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Old 07-05-2015, 05:02 PM
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Anyone know the difference between Speer Gold Dot 53927 LE vs Speer Gold Dot 53617 LE? Both say they are 124+p 50/ box. I have purchased the 53617 LE in the past, but never heard on the 53927 LE.
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I'm pretty sure that they are the same, but the 53927 is the SKU used for .gov users. Sort of like the Gold Dot G2 54226 and 54227. Same round, just a different SKU.

Olin seems to do this more than ATK, they offer most Ranger loads with .gov SKU such as Q4364 being the same as RA9B.
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I'm pretty sure that they are the same, but the 53927 is the SKU used for .gov users. Sort of like the Gold Dot G2 54226 and 54227. Same round, just a different SKU.

Olin seems to do this more than ATK, they offer most Ranger loads with .gov SKU such as Q4364 being the same as RA9B.
Thanks, that's what I was wondering. I knew personal use had a different number and was 20 rounds, just couldn't figure out why there were 2 numbers for the 50 round boxes.
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The "927" (G2) needs a 5" barrel to expand correctly !!

DON'T use then in a 4" or less........................

One net test with a 3 and 4" barrel Failed......
a 6" at 1028 fps at ten feet, expanded in gel and 4G.

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The "927" (G2) needs a 5" barrel to expand correctly !!

DON'T use then in a 4" or less........................

One net test with a 3 and 4" barrel Failed......
a 6" at 1028 fps at ten feet, expanded in gel and 4G.
Thanks...Speer wrote me saying it they were identical, just 1 for LE and 1 for government orders. You make sense the government orders might be a little different spec. Wonder why 4 replies from different people at Speer say they are identical?
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Sorry, I got my numbers mixed up.........

the 53927 and 23617 are +P 124gr 9mm loads.
23611 is the short barrel and the standard 23618 loading.

The 147gr G2 is number 54226, that needs a 6" barrel.

Usually the "53" is a 50 box and the "23" comes in a 20 box.

As a note;
you might want to weigh each load..........
my 135gr SB loads went from 210 down to 207grs in weight.
I only save the 209 gr loads or heavier for SD use.........
and shoot the light loads for practice, due to lower fps.

Good luck.
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