Starting in the mid 80s I loaded a mess of 150gr Hot Cors for myself and a cousin, both in 30-06. Good accuracy, excellent results on whitetails. Figure between the two of us, a minimum of two dozen dead deer with that bullet. Also later loaded some of his ammo with the 165gr version when I ran out of the 150s, same results.
Didn't use any for several years, then killed my doe last season with a 1942 vintage US Rem (pretty much original military) and one 150gr Hot Cor. Appears they still work fairly well in a 30-06. They are one of the best "inexpensive" bullets around, in my opinion.
Also killed a few deer with the 8x57 and the 150gr Hot Cor, but switched to a 150gr Sierra, then the 125gr Hornady. The 150gr 8mm Hot Cors were a tad too tough in my experiences, never got much expansion with them in my 8x57 loads.
