Speer Gold Dot .223 Remington 55gr SP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • Gold Dot SP • MPN: 24468
Speer Gold Dot .223 Remington 55gr SP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • Gold Dot SP • MPN: 24468
Solved from this product's advertised 3220 fps, 55gr bullet and G1 BC 0.222, with the sight 1.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for .223 Remington.
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 8" vital zone, ±4" 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 500 yards.
.223 Remington 55gr with a 36-yard zero
Zeroed at 36 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight at 36 and 195 yards, peaks +1.5" at 119 yards, and is -8.0" at 300 and -24.4" at 400 yards.
| Range (yd) | Drop (in) | Drop (MOA) | Drop (MIL) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft-lb) | Wind drift, 10 mph (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | -1.5" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3,220 | 1,267 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.4" | -1.56 | -0.45 | 3,106 | 1,178 | 0.1 |
| 50 | +0.4" | +0.85 | +0.25 | 2,995 | 1,096 | 0.3 |
| 75 | +1.1" | +1.34 | +0.39 | 2,887 | 1,018 | 0.7 |
| 100 | +1.4" | +1.34 | +0.39 | 2,782 | 946 | 1.3 |
| 125 | +1.5" | +1.13 | +0.33 | 2,679 | 877 | 2.0 |
| 150 | +1.3" | +0.80 | +0.23 | 2,579 | 813 | 2.9 |
| 175 | +0.7" | +0.38 | +0.11 | 2,481 | 752 | 4.1 |
| 200 | -0.2" | -0.10 | -0.03 | 2,385 | 695 | 5.4 |
| 225 | -1.5" | -0.64 | -0.19 | 2,291 | 641 | 6.9 |
| 250 | -3.2" | -1.23 | -0.36 | 2,199 | 591 | 8.7 |
| 275 | -5.4" | -1.86 | -0.54 | 2,109 | 543 | 10.8 |
| 300 | -8.0" | -2.55 | -0.74 | 2,021 | 499 | 13.1 |
| 325 | -11.2" | -3.29 | -0.96 | 1,936 | 458 | 15.6 |
| 350 | -15.0" | -4.08 | -1.19 | 1,853 | 419 | 18.5 |
| 375 | -19.3" | -4.92 | -1.43 | 1,772 | 384 | 21.7 |
| 400 | -24.4" | -5.83 | -1.70 | 1,694 | 350 | 25.2 |
| 425 | -30.3" | -6.80 | -1.98 | 1,619 | 320 | 29.1 |
| 450 | -36.9" | -7.83 | -2.28 | 1,546 | 292 | 33.3 |
| 475 | -44.5" | -8.94 | -2.60 | 1,477 | 267 | 38.0 |
| 500 | -53.1" | -10.13 | -2.95 | 1,411 | 243 | 43.0 |
55gr G1 .222 at 3,220 fps, 1.5" 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.
.223 Remington 55gr with a 50-yard zero
Zeroed at 50 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight at 50 and 147 yards, peaks +0.5" at 99 yards, and is -10.7" at 300 and -28.0" at 400 yards.
| Range (yd) | Drop (in) | Drop (MOA) | Drop (MIL) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft-lb) | Wind drift, 10 mph (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | -1.5" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3,220 | 1,267 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.6" | -2.41 | -0.70 | 3,106 | 1,178 | 0.1 |
| 50 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,995 | 1,096 | 0.3 |
| 75 | +0.4" | +0.50 | +0.14 | 2,887 | 1,018 | 0.7 |
| 100 | +0.5" | +0.50 | +0.14 | 2,782 | 946 | 1.3 |
| 125 | +0.4" | +0.28 | +0.08 | 2,679 | 877 | 2.0 |
| 150 | -0.1" | -0.05 | -0.01 | 2,579 | 813 | 2.9 |
| 175 | -0.9" | -0.47 | -0.14 | 2,481 | 752 | 4.1 |
| 200 | -2.0" | -0.95 | -0.28 | 2,385 | 695 | 5.4 |
| 225 | -3.5" | -1.49 | -0.43 | 2,291 | 641 | 6.9 |
| 250 | -5.4" | -2.07 | -0.60 | 2,199 | 591 | 8.7 |
| 275 | -7.8" | -2.71 | -0.79 | 2,109 | 543 | 10.8 |
| 300 | -10.7" | -3.40 | -0.99 | 2,021 | 499 | 13.1 |
| 325 | -14.1" | -4.13 | -1.20 | 1,936 | 458 | 15.6 |
| 350 | -18.1" | -4.92 | -1.43 | 1,853 | 419 | 18.5 |
| 375 | -22.7" | -5.77 | -1.68 | 1,772 | 384 | 21.7 |
| 400 | -28.0" | -6.67 | -1.94 | 1,694 | 350 | 25.2 |
| 425 | -34.0" | -7.64 | -2.22 | 1,619 | 320 | 29.1 |
| 450 | -40.9" | -8.68 | -2.52 | 1,546 | 292 | 33.3 |
| 475 | -48.7" | -9.79 | -2.85 | 1,477 | 267 | 38.0 |
| 500 | -57.5" | -10.98 | -3.19 | 1,411 | 243 | 43.0 |
55gr G1 .222 at 3,220 fps, 1.5" 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.
