Speer Gold Dot Jacketed Hollow Point – Defensive Ammunition

NOTE: THESE ARE DEFENSIVE ROUNDS

Gold Dot was the first handgun ammunition loaded with true, bonded-core bullets. Using an exclusive Uni-Cor method, Speer bonds the jacket to the core one molecule at a time at the very beginning of the bullet construction process. This virtually eliminates core-jacket separation. With options for both standard handguns and short barrels, there’s a Gold Dot load to fit any shooter. Each Gold Dot hollow point cavity is tuned by specific caliber and bullet weight to ensure optimum performance. Speer forms the hollow point cavity in two stages. The first establishes how far the bullet can expand; the second controls the rate of expansion. This patented two-step cavity formation gives Speer engineers incredible control in the design process. Each bullet caliber and weight is tuned for optimum expansion and penetration. The bullet is then finished to provide a smooth profile for reliable feeding in semi-automatic handguns. To ensure Gold Dot performs when you need it most, they first make sure it excels in the stringent tests developed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for service-class handgun cartridges. These protocol tests evaluate penetration, expansion and retained weight in bare gelatin and gelatin shielded by common barriers.

I personally use these in the 185/230 Grain variant in my .45 ACP guns, along with the 124+P model in my 9mm pistols. I have NEVER had any failure, and their accuracy is phenomenal.

We advise grabbing a few of these when the budget permits, cycling the old ones out after roughly 12 months for fresh ones due to bullet setback, temperature and humidity shifts etc. While I have never had an issue with old rounds not going off, I have experienced bullet setback after repeat chambering (as in 10+ times, not 1-5 times, these are much more resilient than many other brands JHPs. )