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February 19, 2013, 01:44 PM | #1 |
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Speer Gold Dot 180gr 40S&W Gel Test Results
Finished up the testing of the Speer Gold Dot 180gr 40 S&W (#53962) round. Here are the conditions and results. Test conditions: -Glock 35 -Test rounds fired from 10 feet -"FBI spec" Clear Ballistics gel block -4 layers of denim Results: -1036 FPS, 429 FT/LBS energy -16'' of penetration -Recovered weight: 180gr Here's the video showing the test, the permanent cavity, and a discussion of the results: Speer Gold Dot 180gr 40S&W Gel Test HD Video Link
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February 19, 2013, 11:36 PM | #2 |
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Great video, could you test this with a Glock 27 and see how much difference from the barrels you get? Thanks!
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Thanks. I'm eventually going to do some short barrel tests but I just wanted to get a baseline laid down first.
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February 20, 2013, 05:52 PM | #4 |
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I read that skin equates to aprox 4 inches of muscle. I don't recall the reference. So does that imply that 16" penetration of gel block is about 16" - 4" equivalence skin = 8" depth into a person? Or is the reason of 4 layers of denim is to equate clothing and the skin impact area? I am 5'10" @ 200 Lbs. I am 11" thick from chest to back. Assume no bones or cartilage was hit, does the 16" gel depth imply a pass thru of my 11" chest to back?
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February 20, 2013, 07:36 PM | #5 |
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Hey, neat, this is my nightstand load! Thanks for testing it.
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Thanks for the review and thanks for including the chrono data. The Gold Dots sure look nice when they expand like that.
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February 22, 2013, 11:39 PM | #7 |
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Great info, thank you for sharing. I'm glad I have a bunch of it.
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February 23, 2013, 01:49 PM | #8 |
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Excellent. I was considering some of these for my XDM. I think I will now.
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