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Speer Gold Dot Chrono Data
Both the 115 grain and 124 grain were used at all three
distances, so there are three strings of five shots
to consider, for each. Admittedly, a sample of five
is perhaps not as good as a fifteen sample in one bite
but ... the results will still I feel prove valuable.
String velocities are rounded up or down to get rid
of decimal point. Muzzle Energy (ME) is based on the
average velocity (Av Vel)
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Sorry - just noticed
on the printout ... second shot in this first series
failed to register and showed as error so - a sample
only of four.
Speer Gold Dot 115 grain
JHP - sample #1
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String
Velocities - |
1056 fps
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1068 fps
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1062 fps
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1059 fps
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Low Vel
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Hi Vel
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Av Vel
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Spread
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Std Dev'n
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ME
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1056 fps
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1068 fps
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1061 fps
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12 fps
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5.19
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287 ft lbs
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Speer Gold Dot 115 grain
JHP - sample #2
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String
Velocities - |
1059 fps
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1078 fps
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1053 fps
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1059 fps
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1074 fps
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Low Vel
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Hi Vel
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Av Vel
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Spread
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Std Dev'n
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ME
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1053 fps
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1078 fps
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1064 fps
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25 fps
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10.77
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289 ft lbs
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Speer Gold Dot 115 grain
JHP - sample #3
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String
Velocities - |
1066 fps
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1053 fps
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1077 fps
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1065 fps
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1066 fps
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Low Vel
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Hi Vel
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Av Vel
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Spread
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Std Dev'n
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ME
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1066 fps
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1077 fps
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1065 fps
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11 fps
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4.97
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290 ft lbs
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These results appear
exceptionally good ...... let's combine some figures
and see what we finish up with (apart from SD - which
I am not stopping to calc on the fifteen - no, fourteen
sample!).
Low vel overall - 1053 fps
Hi vel overall - 1078 fps
Average (of averages) - 1063 fps
Max spread - 25 fps. (in fact sample #2 spread)
Average ME - 289 ft lbs.
I am impressed with these tight figures overall ....
and energy levels like this from the R9s short barrel
are very useful. |
Now, for the three
series on the heavier bullet ......
Speer Gold Dot 124 grain
JHP - sample #1
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String
Velocities - |
1009 fps
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990 fps
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1010 fps
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1039 fps
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1004 fps
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Low Vel
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Hi Vel
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Av Vel
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Spread
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Std Dev'n
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ME
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990 fps
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1039 fps
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1010 fps
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49 fps
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17.94
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281 ft lbs
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Speer Gold Dot 124 grain
JHP - sample #2
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String
Velocities - |
1012 fps
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1003 fps
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1009 fps
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1014 fps
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1045 fps
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Low Vel
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Hi Vel
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Av Vel
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Spread
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Std Dev'n
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ME
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1003 fps
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1045 fps
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1017 fps
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42 fps
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16.18
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285 ft lbs
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Speer Gold Dot 124 grain
JHP - sample #3
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String
Velocities - |
1021 fps
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1010 fps
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1003 fps
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1019 fps
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1012 fps
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Low Vel
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Hi Vel
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Av Vel
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Spread
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Std Dev'n
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ME
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1003 fps
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1021 fps
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1013 fps
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18 fps
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6.78
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283 ft lbs
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Seemingly not as tight
as the 115 grain figures but, again ...... let's combine
some figures and see what we finish up with (apart from
SD - which I am not stopping to calc on the fifteen
sample).
Low vel overall - 990 fps (almost an exception)
Hi vel overall - 1045 fps (also rather exceptional)
Average (of averages) - 1013 fps
Max spread - 55 fps.
Average ME - 283 ft lbs.
Still not bad at all and again, useful energy |
From
these figures it appears that this is indeed ''premium''
ammo ... I do not think so far I have found anything
so consistent and good on power factor.
I did put two rounds of each thru my BHP (4 5/8"
barrel) just to see what difference there might be.
The 115 grain gave 1278 fps and 1276 fps ..... small
spread. This would equate to a muzzle energy of -
416 ft lbs .. considerably up just with that barrel
length and concommitant velocity increase.
The 124 grain yielded 1204 fps and 1185 fps .... not
very close. Average we'll call 1194 and then muzzle
energy equates to 393 ft lbs.
All in all, the 115 grain offering seems to have an
edge all round.
You may next like to look at Chrono
Data - Federal .......
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