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Speer Centerfire Gold Dot ammunition is manufactured to be the best-period! One key to superior performance is the stringent manufacturing process whish Speer has developed. It all starts with an alloyed lead cor being formed to a basic shape. From there the core goes through a unique electrochemical process which bonds jacket to core one molecule at a time. Speer's Uni-Cor process provides for uniform jacket wall thickness and virtually eliminates jacket slippage or separation.
Next, the bullet moves to a patented, multiple "star stab" swaging operation which not only creates the unique Gold Dot hollow point cavity but, at the same time forms an extremely uniform heel radius. The uniform heel radius ensures accuracy throughout bullet flight from start to finish. The finished product is a highly engineered bullet that delivers superior performance in accuracy, expansion and penetration regardless of caliber since each one is customized.
Test barrels are used to determine ballistic figures. Individual firearms may vary.
These figures are approximate and are shown for reference.
38 Special, 125grain, Speer GDHP, (Per 20)
The information below comes from our Gun Caliber Dictionary and is for
general reference only. It does not describe the specifications of this
particular item.
The 38 Special (38 S&W Special, 38 Colt Special) was introduced in 1902. It is essentially a slightly extended 38 Long Colt case, length 1.1551 inches, with operating pressure increased from 13,000 to 17,000 psi. Bullet diameter is .357-inch. The 38 Special became the gold standard personal defense revolver cartridge and was standard among most American law enforcement agencies for many years. Bullet weights vary from 110 to 158 grains, with a 158-grain bullet at 800 feet per second the most common. In the 1960s pressure was increased again to 18,500 psi, creating the 38 Special +P load, with increased velocity and energy. 38 Long and Short Colt ammunition can be fired in any 38 Special chamber, but not the reverse. 38 Special +P is safe in modern steel-frame 38 Special revolvers, but should not be used in aluminum-frame 38 Special revolvers. 38 Special remains a standard and popular revolver chambering.
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