Ammunition
Speer® LE Gold Dot® Duty Ammunition 45 Auto
Designed to deliver the high performance today's law enforcement officers demand. Each Speer® LE Gold Dot® bullet is individually engineered to provide shot-to-shot uniformity and ensure optimum performance when fired through a variety of barriers. The result is a cartridge that provides officers the ultimate defense in lethal force confrontations.
Ballistic Charts
Velocity:
Energy:
Average Range:
Trajectory for a 25 yards zero with a sight height of 0.9 inches.
Specifications:
Part Number: 53966
Bullet Style: GDHP
Caliber: 45 Auto
Test Barrel Length in Inches: 5
Bullet Weight (Grains/Grams): 230 / 14.9
Ballistic Coefficient: 0.143
Velocity in Feet Per Second
| Yards | Velocity |
|---|---|
| Muzzle: | 890 |
| 25: | 867 |
| 50: | 845 |
| 75: | 824 |
| 100: | 805 |
Energy in Foot Pounds
| Yards | Energy |
|---|---|
| Muzzle: | 404 |
| 25: | 384 |
| 50: | 365 |
| 75: | 347 |
| 100: | 331 |
Average Range *
| Yards | Average Range |
|---|---|
| 25: |  |
| 50: | -2.0 |
| 75: | -7.1 |
| 100: | -15.3 |
* Height of Bullet Trajectory in inches above or below line of sight if zeroed at
yards. Sights 0.9 inches above bore line.
FBI Test Protocol
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53966 | Velocity | 890 |  |
| 45 Auto | Penetration | 13.00 | |
| 230 | Expansion | .711 | |
| 890 | Retained Weight | 229.3 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53966 | Velocity | 890 |  |
| 45 Auto | Penetration | 13.60 | |
| 230 | Expansion | .692 | |
| 890 | Retained Weight | 230.2 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53966 | Velocity | 890 |  |
| 45 Auto | Penetration | 19.45 | |
| 230 | Expansion | .512 | |
| 890 | Retained Weight | 229.9 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53966 | Velocity | 890 |  |
| 45 Auto | Penetration | 16.80 | |
| 230 | Expansion | .620 | |
| 890 | Retained Weight | 230.4 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53966 | Velocity | 890 |  |
| 45 Auto | Penetration | 21.95 | |
| 230 | Expansion | .451 | |
| 890 | Retained Weight | 232.4 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53966 | Velocity | 890 |  |
| 45 Auto | Penetration | 13.10 | |
| 230 | Expansion | .609 | |
| 890 | Retained Weight | 217.5 | |
| GDHP | |||
