Post by RetirementIsParole on Apr 15, 2020 18:00:58 GMT -5
The bullet appears to be similar to the Hornady Critical Defense and Critical Duty loads with filled nose cavities.
www.speer-ammo.com/products/ammunition/gold-dot/gold-dot-g2/24226
www.glocktalk.com/threads/speer-gold-dot-g2-what-happened.1709618/
handgunplanet.com/review/speer-gold-dot-g2-ballistic-test/
I reiterate something I've said repeatedly here for several years, for those of us who are civilians carrying guns for personal defense, our ammo does not need the performance characteristics of LE ammo, so there's no need to be dazzled by LE ammo and pay more for the privilege.
My research, admittedly the results of the work of others as I don't have the resources to produce or purchase 10% gelatin, temperature controlled storage and testing, etc narrowed just a handful of similarly performing 9mm personal defense rounds. It comes down to a combination of penetration and expansion, and our personal defense shooting environment will likely be different than the LE deadly force environment so it doesn't need to penetrate all the barriers an LE round should after 4 layers of denim.
After factoring in penetration, expansion and recoil, the ammo I carry when armed with 9mm is the Federal standard velocity 124gr HST HP. If recoil isn't an issue the +P tends to expand just a little wider.
Don't take my word for it, look around for yourselves there's plenty of data on most ammo posted on the interweb to make an informed decision rather than on marketing.