Speer Ammo Brings Gold Dot G2 to Consumer Market

By Jacki Billings

Speer announced the Gold G2 ammo at the NRA Annual Meeting. (Photo: Jacki Billings/Guns.com)
Speer Ammo’s Gold Dot G2 ammunition no longer belongs to just law enforcement, as the company announced the hollow point rounds are now headed to the consumer market.
Introduced at the National Rifle Association’s Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, the Gold Dot G2 looks to bring a quality self-defense load to those serious about personal defense. The Gold Dot G2 features a shallow dish packed with what the company terms a “high-performance” elastomer which helps instigate a more uniform expansion on impact.
A Speer rep told Guns.com at NRAAM that the G2 is producing impressive results on the range. “It’s consistently beating everything else on FBI protocol testing. We’re pushing well over 400 on the scoring on the FBI testing. It’s great ammunition and it should be great for consumers,” said Jared Hinton with Speer.
The Gold Dot G2 features an elastomer that fills internal fissures upon impact, producing a more consistent expansion and petaling of the hollow point. (Photo: Jacki Billings/Guns.com)
Hinton did mention that The G2 series is best suited for duty-sized pistols and not their sub-compact siblings. “It’s optimized for duty-sized weapons,” Hinton added. “Some folks are going to try to

Source: Guns.com