HSM 180gr Gold Dot and 200 FMJ

Intercooler · February 09 2015 03:21:30 PM MST

Really good deal on these HSM 180gr Gold Dots right now. Hopefully they perform well!

4949shooter · February 09 2015 07:30:25 PM MST

My WA guess is 1100 to 1150 on the Gold Dots.

Intercooler · February 10 2015 03:04:51 AM MST

Yea. It should be the same load as the FMJ on the 180's.

I dug up three new MFG's of 10mm. A couple look promising too.

Intercooler · February 10 2015 05:38:18 AM MST

Selway has the Gold Dots $25/50 box.

4949shooter · February 10 2015 12:25:51 PM MST

I will order some thanks.

Did you see these over there?

http://www.selwayarmory.com/barnesvor-tx10mm155grxpbhollowpoint-lead-free-boxof20.aspx

Edit: Disregard...I just saw the MV on them. ${$default_sad_smiley}$

The_Shadow · February 10 2015 12:47:18 PM MST

The Buffalo Bore were loaded to much higher numbers than the Barnes and the Barnes Vortex XPB doesn't look like it have the segmenting cuts like their TAC-XP bullets...

Intercooler · February 11 2015 09:03:49 AM MST

40 degrees today. Now or never!

mag360 · February 11 2015 10:49:04 AM MST

Oooo 155gr xpb 10mm!! The xpb .357 was a beast in gel tests ive seen. Looking forward to seeing someone get that bullet up to 1400fps. The 155gr tac xp shed all its petals coming out of the mech-tech carbine tests that shootingthebull410 did.

mag360 · February 11 2015 11:02:52 AM MST

Ignore my last post. Just got off the phone with barnes. They do not make a separate 155gr all copper in the xpb line. He said originally some boxes were labeled that but they moved it over in the catalog to the tac xp range. I suggested it would be nice if they also made the 155gr in the stronger design of the xpb and he said he would pass it along. Operating velocity in their book is 850-1250, he said mayyyybe 1350-1400 but over that and it's shedding petals.

4949shooter · February 11 2015 02:08:19 PM MST

Quote from: Intercooler on February 11 2015 09:03:49 AM MST
40 degrees today. Now or never!

Let us know! We are waiting. ${$default_tongue_smiley}$

Intercooler · February 11 2015 04:31:32 PM MST

HSM 180gr Gold Dot
EAA Limited Pro 4.75" 1129, 1119, 1132. Average = 1126.66 FPS/ 507 LBS
EAA Super Match 6" 1159, 1157, 1147. Average = 1154.33 FPS/ 533 LBS
HSM 200gr FMJ
EAA Limited Pro 4.75" 1113, 1117, 1105. Average = 1111.66 FPS/ 549 LBS
EAA Super Match 6" 1153, 1133, 1140. Average = 1142 FPS/ 579 LBS

The 200's felt like a stronger load too.

The_Shadow · February 11 2015 05:17:31 PM MST

A little low as compared to some offerings in the same bullet weights! ${$default_roll_eyes_smiley}$

Intercooler · February 11 2015 05:27:01 PM MST

Yup. I bet the GD still performs fine for SD though.

The_Shadow · February 11 2015 07:08:50 PM MST

Yea the Gold Dot is still inside its performance window!

4949shooter · February 11 2015 07:30:19 PM MST

Thanks. The Gold dots pretty much fell where we expected. As you said, they make a solid self defense load.

The 200 grain load was the more interesting though!