Ammunition maker
Speer
Speer in the reference: 437 factory loads.
Part of The Kinetic Group (since 2024)
Overview
| Records | Count | Open |
|---|---|---|
| Factory loads | 437 | |
| Component bullets | 49 |
Founded in 1943 by Vernon Speer. Gold Dot bonded hollow point is the most tested and adopted defensive round in law enforcement history.
Sources and provenance
- Manufacturer The Kinetic Group (Speer official brand page) — Speer · country, founded archived copy
- Secondary Wikipedia — CCI Ammunition · country, parent archived copy
- Secondary SHOT Business / NSSF — CSG Completes Acquisition of The Kinetic Group · parent archived copy
Associated cartridges
60 cartridges: the ones Speer introduced and the ones it loads for.
| Cartridge | Relation | Loads |
|---|---|---|
| 9mm Luger | Loads | 29 |
| .45 ACP | Loads | 25 |
| .38 Special | Loads | 18 |
| .40 S&W | Loads | 18 |
| .357 Magnum | Loads | 12 |
| .380 ACP | Loads | 9 |
| .44 Magnum | Loads | 7 |
| 10mm Auto | Loads | 7 |
| .45 GAP | Loads | 6 |
| .308 Winchester | Loads | 5 |
| .357 SIG | Loads | 5 |
| 5.7x28mm FN | Loads | 5 |
| .223 Remington | Loads | 4 |
| .30 Super Carry | Loads | 4 |
| .41 Remington Magnum | Loads | 4 |
| .30-06 Springfield | Loads | 3 |
| .32 H&R Magnum | Loads | 3 |
| .327 Federal Magnum | Loads | 3 |
| .44 Special | Loads | 3 |
| .460 S&W Magnum | Loads | 3 |
| .480 Ruger | Loads | 3 |
| 5.56x45mm NATO | Loads | 3 |
| 9x18mm Makarov | Loads | 3 |
| .22 WMR | Loads | 2 |
36 more in the factory-load explorer.
Factory loads
437 Speer loads in the reference, each with grain weight, bullet type and advertised velocity.
Counts are read from the reference and the shop at build time and change as records are added or corrected. Maker names in the reference are matched to this page through a reviewed alias list, not by spelling alone.
