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SPEER 45(.451) 230gr GDHP BULLET SHORT-BBL 100/bx

SPEER 45(.451) 230gr GDHP BULLET SHORT-BBL 100/bx
Item #:SP4482
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MPN:4482
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Product Information

Speer offers the same bullets used in Gold Dot® Short Barrel® ammunition as a component for your reloading needs. These bullets are engineered for excellent expansion at velocities common to short-barreled handguns. 

  • Gold Dot bullet design
  • Excellent expansion at velocities common to short-barreled handguns
  • Reliable feeding in semi-automatic pistols
  • Higher-volume hollow point cavity aids in low-velocity expansion
This is not loaded ammunition.
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WARNING

WARNING: This product can expose you to Lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

Technical Notes

Caliber:  .451

Sectional Density:  0.162

Weight:  230 gr

Bullet Style:  Hollow Point

Ballistic Coefficient:  .148 (G1)

Primary Usage:  Self-Defense

Box Count:  100

Read 2 Reviews - Average Rating: 3.5 stars

 Not "exactly" the same as the non-short barrel bullets

By Steven D. on Apr 15, 2020
I recently received these in an order, and compared them to the 230 grain "standard" gold dots I had on hand.
A sample of 5 of each variety showed the the standard bullets are slightly longer (~0.005") than the short barrel, but this could be a normal manufacturing tolerance. The inside cavity has a flat bottom compared to the tapered cone in the standard bullets, and it reminds me a little of the old Speer flying ash can hollow point. Great hollowpoints, and happy to have got them before they disappeared!

Feeding problems

By Bob H. on May 11, 2012
I've been using Speer Gold dot bullets in my Sig 9mm and my Para 45acp with absolutely no problems at all. Then I decided to try the short BBL gold dots in my 45acp and my 9mm. Now I can't get the dam things to feed, they jam on every shot so that's turned both of my autos into single shot pistols. If anyone out there has a solution, I'd appreciate their help.
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