Interpretation of findings is subjective at best. The tester discounted the hst or ranger simply because it made 11.5" instead of 12" of penetration and some didn't expand. Well, ask anyone in forensics and they'll likely state that the majority of HP's don't expand perfectly on the streets as they do in gel testing.
I use HP's, but I don't rely on their expansion/bloom to get the job done. Expansion is NEVER a guarantee with any load in any caliber. As an example, decades ago the WSTip was supposedly the load to carry, but firing a 9mm wstip through a 2x4 showed NO expansion, the bullet was found on the ground less than a foot away. It could have been reloaded.
In our own testing into wet phone books soaked overnight in a tub [ 9mm and 45acp ], the Golden Sabre showed it was middle of the pack for penetration and expansion, the Ranger T and HST's providing the best of both for 5 various loads tested. GS is a good bullet, but depending on the medium used, it may not provide the best penetration and expansion. That's why it's a subjective statement that the GS is the better bullet.