IMHO, only if your shooting long distance on a regular basis. for the vast majority of people who hunt with a muzzle loader that rarely shoot past 100 yds, the .250 gold dot/deep curl/XTP and even the Scopion pt golds are fine choices.a person can even shoot cheaper than that if they have a rifle that will shoot full bore lead conicals. which can be had for $28.00 per 100 and even cheaper, if you cast your own. properly sized lead conicals shot from a Knight for example can be as accurate as any saboted bullets and a bunch of fun.Ray