lf you really want to know how well a bullet is constructed you

are going to have to dissect one before you shoot it.. Best way

is to cut one in half lengthwise.. Put it in a small vise and slice it

with a jewelers saw. After cutting the copper jacket will often

fall away from the lead core.. The old SPEER half jackets were

notorious for jacket/core separation.. Some really tough bullets

are put together like a solder joint or fused together. Toughest

bullets l know of were the old NORMA 240gr steel jktd soft points.

l haven't dissected or cut an XTP. I can say they are the most

accurate pistol bullets out there. They are used almost exclusively

by my fellow IHMSA silhouette shooters in 41, 44, and 45 calibers @

200 Meters in SA revolvers and single shots..