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: 53964
Bullet Style: GDHP
Caliber: 45 Auto
Test Barrel Length in Inches: 5
Bullet Weight (Grains/Grams): 185 / 11.99
Ballistic Coefficient: 0.109
Velocity in Feet Per Second
| Yards | Velocity |
|---|---|
| Muzzle: | 1050 |
| 25: | 998 |
| 50: | 955 |
| 75: | 919 |
| 100: | 886 |
Energy in Foot Pounds
| Yards | Energy |
|---|---|
| Muzzle: | 453 |
| 25: | 409 |
| 50: | 375 |
| 75: | 347 |
| 100: | 322 |
Average Range *
| Yards | Average Range |
|---|---|
| 25: |  |
| 50: | -1.3 |
| 75: | -4.9 |
| 100: | -11.1 |
* 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53964 | Velocity | 1050 |  |
| 45 Auto | Penetration | 10.69 | |
| 185 | Expansion | .827 | |
| 1050 | Retained Weight | 185.6 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53964 | Velocity | 1050 |  |
| 45 Auto | Penetration | 12.63 | |
| 185 | Expansion | .738 | |
| 1050 | Retained Weight | 186.6 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53964 | Velocity | 1050 |  |
| 45 Auto | Penetration | 18.20 | |
| 185 | Expansion | .512 | |
| 1050 | Retained Weight | 184.5 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53964 | Velocity | 1050 |  |
| 45 Auto | Penetration | 12.04 | |
| 185 | Expansion | .743 | |
| 1050 | Retained Weight | 186.2 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53964 | Velocity | 1050 |  |
| 45 Auto | Penetration | 15.66 | |
| 185 | Expansion | .584 | |
| 1050 | Retained Weight | 184.4 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53964 | Velocity | 1050 |  |
| 45 Auto | Penetration | 11.05 | |
| 185 | Expansion | .679 | |
| 1050 | Retained Weight | 173.9 | |
| GDHP | |||
