I doubt that happens coming out of a 338 Lapua, Elite Hunters or the OTM tacticals. 250-300 grain bullets are going to penetrate. But I concur with the overarching basis of your opinion.
I believe the guys from Extreme Outer Limits use the Bergers out of 300s and 338s at long distance, and they appear to do the job. And I'm definitely not a "long range hunter", so I feel that I'll be covered. Otherwise, every other gun of mine eats Nosler Partitions, and Remington Core-Lokt bullets.