My experience is that in the more commonly available calibers, there are much better choices, i.e. 9mm, .40,.45ACP. However, I believe that in calibers like the .357, it covers a niche between the 125 and the 158s, and it does it well. If Speer could produce a Gold Dot of about 140-145 grains at 1300fps, I believe it would have a winner.

I am still working on a case of .357 Silvertips I was given last year. They are excellent rounds, but were stored poorly and have some corrosion on most of the rounds. I think I managed to put together less than 100 pristine rounds out of the whole case.