For years, Speer Gold Dot has been the pinnacle of duty handgun ammunition performance. Gold Dot G2 builds on this reputation with a next-generation duty bullet design. Instead of a large cavity in the nose, Gold Dot G2 has only a shallow dish filled with a high-performance elastomer.

As TFB’s Adam Scepaniak reported in 2016, the ammunition is currently available to law enforcement only, the Gold Dot G2 comes in 9mm, 40S&W, and 45ACP+P. However, at the US Concealed Carry Association Expo (USCCAE) recently, sources within the company say that a civilian release of the ammunition could be considered sometime in the future.

On impact, the elastomer is forced into engineered internal fissures to start the expansion process, as opposed to conventional bullet designs, which rely on target media to enter the hollow-point and create expansion forces. The result is extremely uniform expansion, better separation of the petals, and more consistent penetration across barrier types, gun platforms and barrel lengths.

The ammunition is currently the highest scoring round in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) barrier testing. More information on the Gold Dot G2 line of ammunition can be found on Federal Premium’s website.

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