Speer gold dot rifle bullets?

[troy fairweather]

Anyone try the speer gold dot rifle bullets yet. I am thinking of trying them in the 6.5 prc loonwulf gifted me. The rifle is running slow and wonder if there copper plated jacket would be even slower then a normal jacketed bullet.

I believe speer use some kind of dry lube. Looking at the 120 and 140 grain. Since there bonded the 120 May be better, and there $12.99 at midway or 50. The 140s are $16.99-50.

 

[25-20 WCF]

What use do you have for these bullets? They are not sold as hunting bullets, but rather as “personal protection” bullets to be used in MSRs. Speer sells different bullets designed for hunting and target use.

Their jackets are electroplated and the copper has high friction, so they are coated with boron-nitride for lubricity. This supposedly reduces fouling. Let us know how they work for you.

 

[troy fairweather]

I've seen some guys saying they work very well on game. I want to use just some speer hot cor or spbt but they may be l little soft for up close shots.

 

[troy fairweather]

Here's a video they seam to shot well and the ones shot into gel look great. He did not seem to lose any fps.

 

[Wreck-n-Crew]

Few guys have tested them in Ballistics gel on YouTube. They look pretty good from what I saw. And accuracy seemed good. Check out Johnny's reloading bench....

 

[Wreck-n-Crew]

Here's a video they seam to shot well and the ones shot into gel look great. He did not seem to lose any fps.

LOL...looks like you found it before I did.. Love his channel.

 

[troy fairweather]

Few guys have tested them in Ballistics gel on YouTube. They look pretty good from what I saw. And accuracy seemed good. Check out Johnny's reloading bench....

Yes thanks I just posted the same video like one minute before you lol.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

What use do you have for these bullets? They are not sold as hunting bullets, but rather as “personal protection” bullets to be used in MSRs. Speer sells different bullets designed for hunting and target use.

The rifle hunting bullets are now called Deep Curl bullets and are the former Gold Dot bullets. They are for hunting.

I have not heard they are "slower" than other bullets.

 

[troy fairweather]

The rifle hunting bullets are now called Deep Curl bullets and are the former Good Dot bullets. They are for hunting.

I have not heard they are "slower" than other bullets.

Something about there is more friction with the metal used in them.

 

[Orcon]

Are these the same bullet as the (formerly ATK) Vista Outdoors owned "Federal Fusion"? Speer falls under their umb-erella-ella-ella eh-eh-eh... (it's a reference to a terrible song)

 

[troy fairweather]

Are these the same bullet as the (formerly ATK) Vista Outdoors owned "Federal Fusion"? Speer falls under their umb-erella-ella-ella eh-eh-eh... (it's a reference to a terrible song)

Should be new, the deep curl are the fusions.

 

[buck460XVR]

The rifle hunting bullets are now called Deep Curl bullets and are the former Gold Dot bullets. They are for hunting.

I have not heard they are "slower" than other bullets.

Yes, Speer changed the name to avoid the confusion between the old Gold Dot bullets intended for hunting purposes and those intended for SD. I still have some of the older Gold Dots that are now packaged as "Deep Curls" and the product numbers are the same. While a SD projectile may work well on varmints, I would not want to use them on deer sized and larger game, since those bullets shown by the OP, are also designed for SD expansion from much slower calibers than the 6.5 PRC. Speer's website shows the bullets shown in the OP as SD projectiles, and myself, would only consider them for that, especially with all the other, much better options available. Speer's Hot-Core bullets in that caliber and weight, are a bonded bullet, just like the Gold-Dots. That is what I would try if I thought there might be a velocity difference from using a bonded bullet. FME, accuracy and terminal performance is much more important than a few more feet per second.

Speer does claim in some of their manuals, that one should only use their proprietary recipes for their bonded bullets. In many instances those proprietary recipes are the same as other non-bonded projectiles in the same weight and profile.

 

[troy fairweather]

Yes, Speer changed the name to avoid the confusion between the old Gold Dot bullets intended for hunting purposes and those intended for SD. I still have some of the older Gold Dots that are now packaged as "Deep Curls" and the product numbers are the same. While a SD projectile may work well on varmints, I would not want to use them on deer sized and larger game, since those bullets shown by the OP, are also designed for SD expansion from much slower calibers than the 6.5 PRC. Speer's website shows the bullets shown in the OP as SD projectiles, and myself, would only consider them for that, especially with all the other, much better options available. Speer's Hot-Core bullets in that caliber and weight, are a bonded bullet, just like the Gold-Dots. That is what I would try if I thought there might be a velocity difference from using a bonded bullet. FME, accuracy and terminal performance is much more important than a few more feet per second.

Speer does claim in some of their manuals, that one should only use their proprietary recipes for their bonded bullets. In many instances those proprietary recipes are the same as other non-bonded projectiles in the same weight and profile.

Ok so just use the deep curls.

 

[buck460XVR]

Ok so just use the deep curls.

Problem is.......according to Speer, they do not make a "Deep Curl" hunting bullet in .264(6.5).

 

[troy fairweather]

Problem is.......according to Speer, they do not make a "Deep Curl" hunting bullet in .264(6.5).

Sps has 140 federal fusions for about ¢20 I think I'll get 250