Speer Ammo is now supplying the United States Special Operations Command, having been awarded a three-year contract to produce up to 8.5 million rounds of its Speer Gold Dot G2 147-grain 9 mm Luger load for special forces use.
The load in question uses a hollow-point projectile filled with an elastomer, which aids in barrier penetration and consistent expansion.
The U.S. military is one of the few world powers that is not a signatory to Article IV-3 of the Hague Convention, which specifically prohibits the use of hollow-point ammunition in war, but for more than 100 years, it has generally used FMJ ammunition for combat.
In 2018, the military announced it would begin employing jacketed-hollow-point ammunition for use in limited situations to prevent overpenetration in an effort to minimize collateral damage.
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