Not sure what your issue is with steel (nor I care :-)) Just saying, take a look at this steel slug I used for the 11 pointer I got few years back... shot and recovered with no damage to the round whatsoever. Since then I bought like 200 rounds, I hope it will last me for a while. Awesome stopping power, nothing like lead plus no fragmentation which is positive. I'm not criticizing, just sharing my experience....