Speer Gold Dot Carry Gun .45 ACP +P 200gr JHP Ammo Ballistics
Nickel-Plated Brass Case • JHP • MPN: 24258
Speer Gold Dot Carry Gun .45 ACP +P 200gr JHP Ammo Ballistics
Nickel-Plated Brass Case • JHP • MPN: 24258
Solved from this product's advertised 1080 fps, 200gr bullet and G1 BC 0.138, with the sight 0.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for .45 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.
.45 ACP 200gr 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 31 yards, peaks +0.2" at 20 yards, and is -1.3" at 50 and -10.9" 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 | 1,080 | 518 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.88 | -1.13 | 1,069 | 508 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.05 | -0.02 | 1,060 | 499 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.76 | +0.22 | 1,050 | 490 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.2" | +0.80 | +0.23 | 1,041 | 481 | 0.3 |
| 25 | +0.1" | +0.52 | +0.15 | 1,032 | 473 | 0.4 |
| 30 | +0.0" | +0.07 | +0.02 | 1,024 | 466 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.2" | -0.47 | -0.14 | 1,016 | 458 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -0.5" | -1.08 | -0.32 | 1,008 | 451 | 0.8 |
| 45 | -0.8" | -1.74 | -0.51 | 1,000 | 444 | 1.0 |
| 50 | -1.3" | -2.43 | -0.71 | 993 | 438 | 1.2 |
| 55 | -1.8" | -3.15 | -0.91 | 986 | 432 | 1.4 |
| 60 | -2.5" | -3.89 | -1.13 | 979 | 425 | 1.7 |
| 65 | -3.2" | -4.64 | -1.35 | 972 | 420 | 1.9 |
| 70 | -4.0" | -5.42 | -1.58 | 965 | 414 | 2.2 |
| 75 | -4.9" | -6.21 | -1.81 | 959 | 408 | 2.5 |
| 80 | -5.9" | -7.02 | -2.04 | 953 | 403 | 2.8 |
| 85 | -7.0" | -7.84 | -2.28 | 946 | 398 | 3.2 |
| 90 | -8.2" | -8.67 | -2.52 | 940 | 393 | 3.5 |
| 95 | -9.5" | -9.51 | -2.77 | 935 | 388 | 3.9 |
| 100 | -10.9" | -10.36 | -3.01 | 929 | 383 | 4.3 |
200gr G1 .138 at 1,080 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.
.45 ACP 200gr 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 21 yards, peaks +0.0" at 18 yards, and is -1.7" at 50 and -11.7" 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 | 1,080 | 518 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.3" | -4.64 | -1.35 | 1,069 | 508 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.82 | -0.24 | 1,060 | 499 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.01 | 0.00 | 1,050 | 490 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.0" | +0.03 | +0.01 | 1,041 | 482 | 0.3 |
| 25 | -0.1" | -0.25 | -0.07 | 1,032 | 473 | 0.4 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.70 | -0.20 | 1,024 | 466 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.5" | -1.24 | -0.36 | 1,016 | 458 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -0.8" | -1.85 | -0.54 | 1,008 | 451 | 0.8 |
| 45 | -1.2" | -2.51 | -0.73 | 1,000 | 444 | 1.0 |
| 50 | -1.7" | -3.20 | -0.93 | 993 | 438 | 1.2 |
| 55 | -2.3" | -3.91 | -1.14 | 986 | 432 | 1.4 |
| 60 | -2.9" | -4.65 | -1.35 | 979 | 425 | 1.7 |
| 65 | -3.7" | -5.41 | -1.57 | 972 | 420 | 1.9 |
| 70 | -4.6" | -6.19 | -1.80 | 965 | 414 | 2.2 |
| 75 | -5.5" | -6.98 | -2.03 | 959 | 408 | 2.5 |
| 80 | -6.5" | -7.79 | -2.26 | 953 | 403 | 2.8 |
| 85 | -7.7" | -8.60 | -2.50 | 946 | 398 | 3.2 |
| 90 | -8.9" | -9.43 | -2.74 | 940 | 393 | 3.5 |
| 95 | -10.2" | -10.28 | -2.99 | 935 | 388 | 3.9 |
| 100 | -11.7" | -11.13 | -3.24 | 929 | 383 | 4.3 |
200gr G1 .138 at 1,080 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.
