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Well, I'm not so sure. In my 44 mag, I have tried the Gold Dots and was not impressed with inconsistent weights of the individual bullets. The 210 grainers varried as much as 4-5 grains. They shot okay but the weight variance bothers me. I have a TC encore chambered in 280 Rem and have tried Barnes and Sierra an found both to be quality bullets. Trying to give Speer another chance, I ordered the 130 gr Hot Cor's. I started weighing some and again found them to have about a 2 grain variance. Now, I know I'm getting nit picky but I think that they should be a bit more consistent. Also, I believe that the lead core is poured in to the jacket which I have read is both their claim to fame as well as their downfall. I found quite a few comments saying Speer is the king of jacket core separation. I'm not really worried about the bullet's ability to take down a deer as much as frags in the meat. I have them so, I'm going to bench test them. However, I would like to hear some reviews from my trusted TFL members. Not really limiting this to my two calibers, just an overall opinion of Speer Hot Cor bullets.