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With a talent for all things mechanical, Richard “Dick” Speer started CCI (Cascade Cartridge, Inc.) in 1951, after realizing his brother Vernon’s success with Speer Bullets. Dick’s experience as a machinist at Boeing Aircraft’s Seattle plant gave him the ability to produce quality cases, which began in a small room at his brother’s Speer Bullets plant.
Speer and his partner Arvid Nelson eventually discovered a demand for component primers, which were in short supply after WWII. With the intention of building primers for hobby reloaders, their first shipment was actually to fulfill a military contract. Speer went on to create non-corrosive and non-mercuric sporting cartridges for reloaders.
Rising popularity led Speer to purchase a large chicken ranch just a mile from his brother’s plant. With a farmhouse for an office and a renovated chicken coop for a production facility, Speer added manufacturing buildings and expanded the product line. This farm-turned-plant continues to produce ammunition to this day.
Today, Speer Ammunition is a subsidiary of Vista Outdoor and is known for its effectiveness in personal defense and training. The iconic Gold Dot® line is touted as the number-one load for law enforcement, and the same performance can be found in Gold Dot Personal Protection and Short Barrel®. In 2009, it was reported that a $14 million contract provided Speer Gold Dot 9mm ammo to all 250,000 police officers in France – along with French Gendarmerie, French Customs, and French Corrections.
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"Reliable, about 500 rounds into the 1000 round case and no issues so far."
"Delivered faster than expected "
"Great for the price and delivered to my doorstep when local stores seem to have trouble keeping it in stock. "
"As stated the ammo worked flawlessly no issues or concerns. Purchase with comfort knowing it works great. "
"it was great, bulls eye every time"
"Shot approx. 100 rds each thru the following: Sig 226, Marlin Camp 9 and Hi-point 995. Not a single problem. Liked it so much I purchased another 1000 rds."
"These rounds are almost perfect, have fired over 2k rounds of this particular round and not one misfire or bad round. The downside is that the round is silver colored instead of gold colored, and if that is all I have to complain about, well enough said."
"Outstanding value and quick shipping. No failure to eject or failure to fire. Provides for a great session at the range."
"Used it for target practice. Low smoke and the pistol cleaned up well."
"Good quality, Good company. I miss the 124 grain, but I am happy to get ammo. Loved living in Idaho.Rexburg rocks!. Good people."
"Ordered this along with some blazer & gold dot, shipment came fast & packaged in a plain box very discreet. UPS did a good job on shipping updates, knew where it was at the entire trip. Will order again. "
"My XDM performed flawlessly with this ammo. I will buy it again"
"Great ammo at a competitive price"
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"Happy with the ammo, shipping and communication was top notch! I wish the prices would come down, i realize this is not the retailers fault. Will continue to buy here!"
"I have only shot about 150 rnds through the gun, and the only hiccup was a few jammings that I believe were caused by an off brand 25 rnd. capacity clip."
"The service was very prompt and the communication was very good too. Shipping and processing times were executed in a timely manner. I would recommend Ammo.com to my friends and associates. "
"Gold Dots are some of the bet you can get. Got it here for a fair price and good fast shipping. Thanks!!! "
"Bought this for a javelina hunt, used in my Ruger PC Carbine, worked flawlessly, near perfect expansion and it was stopped by the hide on the opposite side of the animal. No 9mm over penetration concerns based on my one round fired out of a carbine."
"Speer Gold Dot are my favorite defense ammo (that's not ridiculously overpriced). I had not tried the +P type before now. The heavier slug and additional powder really do make a difference. I've already ordered some more of this stuff, in 9mm and .45 acp for my S&W Shield."
"Good quality ammo. It worked well with my SD9VE. Smooth cycle. I don’t recommend this as you’re primary ammo at the range because it has a lot of recoil/snap. After a couple magazines I could feel my hand and wrist getting tired. Overall, I would buy it again. "
"Speer is the best ammo I have used. A lot of it is made in the Great Northwest, so with the ammo shortage and everyone hard up for ANY ammo, I'm happy to be using ammo made in America as well. I also like this ammo's total metal jacket (TMJ) which limits lead exposure. Never had a FTF with Speer. Great Stuff!"
"When it comes to ammo, Speer has always been my preference. Easy to clean, cycles well, packed safely, and not a single round was missing out of my entire order. I would highly recommend ordering when it is available "
"good shooting"
"Couldn't find any ammo locally, but like everything in Washington and crude oil, there seems to be a shortage in brains and pipelines. I found AMMO. NET to be fast and a reliable source."
"With the shortages in Ammo I was very happy to receive what I was able to get. The ammo cycled and shot great. It was to bad there wasn't more of it."
"I ordered before noon on Thursday and had my shipment on Saturday. I've put approx. 200 rounds through my S&W with no misfires or jams. Your customer service has been phenomenal. Thank you ammo.com!"
"No misfires and consiistant performance with two different handguns (Beretta Storm9 sub & S&WM&P9). This ammo exceeded my expectations - glad I got 1000 rounds. I'll get more. Delivered in two days."
"Excellent quality."
"Ammunition function fired was accurate all you could ask from any ammo"
"Ammunition performs well in my Beretta 25"
" I'm in no way an expert but I've fired 100 rounds of this ammo so far and am pleased with my purchase 4 inch grouping at 10 yards with my glock 37 which isn't bad for a 45. The ammo does smoke a little but there were no misfires, jams or duds. "
"we received the ammo in a timely manner. the ammo was all we expected it to be. we will shop again."
"Kick ass!"
"Shot well,no feed problems Shot with wooden back stop The bullet did not expand as what I expected... Definitely good penetration "
"I used this ammo to break-in a new 380 semi auto, and it did the job. I put the first 50 rounds through the weapon and had 2 FTF's. The receiver failed to seat fully causing a miss fire. I tapped it forward and it fired. By the time I fired all 100 rounds, the weapon worked perfect. Worked great for me."
"Great price and quick delivery. All is good, no issues."
"Order on the 6th got them on the 8th fast shipping ammo looks great. Price was pretty good"
"Ammo seemed to work well . It was shipped on time and we are very happy with it. We will order again along with some .45acp when you have it available"
"Not the cheapest ammo out there but does the job 100% of the time for me. I figure if the times comes for lethal force I only want ammo I can count on."
"Performed well"
"Ammo acted and performed as I knew it would since I have used it before"
"Speer makes great ammo. Unfortunately, with supply so low, prices are high. But, you better have good ammo on hand. This is good!!!! "