[Smokey Joe]

Doyle--I've read reports of similar results as those you mention. Did anyone ever check the change (if any) in the bullet's terminal behavior, with a deformed/non-deformed tip? Just askin'.

Agree that damage to the BASE of a bullet will promptly wreck its accuracy. The cloud of gas emerging from the muzzle immediately behind the bullet, must be exactly symmetrical all the way around, or it knocks the bullet off course.

As for my own use, for now, I like the results with Accubonds for hunting, and do not plan to shop around. I don't happen to hunt grizzlies, AK brownies, or polar bears. (Although an Accubond out of a big magnum might work well there too, but that's outside my ken.)