Thanks Bob, I was thinking someone else besides DM also had killed a cat that posted in a thread on AR in the past few years, could not locate it but do recall it was a Taurus and he used 170s (though handloads) at a mild 1100-1200 range.
No matter. Good info on the Gold Dots, read a good review on them in 357 for rifles in 158gr for larger game. Looks like the 210 JSP are fine for deer.
Any idea on how the XTPs penetrate/retain.
Thanks again.