Speer Gold Dot 165gr JHP
- Cartridge
- .40 S&W
- Bullet weight
- 10.69 g
- Reference velocity
- 351 m/s
- Muzzle energy
- 659 J
Specification
The load, and the figures its drawing is made from
IdentityWho makes it, and what it is for.
- Designation
- 53961
- Maker
- Speer
- Country of origin
- United States
- Introduced
- 1998
- Military load
- No
- Widely available
- Yes
ProjectileThe figures the drawing and the solver start from.
- Bullet type
- JHP
- Cartridge
- .40 S&W
- Bullet diameter
- 10.16 mm
- Bullet weight
- 10.69 g (165.0 gr)
- Sectional density
- 0.147
- Ballistic coefficient (G1)
- 0.116
- Reference velocity
- 351 m/s (1152 ft/s)
- Reference barrel
- 102 mm
- Velocity retention exponent
- 0.28
Ballistics
Downrange, solved
Solved at the reference barrel of 102 mm from the G1 coefficient and the load's velocity retention. A different barrel gives a different curve.
At the muzzle
What leaves the barrel
MuzzleThe solver’s figures at the reference barrel, where the curve starts.
- Muzzle energy
- 659 J
- Effective range
- 177 m
- Momentum
- 3.75 kg m/s
- Taylor knockout factor
- 8.1
- Hatcher relative stopping power
- 34
- Energy density
- 1444.0 J/cm²
Downrange
Point by point
The same solution as the chart, at each distance the solver reports.
| Distance | Velocity | Energy | Drop | Time of flight | Mach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 m | 351 m/s | 659 J | 0 cm | 0 s | 1.02 |
| 50 m | 299 m/s | 479 J | 11.9 cm | 0.156 s | 0.87 |
| 100 m | 270 m/s | 390 J | 54 cm | 0.332 s | 0.79 |
| 200 m | 227 m/s | 277 J | 266.1 cm | 0.737 s | 0.66 |
| 300 m | 195 m/s | 202 J | 721.6 cm | 1.213 s | 0.57 |
| 400 m | 167 m/s | 149 J | 1533.3 cm | 1.768 s | 0.49 |
| 500 m | 143 m/s | 109 J | 2861.2 cm | 2.415 s | 0.42 |
| 600 m | 122 m/s | 80 J | 4936.4 cm | 3.172 s | 0.36 |
| 800 m | 88 m/s | 41 J | 12822.8 cm | 5.113 s | 0.26 |
| 1000 m | 62 m/s | 20 J | 30172.1 cm | 7.843 s | 0.18 |
API
The call that returns this record
The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.
curl --request GET \ --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/ammunition/speer-gold-dot-165' \ --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'