There are some pretty good videos on the internet of people shooting Gel with FMJ from a 223. In one the guys are quite surprised that the bullet enters center mass and exits the top after 6" of travel. I nice arc. No tubling, not fragmenting, etc. They keep after it trying to find one that will brerak apart ot tumble and not a single one does.
In some research papers on this subject there are a few pictures of 223 bullets bent "L" shaped. As they begain their trip up top there was enough force behind them to bend them in the middle.
In street shootings reported by the FBI FMJ and a few other rounds perform quit well at distances under 100 yards. Past that they were hit or miss.
There is a report that names the manufacture of the FMJ with the void at the tip, those that fragmented.
There are just so many things to consider with the 223 that it is no wonder people believe what they do about this round. An example would be shooting 40 gr bullets fast from a 1 in 7 twist barrel. These can come apart even before they hit anything about 10 yards down range.
Bullet construction and materials used, how was the lead core mixed, thickness of the jacket, quality of the bullet manufactured, distance, barrel twist, bullet speed, bones hit, etc. The 223 can be fickeled.