What medium were you shooting into?

I also see that you have an expanded bullet and one that didn't expand. That doesn't appeal to me.

Did you weigh the expanded bullet to see how much mass it lost on expansion? Retained weight is extremely important for adequate penetration. If a bullet expands to the size of a quarter, but will stop at 2" of penetration, is it really impressive?

Have you tried the 135gr +P Gold Dots?