Check out Roze distribution. They have great prices on jacketed and hollow points and their great quality. I shot 5k of them last season from open gun and found them to be very accurate.
I went from a plastic grip svi to a all steel caspian and I definitely prefer the steel. It feels like the weight of the gun is in your hand VS on top of your hand. But, that is no small chunk of change to commit to an unknown factor for you. I suggest trying out someone else's before dolling out the $'s.