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: 53970
Bullet Style: GDHP
Caliber: 40 S&W
Test Barrel Length in Inches: 4
Bullet Weight (Grains/Grams): 165 / 10.69
Ballistic Coefficient: 0.138
Velocity in Feet Per Second
| Yards | Velocity |
|---|---|
| Muzzle: | 1150 |
| 25: | 1090 |
| 50: | 1042 |
| 75: | 1001 |
| 100: | 967 |
Energy in Foot Pounds
| Yards | Energy |
|---|---|
| Muzzle: | 484 |
| 25: | 436 |
| 50: | 398 |
| 75: | 367 |
| 100: | 342 |
Average Range *
| Yards | Average Range |
|---|---|
| 25: |  |
| 50: | -0.9 |
| 75: | -3.9 |
| 100: | -8.9 |
* 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53970 | Velocity | 1150 |  |
| 40 S&W | Penetration | 13.32 | |
| 165 | Expansion | .672 | |
| 1150 | Retained Weight | 165.3 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53970 | Velocity | 1150 |  |
| 40 S&W | Penetration | 18.00 | |
| 165 | Expansion | .618 | |
| 1150 | Retained Weight | 165.1 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53970 | Velocity | 1150 |  |
| 40 S&W | Penetration | 18.80 | |
| 165 | Expansion | .494 | |
| 1150 | Retained Weight | 163.8 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53970 | Velocity | 1150 |  |
| 40 S&W | Penetration | 13.06 | |
| 165 | Expansion | .628 | |
| 1150 | Retained Weight | 165.2 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53970 | Velocity | 1150 |  |
| 40 S&W | Penetration | 15.42 | |
| 165 | Expansion | .621 | |
| 1150 | Retained Weight | 165.4 | |
| GDHP | |||
Product Tested | Test Results | Recovered Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53970 | Velocity | 1150 |  |
| 40 S&W | Penetration | 12.80 | |
| 165 | Expansion | .588 | |
| 1150 | Retained Weight | 141.4 | |
| GDHP | |||
