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I thought about that too, its one of the reasons I have not ordered any of the 325 gr yet. The 300gr Gold Dot not only has much the same BC the fact that its 25 gr lighter will make at least a small difference in velocity.
And those thoughts and the possible numbers were my thoughts also... + the fact that I know that the Gold Dot will stay together (bonded)... the lead will not go one direction and the copper another. I THINK i saw multiple ogrives(sp) around the bullets which might aid in keeping the Hornady together - I think they call it 'interlock'
I did order a 100 of the 300 gr if there structure is as advertised [and Hornady is one of the more reliable companies] and they are as accurate as the SW I am hoping that they will give a bit more expansion and still get plenty of penetration. I am a little concerned about some people have a problem with the new SW, I have a hundred or so of the old ones but I heard they quit making them
Are not these new Hornady bullet a 'flex tip'??? Well I guess they must be if thay are labeled FTX's... But I think you are referring to the post over on MM by Grouse and others that the flex tip SST and not near as good as the older solid tips....
Now that I think of it I have some and have shot some... I bought a couple boxes for my model 94 30-30 - flex tipped bullets to keep from setting the next one on the tube off. They shot really well from the old 94 and they worked well on paper but i have not shot anything else including an animal with them...