Yeah, the Gold Dots look like fricken ash trays, huge cavity. Ensures reliable expansion. You should have kept those if they function in your pistol, they are a great defensive round. They penetrate plenty on a human. Although, some 1911 guys reported feed issues with them due to the huge cavity not playing nice with the feed ramp and/or chamber. Golden Sabers feed in pretty much anything due to their more rounded profile.

I don't get why Golden Sabers are priced as high as they are. A box of 25 of those is almost the same price as 50 rds of other premium JHPs (Ranger T, Federal HST, etc) at the gun shows here. Damn near $1/rd for the GS, maybe $.80, and others are $.50-60. Makes a difference when you need to fire 100-200 through a pistol to confirm reliable function before using it as carry ammo. I scored a nice price on 230gr Fed HST last year and bought a bunch, so that's what I keep in the G36.