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 on the way up at 10 yards, peaks +0.2" at 20 yards, crosses back down at 31 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 touches the line of sight at 15 yards without ever climbing above it (a tangent zero), 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 touches the line of sight at 25 yards and never rises more than 0.1" above it (effectively a tangent zero), 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 Gold Dot Carry Gun +P 200-grain JHP is a bonded hollow point .45 ACP load made for short-barreled carry pistols. It uses the same bonded Gold Dot bullet Speer puts in its full-size loads, at 200 grains. It leaves the muzzle at 1,080 fps with 518 ft-lbs of energy.
A 25-yard zero puts it 1.5 inches low at 50 yards, the flattest path of the .45 ACP loads compared. Estimated recoil in a compact pistol is 10.9 ft-lbs, just under the 11.2 of Hornady Critical Duty +P 220-grain FlexLock.
If you're cross-shopping, Hornady Critical Duty +P 220-grain FlexLock is the other +P load compared, 105 fps slower with 54 ft-lbs less at the muzzle. Federal HST 230-grain JHP runs 190 fps slower with 114 ft-lbs less, at standard pressure.
- Keeps 438 of its 518 ft-lbs at 50 yards, 85 percent of the muzzle figure
- The most muzzle energy of the loads compared
- A bonded jacket and core, where Federal HST uses a conventional hollow point
- Loaded to +P, so it belongs only in a pistol rated for the higher pressure
- The hardest-kicking load compared apart from Hornady Critical Duty +P
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| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 gr | JHP | 1080 fps | 518 ft-lbs | 0.138 |
$2.76
20 Rounds
|
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| 200 gr | XTP | 900 fps | 360 ft-lbs | 0.151 | N/A | |
| 185 gr | JHP | 1050 fps | 453 ft-lbs | 0.109 |
$1.43
200 Rounds
|
|
| 185 gr | FTX | 900 fps | 333 ft-lbs | 0.14 |
$1.36
500 Rounds
|
|
| 220 gr | FlexLock | 975 fps | 464 ft-lbs | 0.18 |
$1.45
500 Rounds
|
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| 230 gr | JHP | 890 fps | 404 ft-lbs | 0.19 |
$0.64
1000 Rounds
|
All Speer Gold Dot Carry Gun .45 ACP +P 200gr JHP Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Basin Outdoors | 20 | $44.20 | $10.99 | $55.19 | $2.76 |
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