Winchester markets the Super-X Power-Point for whitetail and other big game. The 165-grain Power-Point is a traditional soft point: a lead core in a copper jacket, with lead showing at the nose and no polymer tip. This .30-06 load leaves the muzzle at 2,800 fps with 2,872 ft-lbs of energy.

Compared with Remington's Core-Lokt PSP 165, the Power-Point is the same load on paper. Both leave the muzzle at the same speed with the same energy, both are plain soft points without a tip, and both kick the same in the same rifle. Compared with Federal's Fusion 150-grain, the Power-Point trades speed for bullet weight. The Fusion 150 leaves the muzzle 100 fps faster and kicks about 14 percent less in the same rifle, while the Power-Point starts with 71 ft-lbs more energy.

Buy the Power-Point if you want a traditional 165-grain soft point for whitetail and other big game, which is what Winchester makes it for. Pick Remington's Core-Lokt Tipped 165 if you want a polymer-tipped bullet at the same weight; it leaves the muzzle 20 fps faster and kicks the same. Pick Federal's Fusion 165 if you want a bonded soft point, where the jacket is bonded to the core; it starts 10 fps slower. Pick the Fusion 150 if lighter recoil matters more to you than bullet weight. For target shooting between seasons, Hornady's Vintage Match 168-grain ELD Match is a match load that kicks the same in the same rifle and leaves the muzzle 90 fps slower.