SteveJewels

You do not find what Speer has posted on their website to be persuasive?

@Farmer Thanks for the pix. Very helpful. Exactly what I needed. The MW probably comes closest. As far as Gold Dots being plated, not buying it. LOL The copper jacket slows the expansion of the lead. A copper plated HP would expand as fast and as much as if it had no copper plating. Copper plating has no strength. This is from the Speer website, "Our original Gold Dot line remains a benchmark for both self-defense and duty use, and it’s earned the trust of law enforcement world-wide. It features a pressure-formed lead core that’s bonded to an extremely uniform jacket" Handy link to 9mm, 124gr Gold Dots on Speer website

You make the gun shoot what you want to shoot. HP's, expecially those with lage openings, tend to have feed problems. I want to have that worked out. Looked at the two bullets you linked to. Ogive looks the same to me. Both flat. That is why I asked the question. RNFP would be different.

I want to match Speer God Dot factory as that is what I carry. I want to match it for (potential) feed difficulty as well as recoil. FP = TC? I can match recoil impulse with powder speed and quantity.

The Speer Gold Dots I have are bonded so couldn't be plated. Do you have any Truncated Cones? Looking for 124gr. Thanks!

Not 'worst', but similar to GD's, yes. I was looking at the RMR Nukes. Can't tell definitavely from the pix what the HP size and ogive are like so thanks. Perhaps the RMR TC's? I prefer jacketed to plated.

@Farmer Thanks for the info on Silhouette. I have some for this. Those look like the bullets loaded in Speer Lawman which they load as a practice round for GD's. Yes, they are an excellent match load wise. I am looking for something that might be somewhat problematic feed wise. When I was shooting 45, any gun would feed ball. Most would feed HP's, depending on how large the opening was and the shape of the ogive. More than a few had problems feeding SWC's like the H&G 68's. When I say "proxy for GD's", what I am really looking for is a 124gr that is a proxy feed wise for the GD's. I will be shooting a Commander sized 1911. Thanks!

I have factory Gold Dots for carry and looking for a bullet that has similar feed characteristics for practice. 124gr, jacketed, relatively inexpensive. A TC bullet with the end diameter like the GD and a similar ogive would be great. Not really looking for a HP but that might have to do. RMR 124gr TC Matchwinners look like a possibility but I can't really get a good feel for the shape from the pic. The RMR MPR Nukes look pretty close to the GD but I 'm not sure I want to run HP's for practice... Thanks!