G.L.Herter's hyperbole not withstanding, their ammo and cartridge cases were very good. There is lots of speculation about who made the stuff for them; it's safe to say that it's mostly Scandanavian in origin. I grab the stuff whenever I stumble onto it. If I had 3 boxes of Herter's ammo made in '65, I would shoot it- but that's me and I certainly wouldn't presume it's safe to fire from an Internet chat!
The banana peel bullet reference concerns the way the jacket peels back on impact. Pretty much what one would expect from any expanding bullet.
George Leonard Herter was certainly not one to mince words when coming up with descriptions for his wares. It was part of the Herter's allure- the fun of reading the ad copy in the catalogs.
