Speer Gold Dot vs. Corbon

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Speer Gold Dot vs. Corbon

Posted: 9/9/2004 9:53:55 PM EDT

I tried Corbon in my Glock 35 and I found it to have better grouping than the Speer, anyone else notice this?
In any case I will be keeping Corbons in my mags from now on due to the better stopping power

Posted: 9/12/2004 3:57:33 AM EDT

[#1]

Yep I like the Corbons. They are in my off duty guns but we get issued Gold Dots and must carry those. The Gold Dots are still a good round though.

Posted: 9/12/2004 7:43:03 AM EDT

[#2]

Both are good rounds... but you are right, Corbon is top notch stuff!

Posted: 9/12/2004 8:24:23 PM EDT

[#3]

I prefer Speer GD's in 165gr, but I am sure you can't go wrong with the Corbon.

Posted: 9/12/2004 11:00:44 PM EDT

[#4]

I trust the quality control of CCI/Speer/Federal more than Corbon/Peter Pi

Posted: 9/13/2004 12:33:46 PM EDT

[#5]

I carry Gold Dot. It's cheaper here, and my Glocks feed HP's fine. In a 1911 I'd like some of the Corbon Pow'rBall for added insurance. Do they make it in .45?

Posted: 9/14/2004 9:19:05 AM EDT

[#6]

Yeah I love the Corbon .45 stuff. It feeds much better in my 1911 than the Gold Dots for some reason.

Posted: 9/15/2004 11:16:25 AM EDT

[#7]

should be less recoil with the corbon, too.

sort of a philosophical question:

bullet that penetrates and expands
vs.
bullet that fragments violently

i carry corbon in large part because 2 135gr slugs my buddy launched had a bad guy dead before he hit the ground

Posted: 9/15/2004 11:25:09 AM EDT

[#8]

A G30 lives in the bedroom and seems to love GoldenSabers.
They're the NON +P, just in case the wife needs to feed it.

Posted: 9/24/2004 12:56:25 AM EDT

[#9]

+1 on corbons quality control i once bought a half empty box. + i've heard bad things about varying pressures with the corbons.

Posted: 9/24/2004 1:00:53 AM EDT

[#10]

I wanted to get osme here, but I have had a hard time finding them local.

Posted: 9/24/2004 1:02:38 AM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
I will be keeping Corbons in my mags from now on due to the better stopping power

And what do they have that thee Gold Dots dont to give them this mythical "stopping power?"

Posted: 9/24/2004 8:06:58 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I will be keeping Corbons in my mags from now on due to the better stopping power

And what do they have that thee Gold Dots dont to give them this mythical "stopping power?"

A scarier sounding name?

Posted: 9/24/2004 4:09:59 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
I will be keeping Corbons in my mags from now on due to the better stopping power

And what do they have that thee Gold Dots dont to give them this mythical "stopping power?"

A scarier sounding name?

Cor Bon sounds cooler and has higher velocity

Posted: 9/24/2004 5:12:46 PM EDT

[#14]

Higher velocity does not always equate to better ability to stop aggressive human behavior, especially if the bullet is too light and under penetrates.

The .40S&W is already a high pressure round that doesnt need to be loaded to higher velocities to be effective.

Posted: 9/24/2004 5:17:42 PM EDT

[#15]

main reason I'm using it is I seem to be getting tighter groups with the Corbons, at least 3/4" difference or better at 25 yards.

Posted: 9/24/2004 8:14:20 PM EDT

[#16]

While standard CorBon loads are hotter than the standard Speers, the Gold Dot is a superior bullet design. It provides better penetration in tissue, more reliable expansion, and is well suited for defeating common barriers such as sheet metal and windshield glass.

I prefer high velocity rounds and I carry the 124 grain +p Gold Dots in my 9mms, including my G19.

Posted: 9/24/2004 8:19:04 PM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
main reason I'm using it is I seem to be getting tighter groups with the Corbons, at least 3/4" difference or better at 25 yards.

That doesn't concern me much in a self defense round. I am much more interested in terminal bullet performance than tiny groups.

Posted: 9/25/2004 7:38:35 PM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
In a 1911 I'd like some of the Corbon Pow'rBall for added insurance. Do they make it in .45?

Yep. 165grs at 1200+fps.

With terminal performance being so close with modern bullet design, I say go with what your gun likes, twonami. Extra accuracy is kinda nice, ya know?

Oh, and most of the Cor-Bon quality control reputation come from the knock-off crap that circulated for a while back in the '90's. I've never had any problem with their stuff and I've shot 9mm, .40, .45, and 10mm going back to the late '80's.

Posted: 9/25/2004 7:46:43 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
I carry Gold Dot. It's cheaper here, and my Glocks feed HP's fine. In a 1911 I'd like some of the Corbon Pow'rBall for added insurance. Do they make it in .45?

They make Pow R Balls in .45 Lots of folks here we inimpressed by them IIRC. They are accurate though.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Speer Gold Dot vs. Corbon

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