{"id":98133,"date":"2018-10-10T08:25:40","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T12:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=98133"},"modified":"2018-10-10T08:25:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T18:24:25","slug":"speers-gold-dot-10mm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/speers-gold-dot-10mm\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Speer\u2019s New Gold Dot 10MM Auto Personal Defense Round"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m a big fan of all things 10MM, and Speer got my attention recently when the ammunition maker announced the new Speer<\/span> Gold Dot<\/span> 10MM Auto Personal Defense round, firing a 200-grain Gold Dot bullet. <\/span><\/p>\n

On the Speer website,<\/a> the Gold Dot 10MM load is rated at 1,100 feet per second (fps) at the muzzle, fired from a handgun with a five-inch barrel. Muzzle energy is rated at 537 foot-pounds (ft-lbs.) of energy<\/span><\/p>\n

All of which seemed great. But I wondered how the ammo would perform for me. So, I asked, and Speer sent me four boxes of Gold Dot<\/span> 10MM Auto for some testing.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Review:<\/a>

Speer\u2019s new Gold Dot 10MM Auto Personal Defense Load launches a 200-grain Gold Dot bullet.<\/p><\/div>\n

Now, I didn\u2019t perform <\/span>the<\/span><\/i> definite testing. I only received 80 rounds and tried out the ammo in just two pistols. Speer, for example, rates the Gold Dot bullet as, \u201ctough and unbelievably consistent through all common barriers.\u201d Likely true, and probably a major reason Gold Dot ammunition is a top choice for law enforcement. But I didn\u2019t shoot the ammo through any barriers.<\/span><\/p>\n

I did, however, shoot the ammunition offhand and from a rest at ten yards, and from a rest at 25 yards, for accuracy and general function, and chronographed ten rounds. In this limited testing, the Gold Dot 10MM performed extremely well.<\/span><\/p>\n

I tried out the Gold Dot with a Remington<\/a> R1 Hunter, a long-slide 1911 with a six-inch barrel, and a Sig Sauer<\/a> P220 Hunter sporting a five-inch barrel. I had trouble with the P220\u2019s rear sight and was 15 rounds in when I decided against using the Sig. I like the pistol and have used it successfully in the past; but with only 80 rounds on hand to start, I switched over to the R1 Hunter.<\/span><\/p>\n

For accuracy, the Gold Dot and the R1 Hunter produced five-shot groups of .835- and .860-inches from a rest at ten yards. At 25 yards from a rest, my tightest five-shot group came in at 2.04-inches; within that group, the first four shots pegged an impressive .848-inches, with two of the shots touching.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Review:<\/a>

Best five-shot group at ten yards from a rest was an outstanding .835-inches.<\/p><\/div>\n

For a self-defense round, I consider that accuracy at both distances very, very good. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At six-feet from the muzzle of the R1 Hunter, my PACT<\/a> Professional-XP Chronograph<\/span>\u00a0clocked in ten rounds of the Gold Dot 10MM at an average of 1,038 fps. The fastest load measured 1,043.4 fps, the slowest 1,032.8 fps. <\/span><\/p>\n

This ammunition also registered the best Standard Deviation I\u2019ve ever found in factory ammo at just 4.3 fps. I asked GunsAmerica contributor, reloader and all-around ammo expert, Phil Massaro, his thoughts on the Speer\u2019s 4.3 SD.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you see an SD in the single digits, it’s an excellent indication that the ammo is running consistently,\u201d Massaro told me. \u201cAs a reloader, I strive for the best consistency possible, as that usually equates to accuracy, or more correctly stated, precision. Wide variations in muzzle velocity are indicative of varying pressures or at the very least an inconsistency in components.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I plugged my numbers into two online ballistic calculators, and, at this muzzle velocity and bullet weight, both calculators estimated the muzzle energy at 479 ft-lbs. Or 57 ft-lbs. of energy less than what Speer rates the round. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Review:<\/a>

The author\u2019s chronograph clocked in the Speer Gold Dot 10MM Auto Personal Defense Loads at an average of 1,038 fps, translating to 479 ft-lbs. of energy at the muzzle.<\/p><\/div>\n

Now, my chrono isn\u2019t the newest and the most expensive. If my results on this load were just 20 fps low–meaning the real average was 1,058 fps at the muzzle\u2014now the load would register 497 ft-lbs. If it was 30 fps low? \u00a0The foot pounds go up to 507. And at Speer\u2019s stated 1,100 fps, both online calculators estimate 537 ft-lbs. of muzzle energy. <\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, my chronograph could be dead on. However, depending on the air pressure, temperature and other environmental factors at work when I tested the ammo? My results could be somewhat different from Speer\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n

The real test for a self-defense bullet\u2019s performance is on the aforementioned barriers, hard and soft, inanimate and warm-blooded. I hope to have a chance to test out the load on some game animals and will report back the results.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Review:<\/a>

Shooting through barriers wasn\u2019t done in this particular testing, though Speer says this level of mushrooming and weight retention is standard with its Gold Dot bullets.<\/p><\/div>\n

From my limited testing? Speer\u2019s new<\/span> Gold Dot<\/span> 10MM Auto Personal Defense ammunition is fast, accurate and extremely consistent, and I didn\u2019t have a single problem with it loading, firing or ejecting. <\/span><\/p>\n

Visit Speer to learn more about their ammo by clicking HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

***Shop GunsAmerica for all your ammo***<\/a><\/b><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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