Speer Gold Dot G2 147 grain PT 9mm

Is there a film across the hollowpoint?

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Originally Posted by JHC

Is there a film across the hollowpoint?

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Looks to be a clear polymer insert from here, which jives with DocGKR's statements.

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Originally Posted by JHC

Is there a film across the hollowpoint?

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Not a film, but the cavity (which is shallower than the original Gold Dot) is filled with elastomer.

That would make it a PT (polymer tip), like a Hornady Critical Duty or Critical Defense instead of a JHP...

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Originally Posted by DocGKR

That would make it a PT (polymer tip), like a Hornady Critical Duty or Critical Defense instead of a JHP...

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Not sure I'm following you on this...which are you saying it is? PT, correct? (Just assuming based on its title here)

So where do we buy this at ??..

The G2 has a solid polymer tip with no exposed hollow point, so it is a PT, not a JHP.

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Originally Posted by sboers

Looks to be a clear polymer insert from here, which jives with DocGKR's statements.

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Must really be something to that design approach. Caleb's blog has an article about a deep penetrating 125 gr .357 load from Hornady. Not sure I've seen a relatively light .357 go that deep in a review before.

This G2 sounds pretty interesting. I wonder if it's destined to be the new FBI load.

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Originally Posted by DocGKR

The G2 has a solid polymer tip with no exposed hollow point, so it is a PT, not a JHP.

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Ok, gotcha. Just making sure I wasn't off base with my thread title. I only had the box to go by so I tried to stick to that language for the most part.

http://handgunplanet.com/wp-content/...4/10/G2.r4.jpg

It makes me sad that I invented this sort of filled JHP ammo back in like 1978 and never wrote that idea down anywhere.


I'd be really interested in seeing some of the G2 in person. Sources tell me it tests REALLY well on the FBI test battery.