New Speer "Gold Dot 9mm Short Barrel" ??

[3leggeddog]

I just pick up a box of : NEW Speer GOLDDOT/Short Barrel 9mm luger+P 124 GR. GDHP
# 23611 "Short Barrel" Hollow Points ... ????? Has a big hollow point !
I've never seem these before , anyone got some feed back ?? The over all length is the same as any 9mm. If their real good I'll go back and get the only 2 he has left! Dealer only got 3 boxes in! Thanks for your replies!!

 

[armoredman]

Would be interested how well they work...

 

[Deus Machina]

The 'short barrel' doesn't mean anything about the construction of the ammunition. It's Speers ammo engineered to work out of a gun with a short barrel.

I don't know if they used a faster powder or anything to speed it up out of a short barrel, but it is supposed to have less flash to it.

 

[TimeIsRunninOut]

Thats what I used to carry in my old snub nose revolver, as far as revolvers go, there great. Very accurate, controllable, and low flash. From what I have seen in test you get the trusted performance you normally would, but from a shorter barrel with less flash, yes the powder burns faster too, don't know if it is to help velocity or to make it easier to clean.

 

[Defense Minister]

The larger cavities in the "short barrel" Gold Dot ammo is to promote expansion at lower velocities.

 

[CombatArmsUSAF]

The larger cavities in the "short barrel" Gold Dot ammo is to promote expansion at lower velocities.

+1 These things do have a huge hollow point compared to regular gold dot ammunition, and it is for the purpose of promoting expansion at lower velocities.