Speer Gold Dot 5.7x28mm 40gr JHP Ammo Ballistics
Nickel-Plated Brass Case • JHP • MPN: 25728GD
Speer Gold Dot 5.7x28mm 40gr JHP Ammo Ballistics
Nickel-Plated Brass Case • JHP • MPN: 25728GD
Solved from this product's advertised 1800 fps, 40gr bullet and G1 BC 0.117, with the sight 0.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for 5.7x28mm.
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.
5.7x28mm 40gr 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 +0.7" at 43 yards, crosses back down at 74 yards, and is +0.7" at 50 and -2.0" 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 | 1,800 | 288 | 0.0 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.35 | -1.27 | 1,769 | 278 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.07 | -0.02 | 1,739 | 269 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.2" | +1.21 | +0.35 | 1,709 | 260 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.4" | +1.71 | +0.50 | 1,680 | 251 | 0.3 |
| 25 | +0.5" | +1.90 | +0.55 | 1,651 | 242 | 0.4 |
| 30 | +0.6" | +1.92 | +0.56 | 1,623 | 234 | 0.5 |
| 35 | +0.7" | +1.85 | +0.54 | 1,595 | 226 | 0.7 |
| 40 | +0.7" | +1.71 | +0.50 | 1,568 | 218 | 0.9 |
| 45 | +0.7" | +1.53 | +0.45 | 1,541 | 211 | 1.1 |
| 50 | +0.7" | +1.32 | +0.38 | 1,514 | 204 | 1.4 |
| 55 | +0.6" | +1.08 | +0.31 | 1,488 | 197 | 1.7 |
| 60 | +0.5" | +0.81 | +0.24 | 1,463 | 190 | 2.0 |
| 65 | +0.4" | +0.53 | +0.15 | 1,438 | 184 | 2.4 |
| 70 | +0.2" | +0.23 | +0.07 | 1,413 | 177 | 2.8 |
| 75 | -0.1" | -0.08 | -0.02 | 1,389 | 171 | 3.2 |
| 80 | -0.4" | -0.41 | -0.12 | 1,365 | 166 | 3.6 |
| 85 | -0.7" | -0.75 | -0.22 | 1,342 | 160 | 4.1 |
| 90 | -1.1" | -1.11 | -0.32 | 1,320 | 155 | 4.6 |
| 95 | -1.5" | -1.48 | -0.43 | 1,298 | 150 | 5.2 |
| 100 | -2.0" | -1.86 | -0.54 | 1,277 | 145 | 5.8 |
40gr G1 .117 at 1,800 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. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
5.7x28mm 40gr with a 15-yard zero
Zeroed at 15 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight on the way up at 15 yards, peaks +0.2" at 34 yards, crosses back down at 52 yards, and is +0.1" at 50 and -3.2" 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 | 1,800 | 288 | 0.0 |
| 5 | -0.3" | -5.58 | -1.62 | 1,769 | 278 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -1.30 | -0.38 | 1,739 | 269 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | -0.02 | -0.01 | 1,709 | 260 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.48 | +0.14 | 1,680 | 251 | 0.3 |
| 25 | +0.2" | +0.67 | +0.19 | 1,651 | 242 | 0.4 |
| 30 | +0.2" | +0.69 | +0.20 | 1,623 | 234 | 0.5 |
| 35 | +0.2" | +0.62 | +0.18 | 1,595 | 226 | 0.7 |
| 40 | +0.2" | +0.48 | +0.14 | 1,568 | 218 | 0.9 |
| 45 | +0.1" | +0.30 | +0.09 | 1,541 | 211 | 1.1 |
| 50 | +0.1" | +0.09 | +0.03 | 1,514 | 204 | 1.4 |
| 55 | -0.1" | -0.15 | -0.04 | 1,488 | 197 | 1.7 |
| 60 | -0.3" | -0.42 | -0.12 | 1,463 | 190 | 2.0 |
| 65 | -0.5" | -0.70 | -0.20 | 1,438 | 184 | 2.4 |
| 70 | -0.7" | -1.00 | -0.29 | 1,413 | 177 | 2.8 |
| 75 | -1.0" | -1.31 | -0.38 | 1,389 | 171 | 3.2 |
| 80 | -1.4" | -1.64 | -0.48 | 1,365 | 166 | 3.6 |
| 85 | -1.8" | -1.99 | -0.58 | 1,342 | 160 | 4.1 |
| 90 | -2.2" | -2.34 | -0.68 | 1,320 | 155 | 4.6 |
