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Speer Gold Dot Chrono Data

Both the 115 grain and 124 grain were used at all three distances, so there are three strings of five shots to consider, for each. Admittedly, a sample of five is perhaps not as good as a fifteen sample in one bite but ... the results will still I feel prove valuable.

String velocities are rounded up or down to get rid of decimal point. Muzzle Energy (ME) is based on the average velocity (Av Vel)



Sorry - just noticed on the printout ... second shot in this first series failed to register and showed as error so - a sample only of four.

Speer Gold Dot 115 grain JHP - sample #1
String
Velocities
-
1056 fps
-
1068 fps
1062 fps
1059 fps
Low Vel
Hi Vel
Av Vel
Spread
Std Dev'n
ME
1056 fps
1068 fps
1061 fps
12 fps
5.19
287 ft lbs

Speer Gold Dot 115 grain JHP - sample #2
String
Velocities
-
1059 fps
1078 fps
1053 fps
1059 fps
1074 fps
Low Vel
Hi Vel
Av Vel
Spread
Std Dev'n
ME
1053 fps
1078 fps
1064 fps
25 fps
10.77
289 ft lbs

Speer Gold Dot 115 grain JHP - sample #3
String
Velocities
-
1066 fps
1053 fps
1077 fps
1065 fps
1066 fps
Low Vel
Hi Vel
Av Vel
Spread
Std Dev'n
ME
1066 fps
1077 fps
1065 fps
11 fps
4.97
290 ft lbs


These results appear exceptionally good ...... let's combine some figures and see what we finish up with (apart from SD - which I am not stopping to calc on the fifteen - no, fourteen sample!).

Low vel overall - 1053 fps
Hi vel overall - 1078 fps
Average (of averages) - 1063 fps
Max spread - 25 fps. (in fact sample #2 spread)
Average ME - 289 ft lbs.

I am impressed with these tight figures overall .... and energy levels like this from the R9s short barrel are very useful.


Now, for the three series on the heavier bullet ......

Speer Gold Dot 124 grain JHP - sample #1
String
Velocities
-
1009 fps
990 fps
1010 fps
1039 fps
1004 fps
Low Vel
Hi Vel
Av Vel
Spread
Std Dev'n
ME
990 fps
1039 fps
1010 fps
49 fps
17.94
281 ft lbs

Speer Gold Dot 124 grain JHP - sample #2
String
Velocities
-
1012 fps
1003 fps
1009 fps
1014 fps
1045 fps
Low Vel
Hi Vel
Av Vel
Spread
Std Dev'n
ME
1003 fps
1045 fps
1017 fps
42 fps
16.18
285 ft lbs

Speer Gold Dot 124 grain JHP - sample #3
String
Velocities
-
1021 fps
1010 fps
1003 fps
1019 fps
1012 fps
Low Vel
Hi Vel
Av Vel
Spread
Std Dev'n
ME
1003 fps
1021 fps
1013 fps
18 fps
6.78
283 ft lbs


Seemingly not as tight as the 115 grain figures but, again ...... let's combine some figures and see what we finish up with (apart from SD - which I am not stopping to calc on the fifteen sample).

Low vel overall - 990 fps (almost an exception)
Hi vel overall - 1045 fps (also rather exceptional)
Average (of averages) - 1013 fps
Max spread - 55 fps.
Average ME - 283 ft lbs.

Still not bad at all and again, useful energy


From these figures it appears that this is indeed ''premium'' ammo ... I do not think so far I have found anything so consistent and good on power factor.

I did put two rounds of each thru my BHP (4 5/8" barrel) just to see what difference there might be.

The 115 grain gave 1278 fps and 1276 fps ..... small spread. This would equate to a muzzle energy of - 416 ft lbs .. considerably up just with that barrel length and concommitant velocity increase.

The 124 grain yielded 1204 fps and 1185 fps .... not very close. Average we'll call 1194 and then muzzle energy equates to 393 ft lbs.


All in all, the 115 grain offering seems to have an edge all round.

You may next like to look at Chrono Data - Federal .......


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