.45 ACP 200gr with a 25-yard zero
Zeroed at 25 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight at 13 and 25 yards, peaks +0.1" at 19 yards, and is -1.5" at 50 and -11.4" 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 | 1,080 | 518 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.37 | -1.27 | 1,069 | 508 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.55 | -0.16 | 1,060 | 499 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.0" | +0.26 | +0.08 | 1,050 | 490 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.30 | +0.09 | 1,041 | 482 | 0.3 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.02 | 0.00 | 1,032 | 473 | 0.4 |
| 30 | -0.1" | -0.43 | -0.13 | 1,024 | 466 | 0.5 |
| 35 | -0.4" | -0.97 | -0.28 | 1,016 | 458 | 0.6 |
| 40 | -0.7" | -1.58 | -0.46 | 1,008 | 451 | 0.8 |
| 45 | -1.1" | -2.24 | -0.65 | 1,000 | 444 | 1.0 |
| 50 | -1.5" | -2.93 | -0.85 | 993 | 438 | 1.2 |
| 55 | -2.1" | -3.65 | -1.06 | 986 | 432 | 1.4 |
| 60 | -2.8" | -4.38 | -1.28 | 979 | 425 | 1.7 |
| 65 | -3.5" | -5.14 | -1.50 | 972 | 420 | 1.9 |
| 70 | -4.4" | -5.92 | -1.72 | 965 | 414 | 2.2 |
| 75 | -5.3" | -6.71 | -1.95 | 959 | 408 | 2.5 |
| 80 | -6.3" | -7.52 | -2.19 | 953 | 403 | 2.8 |
| 85 | -7.4" | -8.34 | -2.42 | 946 | 398 | 3.2 |
| 90 | -8.7" | -9.17 | -2.67 | 940 | 393 | 3.5 |
| 95 | -10.0" | -10.01 | -2.91 | 935 | 388 | 3.9 |
| 100 | -11.4" | -10.86 | -3.16 | 929 | 383 | 4.3 |
200gr G1 .138 at 1,080 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 Carry Gun +P 200-grain JHP is the fastest and most energetic load in this group. It uses Speer's bonded Gold Dot hollow point, and the Carry Gun line is built for short-barreled carry pistols. It leaves the muzzle at 1,080 fps with 518 ft-lbs, a power factor of 216 that clears the 165 USPSA major floor by 51 points. At 50 yards it is still moving 993 fps with 438 ft-lbs, and from a 25-yard zero it drops 1.5 inches there and 11.4 inches at 100, the flattest path of the six. This is a +P load: check that your pistol is rated for +P before you carry it.
Recoil is the interesting number. Against Federal HST 230 it is 190 fps faster with 114 ft-lbs more at the muzzle, yet it produces only about 4 percent more recoil energy in the same pistol. Hornady Critical Duty +P 220, the other +P load, trails it by 105 fps and 54 ft-lbs and still produces about 2 percent more recoil energy. Speer Gold Dot 185, the standard-pressure Gold Dot, is 30 fps slower with 65 ft-lbs less and about 18 percent less recoil energy. Hornady Critical Defense 185 and Hornady Custom 200 XTP both leave 180 fps slower, with 185 and 158 ft-lbs less.
Buy it for a +P-rated carry pistol when you want the most speed and energy in this group with recoil close to a 230-grain load. If your pistol has no +P rating, Speer Gold Dot 185 keeps the same bullet family at standard pressure and still leaves at 1,050 fps. If you want the lightest recoil for a small gun, Hornady Critical Defense 185 is the better pick.
- Still carries 438 ft-lbs at 50 yards, 34 more than Federal HST 230 has at the muzzle
- Drops 4.7 inches less than Federal HST 230 at 100 yards, 11.4 against 16.1
- Power factor of 216 is the highest here, 11 points over Federal HST 230
- +P only: a pistol without a +P rating needs a standard-pressure load such as Speer Gold Dot 185
- About 58 percent more recoil energy than Hornady Critical Defense 185 and 35 percent more than Hornady Custom 200 XTP in the same pistol
- Sheds 87 fps by 50 yards, against 35 for Federal HST 230
- By 100 yards Hornady Critical Duty +P 220 has caught up, carrying 384 ft-lbs to this load's 383
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 gr | JHP | 1080 fps | 518 ft-lbs | 0.138 | N/A | |
| 230 gr | JHP | 890 fps | 404 ft-lbs | 0.19 |
$0.64
1000 Rounds
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| 185 gr | JHP | 1050 fps | 453 ft-lbs | 0.109 |
$1.56
200 Rounds
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| 185 gr | FTX | 900 fps | 333 ft-lbs | 0.14 |
$1.38
500 Rounds
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| 220 gr | FlexLock | 975 fps | 464 ft-lbs | 0.18 |
$1.43
500 Rounds
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| 200 gr | XTP | 900 fps | 360 ft-lbs | 0.151 | N/A |
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