A few questions occur to me on this matter.

If Barnes bullets won't obtuate at less than 45,000 psi, does that mean they might promote throat erosion from young gas?

Barnes's soft-metal, driving-band defence seems plausible - can anyone explain why that would not mitigate damage to rifles?

What is the empirical/observed evidence from the other side on monos causing damage?

Is anyone surprised that the softpoint/softpoint-substitute bullets gave higher pressures than the 'solids'? (A recent thread on NE seemed to establish that Woodleigh and other FMJ bullets generally give higher pressures than softpoints with the same amounts of powder.)

The table presented at least seems evenhanded in that it gives a free kick to Woodleigh softpoints over the Barnes TSX in both pressures and accuracy.

- Paul