I have purchased a box of .452 300grain HP Gold Dots. These bullets are designed for a .454 Casual and a box of .452 250grain Gold Dots designed for the longColt 45. Why? if you read the literature they sound like they might be a great alternative to Nosler/Barnes....
Premium quality. Premium performance. Premium technology
Both core and jacket are notched for uniform expansion
Cavity tuned to the job
Pure copper jacket bonded to core
Jacket thickness very uniform
Alloyed core for barrier penetration without sacrificing expansion
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Square heel for accuracy
I am still stuck on the Nosler Partion concept for thick skinned Elk, but I am really thinking these Speers might wotk well on thin skinned Whitetail. If the propaganda is correct they should not do the "Blow-up" thing that can happen to other pistol bullets and they should not separate from the copper. Hornady has tried to alleviate this with their XTP Mags.
COST is always a factor for me becuase I think I shoot quite a bit and I am always looking for a bullet with performance andaccuracy over a wide range of conditions. Shooting Noslers or any other premium bullet a targets is too expensive.
Has anyone got any experiance with these Gold Dots? What are your thoughts?