A Speer Gold Dot Question:

[von Schulenberg]

After looking at the expansion of different JHPs in various test media over the years, I was simply curious if Speer's Gold Dot could be considered a JHP that utilises its jacket as part of its wounding mechanism, much like Winchester Ranger-T and Remington Golden Saber.

Thank you in advance for any information or opinions you'd like to share.

[Rugby]

After looking at the expansion of different JHPs in various test media over the years, I was simply curious if Speer's Gold Dot could be considered a JHP that utilises its jacket as part of its wounding mechanism, much like Winchester Ranger-T and Remington Golden Saber.

Thank you in advance for any information or opinions you'd like to share.

GD's are bonded so they can not "petal". It is a HP. It is jacketed. It is a JHP.

Winchester's (and others) bonded bullets do not "petal" either. They are JHP's.

You have to decide what it is you want the bullet to do. There is no magic bullet. There is no one-size-fits-all bullet. You have to ask yourself what is more important to you; a bonded bullet for barrier penetration, or a bullet that "flowers" to destroy more tissue at the expense of barrier penetration.

One of my better posts (http://glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=818579)

[von Schulenberg]

Thank you for sharing, Rugby. I only asked because the Gold Dots I've seen (124 gr., 9mm +P in particular) expanded with 6 symmetric, fairly spaced "petals" with the bonded jacket material adding rigidity to them.

But yes, I agree. Yours is a very good post on what "bonded" ammunition is and was designed for.