For a good all round bullet, I love the Hornady''s. Weatherby factory loads them in their hyper magnums, and that was always a good enough recomendation for me to try them. I have never had one fail on deer,elk, moose or bear. Dunno about the gophers, though, because I never found the bullet after the hit! My 25 06 prefers the Hornadys over all of the rest.I use an awful pile of the Speer bullets, and like the way that they hold together at 3400 fps. The accuracy is outstanding. I have shot elk with the old Winchester 130 grain silvertip, loaded to 3500 fps, and they also performed flawlessly. I recovered one out of an elk, and it's weight was 94 grains. It expanded beautifully. Usually it was a complete pass through, so it was a real bonus to find one. I load the nosler partitions, and love them too. The only bullet that I do have issues with, is the Nosler ballistic tip. I have found it to be too fragile at the speeds that I send them to a target. They are one of the most accurate that I have loaded and shot, but they explode on deer sized game. I have never recovered a grand slam, but have always recovered whatever they hit. You will have to experiment with various bullet weights and manufacturers to determine which one that your toys like. YOU might like the particular bullet, but your toy might not. Good luck and have fun.