99-100% of original mass.
The Nosler retains about 65-75%.
Which one do you think will be
more certain to pass through a large and/or more difficult to kill big game animal like Elk, Hogs, Moose, Bear and large Mule deer...
I have
seen a big bull elk run about 400 yards into a stand of trees after being hit quite well with a .338 Win Mag. If I hadn't been up on high ground the hunter would probably not have found his bull... I was able to
point him the way from my vantage
point...
Hmmmmmm,
Pointer 
I have
read of a cow elk that ran off about 200+ yards into a stand of trees... with
two .270 Win slugs in her.
The hunter was an experienced local Montana man and was attacked and killed by a She-Grizzly while he was gutting the cow...
You will not be sorry if you use the Federal Vital-Shok.
Federal teamed up with Barnes to make this exclusive cartridge for a very good reason...
A cheaper way to solve your problem is the new Fusion bullet... Great retention of 80 - 90%.
The reason you've heard more from the Nosler is that it's been more widely available...until now.
The Brand new
MRX Bullet is the epitomy of game bullets... for now it will be a little difficult to come by... but, next year it should be available in several popular calibers.
