Speer Gold Dot .32 ACP 60gr GDHP Ammo Ballistics
Nickel-Plated Brass Case • GDHP • MPN: 23604GD
Speer Gold Dot .32 ACP 60gr GDHP Ammo Ballistics
Nickel-Plated Brass Case • GDHP • MPN: 23604GD
Solved from this product's advertised 960 fps, 60gr bullet and G1 BC 0.121, with the sight 0.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for .32 ACP.
How to read it: filled circles are the near and far zero, where the bullet's path crosses the line of sight;the triangle is the peak (max ordinate). The shaded band is the 4" vital zone, ±2" either side of the line of sight. The dashed line marks the edge of the hold-dead-on window. The chart is zoomed to where the zero matters; the tables below run to 100 yards.
.32 ACP 60gr with a 10-yard zero
Zeroed at 10 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight at 10 and 25 yards, peaks +0.1" at 17 yards, and is -2.1" at 50 and -14.5" at 100 yards.
| Range (yd) | Drop (in) | Drop (MOA) | Drop (MIL) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft-lb) | Wind drift, 10 mph (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | -0.5" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 960 | 123 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.67 | -1.07 | 953 | 121 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 946 | 119 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.58 | +0.17 | 939 | 117 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.43 | +0.13 | 932 | 116 | 0.3 |
| 25 | 0.0" | -0.04 | -0.01 | 926 | 114 | 0.4 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.67 | -0.20 | 919 | 113 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.5" | -1.41 | -0.41 | 913 | 111 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -0.9" | -2.21 | -0.64 | 907 | 110 | 0.8 |
| 45 | -1.4" | -3.05 | -0.89 | 901 | 108 | 0.9 |
| 50 | -2.1" | -3.93 | -1.14 | 895 | 107 | 1.1 |
| 55 | -2.8" | -4.84 | -1.41 | 889 | 105 | 1.3 |
| 60 | -3.6" | -5.77 | -1.68 | 884 | 104 | 1.6 |
| 65 | -4.6" | -6.73 | -1.96 | 878 | 103 | 1.8 |
| 70 | -5.7" | -7.69 | -2.24 | 873 | 102 | 2.1 |
| 75 | -6.8" | -8.68 | -2.52 | 867 | 100 | 2.3 |
| 80 | -8.1" | -9.68 | -2.82 | 862 | 99 | 2.7 |
| 85 | -9.5" | -10.69 | -3.11 | 857 | 98 | 3.0 |
| 90 | -11.1" | -11.72 | -3.41 | 852 | 97 | 3.3 |
| 95 | -12.7" | -12.76 | -3.71 | 847 | 96 | 3.7 |
| 100 | -14.5" | -13.81 | -4.02 | 842 | 94 | 4.1 |
60gr G1 .121 at 960 fps, 0.5" sight height over bore, standard conditions (59°F, sea level), 10 mph full-value crosswind. Positive drop is above the line of sight. This load is subsonic from the muzzle, so there is no transonic zone to cross. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
.32 ACP 60gr with a 15-yard zero
Zeroed at 15 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight at 15 and 17 yards, peaks 0.0" at 16 yards, and is -2.4" at 50 and -15.1" at 100 yards.
| Range (yd) | Drop (in) | Drop (MOA) | Drop (MIL) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft-lb) | Wind drift, 10 mph (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | -0.5" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 960 | 123 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.26 | -1.24 | 953 | 121 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.63 | -0.18 | 946 | 119 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.01 | 0.00 | 939 | 117 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.16 | -0.05 | 932 | 116 | 0.3 |
| 25 | -0.2" | -0.63 | -0.18 | 926 | 114 | 0.4 |
| 30 | -0.4" | -1.26 | -0.37 | 919 | 113 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -2.00 | -0.58 | 913 | 111 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -1.2" | -2.80 | -0.81 | 907 | 110 | 0.8 |
| 45 | -1.7" | -3.64 | -1.06 | 901 | 108 | 0.9 |
| 50 | -2.4" | -4.52 | -1.32 | 895 | 107 | 1.1 |
| 55 | -3.1" | -5.43 | -1.58 | 889 | 105 | 1.3 |
| 60 | -4.0" | -6.36 | -1.85 | 884 | 104 | 1.6 |
| 65 | -5.0" | -7.31 | -2.13 | 878 | 103 | 1.8 |
| 70 | -6.1" | -8.28 | -2.41 | 873 | 102 | 2.1 |
| 75 | -7.3" | -9.27 | -2.70 | 867 | 100 | 2.3 |
| 80 | -8.6" | -10.27 | -2.99 | 862 | 99 | 2.7 |
| 85 | -10.1" | -11.28 | -3.28 | 857 | 98 | 3.0 |
| 90 | -11.6" | -12.31 | -3.58 | 852 | 97 | 3.3 |
| 95 | -13.3" | -13.35 | -3.88 | 847 | 96 | 3.7 |
| 100 | -15.1" | -14.40 | -4.19 | 842 | 94 | 4.1 |
60gr G1 .121 at 960 fps, 0.5" sight height over bore, standard conditions (59°F, sea level), 10 mph full-value crosswind. Positive drop is above the line of sight. This load is subsonic from the muzzle, so there is no transonic zone to cross. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
.32 ACP 60gr with a 25-yard zero
Zeroed at 25 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight at 10 and 25 yards, peaks +0.1" at 18 yards, and is -2.0" at 50 and -14.4" at 100 yards.
