I have used the 90gr gold dots out of a 6.8spc to take coyote, mule deer, antelope, and have seen one elk taken with the bullet.
The 90gr gold dot out of my rifle was going right at 2800 FPS. The furthest animal shot was at 250 yards.
Other than one coyote and a high shoulder shot on a mule deer doe at about 60 yards, none of the bullets exited. In the 6.8 it has a pretty low sectional density and the bullet mushrooms widely, even at low velocities, which is probably why it’s usually stopped in the animal.
Terminal performance wise, I haven’t been very impressed, at least in the 6.8. The bullet retains most of its weight and mushrooms very wide, but as mentioned above, does not have substantial penetration.
I’n my experience, it’s a slow killer with behind the shoulder shots, about like a monolithic bulllet, but without the bone crunching penetration.
