Years ago, the XTP was my go-to for about everything. Zero failures that I can recall. I killed a pile of animals with the XTP out of a muzzleloader as well - including a Wyoming mule deer at 216 yards. The buck never even had a thought of taking another step. My problem with them is that I'm a mental head-case. I trust others reviews especially many on here who are far more experienced than I am with a handgun. So when I start reading reviews of inconsistency, I tend to shy away.

I did however, have a failure with Hornady brass recently out of my 460. It split completely in half on a load that wasn't above book max. That entire batch of brand new brass went straight into the trash. That experience doesn't help my faith in their other products for sure.

I think James summed it up perfectly, in that most failures are most likely due to a bad hit. Whether it was hunter error or not, bad hits happen. I love A-frames, but they too are capable of losing an animal...