| 95 | -2.7" | -2.71 | -0.79 | 1,298 | 150 | 5.2 |
| 100 | -3.2" | -3.09 | -0.90 | 1,277 | 145 | 5.8 |
40gr G1 .117 at 1,800 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. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
5.7x28mm 40gr 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 without ever climbing above it (a tangent zero), and is -0.3" at 50 and -3.9" 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 | 1,800 | 288 | 0.0 |
| 5 | -0.3" | -6.25 | -1.82 | 1,769 | 278 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.2" | -1.97 | -0.57 | 1,739 | 269 | 0.1 |
| 15 | -0.1" | -0.69 | -0.20 | 1,709 | 260 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.19 | -0.05 | 1,680 | 251 | 0.3 |
| 25 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,651 | 242 | 0.4 |
| 30 | 0.0" | +0.02 | +0.01 | 1,623 | 234 | 0.5 |
| 35 | 0.0" | -0.05 | -0.01 | 1,595 | 226 | 0.7 |
| 40 | -0.1" | -0.19 | -0.05 | 1,568 | 218 | 0.9 |
| 45 | -0.2" | -0.37 | -0.11 | 1,541 | 211 | 1.1 |
| 50 | -0.3" | -0.58 | -0.17 | 1,514 | 204 | 1.4 |
| 55 | -0.5" | -0.82 | -0.24 | 1,488 | 197 | 1.7 |
| 60 | -0.7" | -1.08 | -0.32 | 1,463 | 190 | 2.0 |
| 65 | -0.9" | -1.37 | -0.40 | 1,438 | 184 | 2.4 |
| 70 | -1.2" | -1.67 | -0.48 | 1,413 | 177 | 2.8 |
| 75 | -1.6" | -1.98 | -0.58 | 1,389 | 171 | 3.2 |
| 80 | -1.9" | -2.31 | -0.67 | 1,365 | 166 | 3.6 |
| 85 | -2.4" | -2.65 | -0.77 | 1,342 | 160 | 4.1 |
| 90 | -2.8" | -3.01 | -0.87 | 1,320 | 155 | 4.6 |
| 95 | -3.4" | -3.38 | -0.98 | 1,298 | 150 | 5.2 |
| 100 | -3.9" | -3.76 | -1.09 | 1,277 | 145 | 5.8 |
40gr G1 .117 at 1,800 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. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
Product Overview
Speer's Gold Dot 40-grain is a jacketed hollow point 5.7x28mm load made for self-defense. Speer describes it as the first 5.7x28mm round designed specifically for that job. It leaves the muzzle at 1,800 fps with 288 ft-lbs, the most of any 40-grain load in the caliber.
Zeroed at 25 yards, it is 0.3 inch low at 50 and reaches that distance at 1,514 fps. Estimated recoil sits a shade above FN Herstal's SS197SR 40-grain and Fiocchi's Hyperformance 40-grain, close enough that the three feel alike through a magazine.
If you're cross-shopping, FN Herstal's SS197SR 40-grain is 62 fps slower and carries a V-Max polymer tip at the nose. Fiocchi's Hyperformance 40-grain is the other polymer-tipped load, 50 fps slower with 16 ft-lbs less at the muzzle.
- The only open-cavity hollow point among the caliber's 40-grain loads
- 288 ft-lbs at the muzzle, the most in 5.7x28mm
- Speer states a 5-inch test barrel, so the 1,800 fps is a pistol figure and not a carbine one
- The firmest recoil of the three 40-grain loads, though the whole spread is a fraction of a ft-lb
- A lead core, so indoor ranges that require lead-free ammunition rule it out. FN Herstal's SS195LF 27-grain is the lead-free load in 5.7x28mm
All Speer Gold Dot 5.7x28mm 40gr JHP Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Basin Outdoors | 500 | $593.88 | $0.00 | $593.88 | $1.19 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 50 | $60.91 | $10.99 | $71.90 | $1.44 |
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