50rds – 45 ACP Speer LE Gold Dot 185gr. JHP Ammo
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50rds – 45 ACP Speer LE Gold Dot 185gr. JHP Ammo Details
You’d never be ill-advised to chamber the same ammunition that police officers do -- any cop worth his salt isn’t going to put his life on the line with a subpar round. Speer made this 45 ACP round solely for self-defense, and it lives up to their expectations courtesy of its 185 Gold Dot projectile. The Gold Dot brought the bonded core to the handgun ammo market; The Uni-Cor electrochemical process by which the bullet’s jacket has been applied to its core gives it impressive weight retention. Even when fired through a sheet of steel it doesn’t even lose a whole grain of its weight. So concentric a jacket conveys excellent rotational stability for accurate shooting as well.The Gold Dot bullet is formed over the course of a two-stage process. The first determines how far the bullet can expand, while the second controls the rate of expansion. Again, this benefits terminal performance tremendously -- the Gold Dot consistently mushrooms to 1.5 times its original diameter after having passed through a steel barrier.
This cartridge gives you CCI’s finest Boxer primer to ignite its clean burning propellant charge. Speer further provided the round a nickel plated brass casing, so you’ll enjoy better corrosion resistance, smooth cycling through a semi-automatic, and the ability to perform a rushed chamber check in the dark with confidence.
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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
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Casing TypeNickel-Plated Brass
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Quantity50
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Ammo Caliber45 ACP (Auto)
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Manufacturer SKU53964
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Primer Type
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Muzzle Velocity1050
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Muzzle Energy
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UPC Barcode076683539649
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Cost Per Round$0.80/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.
50rds – 45 ACP Speer LE Gold Dot 185gr. JHP Ammo Gel Test Results
Median | |||||
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Bullet Depth (in.) | 10.4 | 11.2 | 12 | 12.6 | 14 |
Expanded Diameter (in.) | 0.7 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 |
Bullet Weight after shot (gr.) | 183.4 | 183.9 | 184.3 | 184.3 | 185 |
Bullet Velocity (fps) | 973 | 995 | 999 | 1001 | 1030 |
Speer 45 ACP (Auto) Ballistic Data
Speer 45 ACP (Auto) Ammo Details
- Barrel Length inches
- 5
- Ballistics Coefficient (G1)
- 0.109
- Ballistics Coefficient (G7)
- 0.000
- Sectional Density
- 0.130
Muzzle | 25 yds. | 50 yds. | 75 yds. | 100 yds. | |
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Velocity fps | 1050 | 998 | 955 | 919 | 886 |
Energy ft lbs | 453 | 409 | 375 | 347 | 322 |
Bullet drop inch | n/a | 0 | -1.3 | -4.9 | -11.1 |
Trajectory Line Graph Speer 45 ACP (Auto)
Velocity / Energy Comparisons
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