Speer Gold Dot 9mm Luger 147gr JHP Ammo Ballistics
Nickel-Plated Brass Case • JHP • MPN: 23619GD
Speer Gold Dot 9mm Luger 147gr JHP Ammo Ballistics
Nickel-Plated Brass Case • JHP • MPN: 23619GD
Solved from this product's advertised 985 fps, 147gr bullet and G1 BC 0.164, with the sight 0.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for 9mm Luger, or read Pistol Red Dot: 10-Yard vs 25-Yard Zero.
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.
9mm Luger 147gr 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 +0.1" at 18 yards, crosses back down at 27 yards, and is -1.8" at 50 and -13.2" 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 | 985 | 317 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.73 | -1.08 | 979 | 313 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.05 | -0.01 | 973 | 309 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.63 | +0.18 | 968 | 306 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.53 | +0.15 | 962 | 302 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.11 | +0.03 | 957 | 299 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.46 | -0.13 | 951 | 296 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.4" | -1.14 | -0.33 | 946 | 292 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -0.8" | -1.87 | -0.55 | 941 | 289 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.3" | -2.66 | -0.77 | 936 | 286 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -1.8" | -3.47 | -1.01 | 931 | 283 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -2.5" | -4.31 | -1.25 | 927 | 280 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -3.3" | -5.17 | -1.50 | 922 | 277 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -4.1" | -6.05 | -1.76 | 917 | 275 | 1.4 |
| 70 | -5.1" | -6.94 | -2.02 | 913 | 272 | 1.6 |
| 75 | -6.2" | -7.85 | -2.28 | 908 | 269 | 1.8 |
| 80 | -7.4" | -8.77 | -2.55 | 904 | 267 | 2.1 |
| 85 | -8.7" | -9.70 | -2.82 | 899 | 264 | 2.3 |
| 90 | -10.1" | -10.64 | -3.10 | 895 | 262 | 2.6 |
| 95 | -11.6" | -11.59 | -3.37 | 891 | 259 | 2.9 |
| 100 | -13.2" | -12.55 | -3.65 | 887 | 257 | 3.1 |
147gr G1 .164 at 985 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.
9mm Luger 147gr 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 -2.2" at 50 and -13.8" 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 | 985 | 317 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -4.36 | -1.27 | 979 | 313 | 0.1 |
| 10 | -0.1" | -0.68 | -0.20 | 973 | 309 | 0.1 |
| 15 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 968 | 306 | 0.2 |
| 20 | 0.0" | -0.10 | -0.03 | 962 | 302 | 0.2 |
| 25 | -0.1" | -0.51 | -0.15 | 957 | 299 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.3" | -1.09 | -0.32 | 951 | 296 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.7" | -1.77 | -0.51 | 946 | 292 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -1.1" | -2.50 | -0.73 | 941 | 289 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.6" | -3.28 | -0.96 | 936 | 286 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -2.2" | -4.10 | -1.19 | 931 | 283 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -2.9" | -4.94 | -1.44 | 927 | 280 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -3.7" | -5.80 | -1.69 | 922 | 277 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -4.6" | -6.68 | -1.94 | 917 | 275 | 1.4 |
| 70 | -5.6" | -7.57 | -2.20 | 913 | 272 | 1.6 |
| 75 | -6.7" | -8.48 | -2.47 | 908 | 269 | 1.8 |
| 80 | -7.9" | -9.40 | -2.73 | 904 | 267 | 2.1 |
| 85 | -9.2" | -10.33 | -3.00 | 899 | 264 | 2.3 |
| 90 | -10.6" | -11.27 | -3.28 | 895 | 262 | 2.6 |
| 95 | -12.2" | -12.22 | -3.56 | 891 | 259 | 2.9 |
| 100 | -13.8" | -13.18 | -3.83 | 887 | 257 | 3.1 |
147gr G1 .164 at 985 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.
