I am not certin but I believe that it is only in the condor range that copper bullets are required in CA.
A really nice bullet is the Speer gold dots. They are a copper bonded jacketed bullet. They do not carry that heffty price tag that many bullets carry. they are more in the price range of the Hornady XTP's.
The Hornady XTP I would be willing to bet has killed more ML deer than any other pistol bullet sabot combo.
Do a search on that site I sent you to, on the gold dots to read how well many people like them. It is also t6he place where there are mort Ca hunters than here.
Noslers are nice bullets but to me not $40.00 to $50.00 a hundred better.

Al