Ammunition
Speer® LE Gold Dot® Duty Ammunition 9mm Luger
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: 53618
Bullet Style: GDHP
Caliber: 9mm Luger
Test Barrel Length in Inches: 4
Bullet Weight (Grains/Grams): 124 / 8.04
Ballistic Coefficient: 0.134
Velocity in Feet Per Second
| Yards | Velocity |
|---|---|
| Muzzle: | 1150 |
| 25: | 1089 |
| 50: | 1039 |
| 75: | 998 |
| 100: | 963 |
Energy in Foot Pounds
| Yards | Energy |
|---|---|
| Muzzle: | 364 |
| 25: | 326 |
| 50: | 297 |
| 75: | 274 |
| 100: | 255 |
Average Range *
| Yards | Average Range |
|---|---|
| 25: |  |
| 50: | -0.9 |
| 75: | -3.9 |
| 100: | -9.0 |
* 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53618 | Velocity | 1150 |  |
| 9mm Luger | Penetration | 11.35 | |
| 124 | Expansion | .682 | |
| 1150 | Retained Weight | 123.9 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53618 | Velocity | 1150 |  |
| 9mm Luger | Penetration | 14.61 | |
| 124 | Expansion | .562 | |
| 1150 | Retained Weight | 123.7 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53618 | Velocity | 1150 |  |
| 9mm Luger | Penetration | 19.20 | |
| 124 | Expansion | .462 | |
| 1150 | Retained Weight | 124.2 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53618 | Velocity | 1150 |  |
| 9mm Luger | Penetration | 11.65 | |
| 124 | Expansion | .615 | |
| 1150 | Retained Weight | 124.5 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53618 | Velocity | 1150 |  |
| 9mm Luger | Penetration | 15.70 | |
| 124 | Expansion | .513 | |
| 1150 | Retained Weight | 123.6 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53618 | Velocity | 1150 |  |
| 9mm Luger | Penetration | 12.65 | |
| 124 | Expansion | .571 | |
| 1150 | Retained Weight | 110.4 | |
| GDHP | |||