| Range (yd) | Drop (in) | Drop (MOA) | Drop (MIL) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft-lb) | Wind drift, 10 mph (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | -0.5" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 960 | 123 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.62 | -1.05 | 953 | 121 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 946 | 119 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.64 | +0.18 | 939 | 117 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.48 | +0.14 | 932 | 116 | 0.3 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 926 | 114 | 0.4 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.62 | -0.18 | 919 | 113 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.5" | -1.36 | -0.39 | 913 | 111 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -0.9" | -2.16 | -0.63 | 907 | 110 | 0.8 |
| 45 | -1.4" | -3.00 | -0.87 | 901 | 108 | 0.9 |
| 50 | -2.0" | -3.88 | -1.13 | 895 | 107 | 1.1 |
| 55 | -2.8" | -4.79 | -1.39 | 889 | 105 | 1.3 |
| 60 | -3.6" | -5.72 | -1.66 | 884 | 104 | 1.6 |
| 65 | -4.6" | -6.67 | -1.94 | 878 | 103 | 1.8 |
| 70 | -5.6" | -7.64 | -2.22 | 873 | 102 | 2.1 |
| 75 | -6.8" | -8.63 | -2.51 | 867 | 100 | 2.3 |
| 80 | -8.1" | -9.63 | -2.80 | 862 | 99 | 2.7 |
| 85 | -9.5" | -10.64 | -3.10 | 857 | 98 | 3.0 |
| 90 | -11.0" | -11.67 | -3.39 | 852 | 97 | 3.3 |
| 95 | -12.7" | -12.71 | -3.70 | 847 | 96 | 3.7 |
| 100 | -14.4" | -13.76 | -4.00 | 842 | 94 | 4.1 |
60gr G1 .121 at 960 fps, 0.5" sight height over bore, standard conditions (59°F, sea level), 10 mph full-value crosswind. Positive drop is above the line of sight. This load is subsonic from the muzzle, so there is no transonic zone to cross. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
Product Overview
Speer's Gold Dot .32 ACP is a 60-grain bonded jacketed hollow point loaded to 960 fps and 123 ft-lbs. That is the slowest muzzle velocity of the standard-pressure loads in this set. From a 25-yard zero it is 2.0 inches low at 50 yards and 14.4 inches low at 100, a close-range pistol load like every .32 ACP. Recoil energy is the lowest in the set, about 7 percent under the two Hornady 60-grain loads in the same pistol.
Hornady Critical Defense 60 and Hornady Custom 60 XTP both leave the muzzle 40 fps and 10 ft-lbs ahead of the Gold Dot. PMC Bronze 60-grain JHP is 20 fps ahead with about 4 percent more recoil energy in the same pistol, and Silvertip 60 is 10 fps ahead. The standard-pressure loads span just 40 fps, and the Gold Dot trades the bottom of that range for the softest recoil. Buffalo Bore's +P Barnes TAC-XP runs 1,150 fps and 176 ft-lbs with about 36 percent more recoil energy. It is loaded above standard pressure, so check that your pistol is rated for +P before you use it.
The Gold Dot is the pick for a shooter who wants the lightest recoil in a standard-pressure .32 defensive load and does not mind giving up a little muzzle velocity. If muzzle energy is the priority, Hornady Custom 60 XTP gives 10 ft-lbs more with about 7 percent more recoil. For practice, PMC Bronze 71-grain FMJ at 900 fps produces about 25 percent more recoil energy than the Gold Dot in the same pistol.
- About 26 percent less recoil energy than Buffalo Bore's +P Barnes TAC-XP in the same pistol, with no +P rating to check
- Lowest recoil velocity in the set, about 3 percent under Hornady Critical Defense 60 in the same pistol
- The only load in the set sold as a bonded bullet; Hornady Custom 60 XTP and PMC Bronze 60 are conventional jacketed hollow points
- Slowest standard-pressure load in the set, and 5 ft-lbs behind PMC Bronze 60 at the muzzle
- 190 fps and 53 ft-lbs behind Buffalo Bore's +P Barnes TAC-XP at the muzzle
- Recoil edge over Silvertip 60 is only about 1 percent in the same pistol, too small to feel, for 2 ft-lbs less at the muzzle
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 gr | GDHP | 960 fps | 123 ft-lbs | 0.121 |
$2.57
20 Rounds
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| 60 gr | FTX | 1000 fps | 133 ft-lbs | 0.071 |
$1.66
25 Rounds
|
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| 60 gr | XTP JHP | 1000 fps | 133 ft-lbs | 0.095 |
$1.58
25 Rounds
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| 60 gr | Silvertip JHP | 970 fps | 125 ft-lbs | 0.092 |
$0.90
50 Rounds
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| 60 gr | Barnes TAC-XP | 1150 fps | 176 ft-lbs | 0.095 | N/A | |
| 60 gr | JHP | 980 fps | 128 ft-lbs | 0.092 |
$0.87
50 Rounds
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All Speer Gold Dot .32 ACP 60gr GDHP Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Gunner | 20 | $33.00 | $18.43 | $51.43 | $2.57 |
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