50rds – 9mm Speer LE Gold Dot 147gr. JHP Ammo

Name: 50rds – 9mm Speer LE Gold Dot 147gr. JHP Ammo
Brand: Speer
Price: 39.95 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (8 reviews)

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Speer 147 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Ammo Details

This 9mm cartridge from Speer’s Law Enforcement line of ammunition features the Gold Dot projectile, one of the last words in self-defense. The Gold Dot has the ability to retain the virtual entirety of its weight during penetration, even after having blasted through one of a variety of common urban barriers, because its jacket is bonded to its lead core. As the jacket has been created via Speer’s proprietary Uni-Cor electrochemical process it is furthermore highly concentric, and thus stays true to its course even after having sped far downrange. The hollow point Gold Dot’s nose cavity has been meticulously created over the course of a two stage process to ensure it expands to the correct width and at the correct rate for optimal stopping power. Its profile is also smoothed out to promote dependable feeding in a semi-automatic.

Speer cleverly outfitted this round with a nickel plated brass casing, so it feeds and ejects impeccably well and won’t succumb easily to corrosion, either. You can count on the sensitive CCI primer with which this round is equipped to ignite without pause, and its clean burning propellant delivers an optimal muzzle velocity for personal protection.

Casing Type

Nickel-Plated Brass
Bullet Weight

147 Grain
Bullet Type

Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP)
Manufacturer

Speer
Manufacturer SKU

53619
Muzzle Energy

320
Muzzle Velocity

990
Primer Type

Boxer

Gel test Results

We tested this Speer 9mm Luger (9x19) ammo by firing five rounds with a S&W M&P Shield with a -inch barrel into calibrated Clear Ballistics gelatin. Of those five rounds, we discovered the ammo penetrated an average of 15.54-inches into the gelatin. Our test rounds ended the test with an average expanded diameter of 0.562-inches, retaining 100% of the projectile's original weight.

On this page, you'll see video of our tests including photographs that detail the ammunition before/after firing it through a four-layer barrier into gelatin. Also, you'll see how this Speer 9mm Luger (9x19) ammunition stacks up compared to other self-defense rounds in 9mm Luger (9x19).

To read more about our testing procedures and processes, please head here.

50rds – 9mm Speer LE Gold Dot 147gr. JHP Ammo fired into ballistic gelatin

Unfired versus Fired Round Comparison

Image detailing before and after firing 50rds – 9mm Speer LE Gold Dot 147gr. JHP Ammo

How do the results for this Speer 9mm Luger (9x19) compare to other 9mm Ammo?

50rds – 9mm Speer LE Gold Dot 147gr. JHP Ammo Gel Test Results

Speer 147 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) 9mm Luger (9x19) ammo fired into ballistic gelatin

Expanded Speer 147 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) 9mm Luger (9x19) Ammo.

			Median
Bullet Depth (in.)	14.6	15	15.4	16	16.7
Expanded Diameter (in.)	0.55	0.56	0.56	0.56	0.58
Bullet Weight after shot (gr.)	145.8	146.1	146.6	146.7	147.2
Bullet Velocity (fps)	886	890	890	896	904

Speer 9mm Luger (9x19) Ballistic Data

Speer 9mm Luger (9x19) Ammo Details

Barrel Length inches: 4

Ballistics Coefficient (G1): 0.164

Ballistics Coefficient (G7): 0.000

Sectional Density: 0.167

	Muzzle	25 yds.	50 yds.	75 yds.	100 yds.
Velocity fps	990	962	936	913	891
Energy ft lbs	320	302	286	272	259
Bullet drop inch	n/a	0	-1.5	-5.4	-11.9

Trajectory Line Graph Speer 9mm Luger (9x19)

