Between the GD and the XTP for your pistol ML rafsob, I'd have to give the nod to the GD. The XTP is an excellent bullet not to mention it's the only saboted bullet that will shoot out of my Renegade worth a damn, that GD will be perfectly suited to shoot out of that pistol length barrel for one, and the GD's tend to penetrate quite well and retain most, if not all, of their weight. I haven't tested expansion on either in quite some time but my memory seems to be telling me that the GD's had excellent reliability on expansion at a wider range of velocities. But it really boils down to which bullet shoots the most accurate from your pistol as either are quality deer slayers.