IIRC, Peter Capstick advocated the use of solids on all game, not just pachyderms, and kept Kynoch solids in his 470 Evans double rifle which he so famously wrote about. In one article he described the effect of a solid hitting and displacing bone, causing further damage. I reckon Capstick was a fabulous shot with decades of experience and could probably use a shoulder as an aiming point on thin skinned game for the collateral damage effect. He also used a proven cartridge with a large cross section and 5000 ft-lbs muzzle energy. I believe the ballistic performance of the 470 NE was the design objective for Winchester in the development of the 458.
For myself, I have used Hornady SP and Nosler ballistic tip bullets for deer hunting and Partitions for elk/moose with good results in many years of hunting. I am disinclined to take very long shots, which for me is anything much beyond 6-8 inches holdover of point blank range, about 375 yards give or take with what I shoot (270, 300 Win Mag). Most animals I have killed have been 100 - 200 yards distant. A good friend of mine experimented with mono metal bullets for a few years and had indifferent results. From what I've seen i can't justify the use of a thin skinned bullet such as the Berger for my hunting style.
Dave.
