tactikel
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I’ve tried and like several depending on availability. Ruger ARX (discontinued), Lehigh defense, Gold Dots, XTP.
It must function 100% in my LCP.
It must function 100% in my LCP.
just finished watching all the tests. i am surprised the fmj failed to go through the sheet steel. i am also glad to have positive confirmation on my own 68 grain xd lehigh defense water jug test. this is what i currently have in my lcp.I am skeptical of traditional FMJ and hollow points in .380 for some of the reasons already mentioned in this thread. The projectiles are light and the velocities are relatively slow. Rounds that expand don't penetrate adequately. They usually get tested only against bare gelatin and denim covered gelatin, which totally ignores common barriers such as pocket clutter, cartilage and bones, without even getting into barriers like windshields. Anyway, I have been doing some gonzo-style testing over the last few years involving any .380 ammo I can get my hands on. I have posted 7 recent ones (3 today) on another forum, including entries from Lehigh, Buffalo Bore, Hornady, Federal and CCI. If you are interested, it is here: https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/17837796 FWIW, I also ran the same test with a 90 grain factory Speer Gold Dot before I started putting the water jugs behind the wood and steel sheet metal, and the round flattened and disappeared into the dirt between the first and second sheets of sheet metal.
weirdHornady XTP and Critical Defense demonstrate the best performance in tests. It is the only loads that offer reliable expansion and penetration. But unfortunately I found them problematic in Glock 42. The symptom is: after carrying in a holster for a few months, there's going to be an FTF after the first shot. After the condition is cleared, it will not return for months. If I shoot the guns regularly, there's no problem (plural because I have two). If the guns sit in the safe, there's no problem. If they're loaded with anything else, there's no problem. At this point, I am switching to Gold Dots. Check back some time in 2024 when another round of these tests is completed.
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Hornady XTP and Critical Defense demonstrate the best performance in tests. It is the only loads that offer reliable expansion and penetration. But unfortunately I found them problematic in Glock 42. The symptom is: after carrying in a holster for a few months, there's going to be an FTF after the first shot. After the condition is cleared, it will not return for months. If I shoot the guns regularly, there's no problem (plural because I have two). If the guns sit in the safe, there's no problem. If they're loaded with anything else, there's no problem. At this point, I am switching to Gold Dots. Check back some time in 2024 when another round of these tests is completed.