Velocity / Energy Comparisons

Ammo	Muzzle Velocity	Muzzle Energy
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Blazer Brass	#26 1047 fps	#39 280 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Sellier & Bellot Ammunition	#13 1130.5 fps	#13 329 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Blazer Brass	#37 1014 fps	#38 283 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Fiocchi Ammunition	#17 1089 fps	#21 303 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Tula Ammo	#8 1150 fps	#10 338 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Federal Ammunition	#22 1049 fps	#22 303 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Federal Ammunition	#23 1048 fps	#40 280 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Winchester Ammunition	#16 1095 fps	#12 330 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Magtech	#34 1024 fps	#32 289 ft lbs
147 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Federal Ammunition	#43 953 fps	#25 297 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition	#31 1028 fps	#30 291 ft lbs
147 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition	#44 953 fps	#26 297 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) PMC Ammunition	#20 1057 fps	#35 285 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Sellier & Bellot Ammunition	#27 1039 fps	#29 296.5 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Fiocchi Ammunition	#24 1048 fps	#23 302 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Magtech	#11 1135 fps	#14 329 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Winchester Ammunition	#7 1157.5 fps	#9 342.5 ft lbs
115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition	#25 1048 fps	#41 280 ft lbs
147 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Blazer Brass	#49 903 fps	#47 266 ft lbs
115 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Wolf Ammunition	#9 1150 fps	#11 338 ft lbs
147 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition	#45 953 fps	#27 297 ft lbs
115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Federal Ammunition	#4 1225 fps	#2 383 ft lbs
115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Hornady Ammunition	#32 1028 fps	#46 270 ft lbs
115 Grain Total Metal Jacket (TMJ) Speer	#15 1098 fps	#19 308 ft lbs
147 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Speer	#48 915 fps	#45 273 ft lbs
150 Grain TSJ Federal Ammunition	#50 857 fps	#49 245 ft lbs
115 Grain Solid Copper Hollow Point (SCHP) Black Hills Ammunition	#5 1175 fps	#7 352 ft lbs
135 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Hornady Ammunition	#42 960 fps	#42 276 ft lbs
147 Grain Total Metal Jacket (TMJ) Speer	#47 932 fps	#37 284 ft lbs
124 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) PMC Ammunition	#36 1017 fps	#36 285 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Fiocchi Ammunition	#35 1020 fps	#33 287 ft lbs
100 Grain Frangible Federal Ammunition	#19 1075 fps	#48 257 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Remington Ammunition	#12 1131 fps	#8 352 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Speer	#18 1085 fps	#16 324 ft lbs
147 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Speer	#46 936 fps	#34 286 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Speer	#28 1039 fps	#28 297 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Winchester Ammunition	#6 1171.5 fps	#3 378 ft lbs
147 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Sig Sauer	#39 985 fps	#17 317 ft lbs
115 Grain Solid Copper Hollow Point (SCHP) Barnes Bullets	#29 1039 fps	#43 276 ft lbs
124 Grain XTP Hornady Ammunition	#33 1027 fps	#31 290 ft lbs
158 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Fiocchi Ammunition	#51 814 fps	#50 232 ft lbs
150 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Sellier & Bellot Ammunition	#41 966 fps	#18 310 ft lbs
124 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Black Hills Ammunition	#10 1150 fps	#5 364 ft lbs
100 Grain HoneyBadger Black Hills Ammunition	#1 1300 fps	#4 375 ft lbs
115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Corbon	#3 1250 fps	#1 399 ft lbs
115 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Hornady Ammunition	#30 1038 fps	#44 275 ft lbs
92 Grain Pre-Fragmented G2 Research	#2 1265 fps	#15 327 ft lbs
138 Grain Segmented Hollow Point (SHP) Federal Ammunition	#40 985 fps	#24 298 ft lbs
125 Grain HoneyBadger Black Hills Ammunition	#21 1050 fps	#20 306 ft lbs
127 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Winchester Ammunition	#14 1120 fps	#6 354 ft lbs
100 Grain Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP) Hornady Ammunition	#38 1003 fps	#51 224 ft lbs

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The Reviews

Why Shooters and Hunters love or hate 50rds – 9mm Speer LE Gold Dot 147gr. JHP Ammo

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posted on 8/26/2023 by Tom_Maine

I have a JP GMR 15 9mm carbine purchased several years ago for local competition as well as to add to my home defense arsenal. Because I don't reload the caliber, I purchased many kinds/weights of factory ammo to find the carbine's best accuracy load. Speer's Gold Dot 147 gr HP provided the best accuracy of all the loads I tested. A bit pricey, but I stocked up and keep loaded mags available.
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posted on 12/21/2021 by EH Rudy

Performs great in these tests with the short 3.1 inch barrel!
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posted on 10/13/2021 by Speer

I carry what the local law enforcement carries in my concealed carry. The Speer 147 gr 9mm is a great load and is not extreme, but very logical choice for concealed carry weapons.
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posted on 6/21/2021 by Dan

The best groups I have gotten from my Beretta Storm carbine have been from this round by Speer. 100% reliability in all my 9mm pistols as well.
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posted on 4/15/2021 by Joe Martin

Very good carry ammo. Fine results on youtube ballistic tests. Reliable. Accurate.
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posted on 6/28/2020 by Path Herring

I really liked the detailed information which that was given. I find your product to be high quality for a competitive price vs the higher priced products.
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posted on 6/6/2020 by Robert Jones

Excellent all around.
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posted on 5/2/2020 by BON HAK KOO

This are good ammo and next time I will buy a case.

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