{"product_id":"speer-gold-dot-45-acp-185-grain-hollow-point-hp-23964gd-20-rounds","title":"Speer Gold Dot 45 ACP 185 Grain Hollow Point HP 23964GD 20 Rounds","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSpeer Gold Dot 45 ACP 185gr HP 23964GD Overview\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpeer Gold Dot 45 ACP 185 grain hollow point 23964GD ammo is a faster-rated, lighter-bullet alternative to the traditional 230-grain 45 ACP weight. The lighter projectile changes the weight-and-speed combination from the 230-grain Gold Dot without abandoning bonded construction. The 185-grain specification matters because Speer also offers a heavier 230-grain Gold Dot in the same caliber.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGold Dot ammo dates to the early 1990s, when the company developed its electrochemically formed jacket around a lead core. The design sought to resist separation during impact, a defining engineering feature of this ammunition. The bonding process concerns the connection between the jacket and core, whereas the hollow-point cavity governs how the nose begins to deform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shorter, lighter-bullet option should be distinguished from 230-grain 45 ACP Gold Dot by both mass and its 1,050-fps published rating. Speer packages this nickel-cased ammo in the United States in boxes of 20. Those values describe a particular factory load rather than a universal advantage in a given pistol. Its bonded hollow point serves a different purpose from the traditional non-expanding 230-grain ball bullet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpeer Gold Dot 45 ACP Key Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e185-Grain Defensive Bullet:\u003c\/strong\u003e The lighter 45 ACP Gold Dot uses a bonded hollow point rather than standard hardball.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUni-Cor Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e The jacket is formed and bonded to the core as part of Speer's Gold Dot process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1,050-FPS Velocity:\u003c\/strong\u003e The listed speed identifies this specific 185-grain loading.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNickel Cases:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel plating is used on the cartridge cases.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Speer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49293714456803,"sku":"122327","price":41.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/5100\/3875\/files\/122327.jpg?v=1783029667","url":"https:\/\/www.sportingsupplygroup.com\/products\/speer-gold-dot-45-acp-185-grain-hollow-point-hp-23964gd-20-rounds","provider":"Sporting Supply Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}