What makes Barnes monos the best

[Treeman]

How many sub-optimal shots do the average hunter make? I refer specifically to badly placed shots. Would the Barnes bullet make a difference in such shots? I doubt it, which is why I would not reccomend them for the average hunter.

To compare it to vehicles: is the general driver  able to get enough extra performance out of a vehicle to justify a pair of Pirelli tyres? I guess not.

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I would much prefer lead core for forgiveness when shooting a bad shot. Mono is for intentionally taking less than optimal shots, like a PH would have to do on occasion.

[Newton]

YoH!!!! You are trying to push me down a very deep rabbit hole, that is likely to lead me to divorce!!!!
Out of curiosity, how much does all that equipment work out in cost?

Here is a follow through tutorial on how to make .224 bullets for your .223 Rem
There are nine 9 parts to the tutorial

This was some time ago so I expect there are a lot more updates and upgrades
Core bonded as well as ballistic tips
There are a lot of options and variations ( as explained )

There could be a monetary recovery aspect as well