The Speer Gold Dot Personal Protection .38 Cal 110gr Hollow Point Bullet (brand part no. 4009) gives handloaders the same bullet used in Speer’s Gold Dot Short Barrel factory ammunition as a standalone reloading component. These bullets are engineered specifically for excellent expansion at the velocities common to short-barreled handguns, where many standard hollow points fail to open reliably. The bonded jacket-to-core construction Gold Dot is known for still applies here for consistent, threat-stopping performance.

Key Specifications

• Bullet weight is 110 grains, matched to .38 Special short-barrel defensive loads.
• Bullet diameter is .357 inches, standard .38 Special bore diameter.
• Engineered specifically for reliable expansion at short-barrel velocities.
• Uses Speer’s molecular jacket-to-core bonding for near-total weight retention.
• Sold in boxes of 100 bullets.
• Each box has a shipping weight of about 26.4 oz (1.65 lbs).

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is this bullet built for short barrels specifically? Many hollow points rely on velocities that short-barreled handguns cannot generate; this bullet is engineered to expand reliably at those lower short-barrel velocities.

Is this the same bullet used in Gold Dot Short Barrel ammunition? Yes, Speer offers this as a standalone reloading component using the same bullet.

Is this loaded ammunition? No, this is a bare component bullet for handloaders supplying their own brass, powder, and primers.

Buy the Speer Gold Dot .38 Cal 110gr Hollow Point Bullets

Speer engineered this Gold Dot specifically around short-barrel velocities instead of scaling down a full-size-barrel bullet. Order this 110gr .38 cal Gold Dot from our reloading bullets catalog and our Lubbock, Texas gun shop will ship your components directly.