Ammunition
Speer® LE Gold Dot® Duty Ammunition 40 S&W
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: 53962
Bullet Style: GDHP
Caliber: 40 S&W
Test Barrel Length in Inches: 4
Bullet Weight (Grains/Grams): 180 / 11.66
Ballistic Coefficient: 0.143
Velocity in Feet Per Second
| Yards | Velocity |
|---|---|
| Muzzle: | 1025 |
| 25: | 988 |
| 50: | 956 |
| 75: | 928 |
| 100: | 902 |
Energy in Foot Pounds
| Yards | Energy |
|---|---|
| Muzzle: | 420 |
| 25: | 390 |
| 50: | 365 |
| 75: | 344 |
| 100: | 325 |
Average Range *
| Yards | Average Range |
|---|---|
| 25: |  |
| 50: | -1.3 |
| 75: | -5.0 |
| 100: | -11.2 |
* 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53962 | Velocity | 1025 |  |
| 40 S&W | Penetration | 12.19 | |
| 180 | Expansion | .640 | |
| 1025 | Retained Weight | 179.9 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53962 | Velocity | 1025 |  |
| 40 S&W | Penetration | 13.25 | |
| 180 | Expansion | .709 | |
| 1025 | Retained Weight | 180.3 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53962 | Velocity | 1025 |  |
| 40 S&W | Penetration | 19.60 | |
| 180 | Expansion | .507 | |
| 1025 | Retained Weight | 178.9 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53962 | Velocity | 1025 |  |
| 40 S&W | Penetration | 12.75 | |
| 180 | Expansion | .673 | |
| 1025 | Retained Weight | 179.7 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53962 | Velocity | 1025 |  |
| 40 S&W | Penetration | 17.10 | |
| 180 | Expansion | .575 | |
| 1025 | Retained Weight | 180.0 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53962 | Velocity | 1025 |  |
| 40 S&W | Penetration | 12.75 | |
| 180 | Expansion | .612 | |
| 1025 | Retained Weight | 154.4 | |
| GDHP | |||