9mm Luger 147gr with a 25-yard zero
Zeroed at 25 yards with a 0.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 11 yards, peaks +0.1" at 18 yards, returns to zero at 25, and is -1.9" at 50 and -13.3" 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 | 985 | 317 | 0.1 |
| 5 | -0.2" | -3.83 | -1.11 | 979 | 313 | 0.1 |
| 10 | 0.0" | -0.15 | -0.04 | 973 | 309 | 0.1 |
| 15 | +0.1" | +0.53 | +0.15 | 968 | 306 | 0.2 |
| 20 | +0.1" | +0.43 | +0.12 | 962 | 302 | 0.2 |
| 25 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 957 | 299 | 0.3 |
| 30 | -0.2" | -0.57 | -0.16 | 951 | 296 | 0.4 |
| 35 | -0.5" | -1.24 | -0.36 | 946 | 292 | 0.5 |
| 40 | -0.8" | -1.98 | -0.58 | 941 | 289 | 0.6 |
| 45 | -1.3" | -2.76 | -0.80 | 936 | 286 | 0.7 |
| 50 | -1.9" | -3.57 | -1.04 | 931 | 283 | 0.9 |
| 55 | -2.6" | -4.41 | -1.28 | 927 | 280 | 1.0 |
| 60 | -3.3" | -5.27 | -1.53 | 922 | 277 | 1.2 |
| 65 | -4.2" | -6.15 | -1.79 | 917 | 275 | 1.4 |
| 70 | -5.2" | -7.05 | -2.05 | 913 | 272 | 1.6 |
| 75 | -6.3" | -7.95 | -2.31 | 908 | 269 | 1.8 |
| 80 | -7.5" | -8.87 | -2.58 | 904 | 267 | 2.1 |
| 85 | -8.7" | -9.80 | -2.85 | 899 | 264 | 2.3 |
| 90 | -10.1" | -10.74 | -3.13 | 895 | 262 | 2.6 |
| 95 | -11.7" | -11.70 | -3.40 | 891 | 259 | 2.9 |
| 100 | -13.3" | -12.66 | -3.68 | 887 | 257 | 3.1 |
147gr G1 .164 at 985 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 147-grain JHP is a bonded hollow point 9mm load made for self-defense. Its bonded construction plates the jacket onto the lead core, so the two stay together as the bullet opens. It leaves the muzzle at 985 fps with 317 ft-lbs.
Zeroed at 25 yards it is 1.9 inches low at 50, where it holds 931 fps with 283 ft-lbs. Estimated recoil in a compact pistol is 5.1 ft-lbs, just under Federal Premium HST 147.
If you're cross-shopping, Federal Premium HST 147 is 15 fps faster at 1,000 fps with 326 ft-lbs. Speer Gold Dot 124 is 165 fps faster, at 1,150 fps and 364 ft-lbs.
- Subsonic at the muzzle, so a suppressed pistol gets no sonic crack
- Standard pressure, so no +P rating is needed, where Winchester Defender +P 124 Bonded calls for one
- Milder on the recoil estimate than Federal Premium HST 147 in the same pistol
- 47 ft-lbs under Speer Gold Dot 124 at the muzzle
- The least retained energy at 50 yards of the loads compared
- About 8 percent more estimated recoil than Speer Gold Dot 124 in the same pistol
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 147 gr | JHP | 985 fps | 317 ft-lbs | 0.164 |
$0.92
500 Rounds
|
|
| 147 gr | JHP | 1000 fps | 326 ft-lbs | 0.2 |
$0.61
500 Rounds
|
|
| 124 gr | JHP | 1150 fps | 364 ft-lbs | 0.134 |
$0.62
1000 Rounds
|
|
| 124 gr | JHP | 1150 fps | 364 ft-lbs | 0.15 |
$0.62
1000 Rounds
|
|
| 124 gr | FlexLock | 1175 fps | 380 ft-lbs | 0.179 |
$1.11
500 Rounds
|
|
| 124 gr | JHP | 1200 fps | 396 ft-lbs | 0.17 |
$2.14
20 Rounds
|
All Speer Gold Dot 9mm Luger 147gr JHP Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Basin Outdoors | 500 | $459.25 | $0.00 | $459.25 | $0.92 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $918.50 | $0.00 | $918.50 | $0.92 |
| Sentry Ammo | 20 | $32.29 | $11.99 | $44.28 | $2.21 |
Dealer links open the dealer's site. Some are affiliate links, and AmmoSight may earn a commission at no cost to you.
Firearms Chambered in 9mm Luger
Looking for a firearm that shoots this ammo? Browse our selection of 9mm Luger firearms.
Browse 9mm Luger Handguns →