.40 S&W - 180 Grain Jacketed Hollow Point Short Barrel – Speer Gold Dot - 500 Rounds

Name: .40 S&W - 180 Grain Jacketed Hollow Point Short Barrel – Speer Gold Dot - 500 Rounds
Brand: Federal
Price: 730 USD
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Overview

Quantity - 20 rounds per box; 25 boxes per case
Manufacturer – Speer Gold Dot
Bullets – 180 grain Jacketed Hollow Point (JHP)
Casings – Boxer-primed nickel-plated brass case

Product Type	Ammo
Manufacturer	Federal
Condition	New
Bullet Weight	180 Grain
Bullet Type	Jacketed Hollow-Point (JHP)
Ammo Casing	Nickel-Plated Brass
Quantity	500
Ammo Caliber	.40 S&W (Smith & Wesson)
Manufacturer SKU	23974
Primer Type	Boxer
Muzzle Velocity (fps)	950
Muzzle Energy (ft lbs)	361
Attracts Magnet	No

Use Type

Self Defense

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This 180 grain .40 S&W load from Speer Gold Dot is an excellent choice to carry in your defensive firearm. Speer’s Gold Dot line has a time-tested reputation for reliability and performance, so you can be confident that your weapon will work like you need it to every single time. Speer’s Short Barrel ammunition is specifically designed for barrels as short as 1.9 inches, making this an ideal concealed-carry load.

Speer Gold Dot ammunition fires an alloyed lead core bullet bonded to its jacket via Speer’s Uni-Cor bonding process that almost eliminates core-jacket separation. This ensures excellent accuracy and controlled expansion on impact without the fragmenting and loss of weight seen in non-jacketed hollow point rounds. Speer Gold Dot ammo uses reloadable nickel-plated brass cases and clean-burning propellant that reduces fouling and delivers ideal velocity and chamber pressure.

.40 S&W was introduced in 1990 with the intent of improving the 10mm Auto cartridge favored by the FBI. It kicks less than a 10mm Auto, but has an energy transfer advantage over the 9mm Luger. Since its introduction, it has experienced wide use among civilians and law enforcement agencies.

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Ballistic gel test for .40 S&W - 180 Grain Jacketed Hollow Point Short Barrel – Speer Gold Dot - 500 Rounds

Image showing Federal .40 S&W (Smith & Wesson) 180 Grain rounds fired into ballistic gel

Ballistics Test Summary

As part of our ongoing self-defense ammo testing project, we used Clear Ballistics synthetic gelatin to evaluate the performance of Federal 180 Grain. Five rounds were fired from a Glock 27 into the gel with a four-layer cloth barrier to simulate an attacker wearing heavy clothing.

The top image in the photo above shows the first round fired into the gel and the bottom photo displays all five rounds. Below on the left, you can see what the bullets look like after they were recovered from the gel. To the right of that, you’ll find a high-speed video of the first round fired into the gel. At the bottom of the page, we’ve got a chart with all the data from our Federal 180 Grain test along with a couple of charts that show how this load compared to other .40 S&W (Smith & Wesson) loads.

For test results from more than 150 other self-defense loads, check out the full article on Lucky Gunner Labs.

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			Median
.40 S&W - 180 Grain Jacketed Hollow Point Short Barrel – Speer Gold Dot - 500 Rounds
Bullet Depth (in.)	12	12.1	12.1	12.6	12.7
Expanded Diameter (in.)	0.63	0.63	0.63	0.63	0.66
Bullet Weight after shot (gr.)	177.5	178.2	178.4	178.9	179.2
Bullet Velocity (fps)	959	973	973	991	999

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.40 S&W - 180 Grain Jacketed Hollow Point Short Barrel – Speer Gold Dot - 500 Rounds

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.40 S&W - 180 Grain Jacketed Hollow Point Short Barrel – Speer Gold Dot - 500 Rounds

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