.223 Remington 55gr with a 100-yard zero
Zeroed at 100 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight at 76 and 100 yards, peaks +0.0" at 88 yards, and is -12.2" at 300 and -30.1" at 400 yards.
| Range (yd) | Drop (in) | Drop (MOA) | Drop (MIL) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft-lb) | Wind drift, 10 mph (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | -1.5" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3,220 | 1,267 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.8" | -2.91 | -0.85 | 3,106 | 1,178 | 0.1 |
| 50 | -0.3" | -0.50 | -0.15 | 2,995 | 1,096 | 0.3 |
| 75 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,887 | 1,018 | 0.7 |
| 100 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,782 | 946 | 1.3 |
| 125 | -0.3" | -0.22 | -0.06 | 2,679 | 877 | 2.0 |
| 150 | -0.9" | -0.55 | -0.16 | 2,579 | 813 | 2.9 |
| 175 | -1.8" | -0.97 | -0.28 | 2,481 | 752 | 4.1 |
| 200 | -3.0" | -1.45 | -0.42 | 2,385 | 695 | 5.4 |
| 225 | -4.7" | -1.99 | -0.58 | 2,291 | 641 | 6.9 |
| 250 | -6.7" | -2.57 | -0.75 | 2,199 | 591 | 8.7 |
| 275 | -9.3" | -3.21 | -0.93 | 2,109 | 543 | 10.8 |
| 300 | -12.3" | -3.90 | -1.13 | 2,021 | 499 | 13.1 |
| 325 | -15.8" | -4.63 | -1.35 | 1,936 | 458 | 15.6 |
| 350 | -19.9" | -5.42 | -1.58 | 1,853 | 419 | 18.5 |
| 375 | -24.6" | -6.27 | -1.82 | 1,772 | 384 | 21.7 |
| 400 | -30.1" | -7.17 | -2.09 | 1,694 | 350 | 25.2 |
| 425 | -36.3" | -8.14 | -2.37 | 1,619 | 320 | 29.1 |
| 450 | -43.3" | -9.18 | -2.67 | 1,546 | 292 | 33.3 |
| 475 | -51.2" | -10.29 | -2.99 | 1,477 | 267 | 38.0 |
| 500 | -60.1" | -11.48 | -3.34 | 1,411 | 243 | 43.0 |
55gr G1 .222 at 3,220 fps, 1.5" 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 markets this Gold Dot load for self-defense rifle use. The bullet is Speer's Gold Dot Soft Point, a jacketed bullet with lead exposed at the nose. It carries a G1 BC of .222 and leaves the muzzle at 3,220 fps.
Compared with Barnes' 55-grain VOR-TX TSX, an all-copper hunting load, the Gold Dot is close to a twin at the muzzle: the Barnes starts 20 fps faster, and the two kick about the same in the same rifle. At 300 yards, a steady 10 mph wind blowing across the range pushes the Gold Dot about 13 inches sideways and the Barnes about 14. Compared with Federal's 62-grain Fusion MSR, a bonded soft point, the Gold Dot starts 470 fps faster and kicks about 6 percent less in the same rifle. Zeroed at 100 yards, the Gold Dot drops about 12 inches at 300 and the Fusion about 16.
Buy the Gold Dot if you want Speer's defense soft point with a fast start and light recoil. Pick the Barnes if you want the same weight and speed in an all-copper bullet with no lead core. Pick the Fusion MSR, which Federal markets for hunting, if you want a heavier 62-grain bonded bullet and can live with the slower start. For a heavier bullet that Hornady also markets for self-defense rifles, Hornady's Critical Defense 73-grain FTX leaves the muzzle at 2,790 fps and kicks about 50 percent harder in the same rifle.
- Leaves the muzzle at 3,220 fps against 3,100 for Sig Sauer's 60-grain Elite
- Kicks about 12 percent less than Sig Sauer's 60-grain Elite in the same rifle
- Holds 1,694 fps at 400 yards against 1,632 for Barnes' 55-grain VOR-TX TSX
- A 10 mph crosswind pushes the Federal Fusion MSR 62-grain about 11 inches at 300 yards, against about 13 for the Gold Dot
- Sig Sauer's 60-grain Elite starts with a little more energy, 1,280 ft-lbs against 1,266
- By 400 yards the Federal Fusion MSR 62-grain is moving faster, 1,711 fps against 1,694
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