20rds – 45 ACP Speer Gold Dot 185gr. JHP Ammo
20rds – 45 ACP Speer Gold Dot 185gr. JHP Ammo Details
Speer’s Gold Dot ammunition is meant to deliver in any situation, whether that would be for home or personal defense, and it certainly does. Gold Dot is the very first line of handgun ammo to feature a genuine bonded core bullet. Because this 45 ACP round’s 185 grain bullet’s jacket has been electrochemically fused to its alloyed lead core, it is not only exceptionally concentric for accurate shooting, but furthermore nearly incapable of separation during penetration. Couple that with the dependable fashion in which a Gold Dot is programmed to expand within a soft target, and you’ve got a bullet you can always rely upon in an otherwise unreliable world.This round’s other components are worthy of supporting so impressive a bullet’s performance. Its brass casing is nickel plated, so it functions smoothly, staves off corrosion, and is easily spotted during a spontaneous chamber check in nearly all lighting conditions. CCI’s best non-corrosive primer stands by to ignite this round’s select propellant, which delivers the ideal muzzle velocity and corresponding chamber pressure.
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Product TypeAmmo
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Manufacturer
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ConditionNew
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Bullet Weight
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Bullet Type
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Use TypeSelf Defense, Subsonic
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Casing TypeNickel-Plated Brass
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Quantity20
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Ammo Caliber45 ACP (Auto)
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Manufacturer SKU23964GD
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Primer Type
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Muzzle Velocity1050
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Muzzle Energy
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UPC Barcode604544647273
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Cost Per Round$1.7/ppr
Gel test Results
As you hunt for the best self-defense 45 ACP (Auto) ammo, we thought you might enjoy seeing the results of some testing we recently conducted with calibrated Clear Ballistics gelatin.
We shot five of these Speer rounds through a four-layer cloth barrier using a Ruger SR45. The results are detailed in the video you see above as well as the photographs. Through the charts, you should get a great idea how this Speer ammo stacked up relative to other 45 ACP (Auto) ammo products available to American shooters.
To get a better sense of our tests, be sure to check out all the protocols we followed when conducting our tests to determine the best self-defense ammo.
Unfired versus Fired Round Comparison
20rds – 45 ACP Speer Gold Dot 185gr. JHP Ammo Gel Test Results
| Median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullet Depth (in.) | 12.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 17.1 |
| Expanded Diameter (in.) | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.71 |
| Bullet Weight after shot (gr.) | 183 | 184 | 184 | 184.1 | 184.5 |
| Bullet Velocity (fps) | 982 | 995 | 1009 | 1010 | 1013 |
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