So, this has been out for a few months now and I’m curious to see if it has been tested.
https://www.speer-ammo.com/en/ammuni...gr-gold-dot-hp
Notice that it is being advertised as a personal protection option with velocities in the 1100 FPS range. A few years ago, Speer had a limited run of 200 grain .40 caliber GDHP projectiles. Andrew Wiggen (The ChoppingBlock on YouTube) reloaded one to 1060 FPS and got similar penetration and expansion performance to the 180 gain 40SW projectiles traveling at 900-1000 FPS; 12” of penetration and average expansion ~.75”:
https://youtu.be/Tlw7A2pFR4I
I’m curious if this is the same projectile as that limited run that Mr. Wiggen tested. I’ve been wishing for a bonded 10mm option in that weight/velocity range. However, I’m looking for significantly deeper penetration than 12” even if it expands a little less - say 16-22” with .55-.65 diameter with 95+% weight retention after common intermediate barriers. This would be my general purpose field gun; something that will do well against 4 and 2-legged critters.