I tried out a few of the recommendations to see if they'd function in my gun and chronographed them to see what kind of velocities I'd get out of the Glock 42.
The Federal American Eagle had the highest velocity of the FMJ rounds and 50 cycled without a malfunction. I chronographed 12 of each round.
Shot List | Index | Velocity | Temperature | Barometric Pressure | Bullet Weight | Ft/lbs | Power Factor | Date |
Federal American Eagle | 1 | 916 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 95 | 176.98 | 87 | 4/30/2024 9:37 |
Federal American Eagle | 2 | 932 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 95 | 183.22 | 88 | 4/30/2024 9:37 |
Federal American Eagle | 3 | 919 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 95 | 178.14 | 87 | 4/30/2024 9:37 |
Federal American Eagle | 4 | 943 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 95 | 187.57 | 89 | 4/30/2024 9:37 |
Federal American Eagle | 5 | 951 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 95 | 190.76 | 90 | 4/30/2024 9:37 |
Federal American Eagle | 6 | 930 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 95 | 182.43 | 88 | 4/30/2024 9:38 |
Federal American Eagle | 7 | 942 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 95 | 187.17 | 89 | 4/30/2024 9:38 |
Federal American Eagle | 8 | 922 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 95 | 179.3 | 87 | 4/30/2024 9:38 |
Federal American Eagle | 9 | 933 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 95 | 183.61 | 88 | 4/30/2024 9:38 |
Federal American Eagle | 10 | 932 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 95 | 183.22 | 88 | 4/30/2024 9:38 |
Federal American Eagle | 11 | 932 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 95 | 183.22 | 88 | 4/30/2024 9:38 |
| | | | | | | | |
Average Velocity | 932 | | | | | | | |
Extreme Spread | 35 | | | | | | | |
Standard Deviation | 11 | | | | | | | |
Averate ft/lbs | 183 | | | | | | | |
Average Power Fadtor | 88 | | | | | | | |
Winchester Target and Monarch FMJ were very close in velocity. I shot 150 of Monarch and 100 Winchester Target through the gun and neither one had a malfunction.
Shot List | Index | Velocity | Temperature | Barometric Pressure | Bullet Weight | Ft/lbs | Power Factor | Date |
Winchester target | 1 | 854 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 145.74 | 76 | 4/30/2024 9:12 |
Winchester target | 2 | 860 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 147.79 | 77 | 4/30/2024 9:13 |
Winchester target | 3 | 864 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 149.17 | 77 | 4/30/2024 9:13 |
Winchester target | 4 | 839 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 140.66 | 75 | 4/30/2024 9:13 |
Winchester target | 5 | 878 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 154.04 | 79 | 4/30/2024 9:13 |
Winchester target | 6 | 824 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 135.68 | 74 | 4/30/2024 9:13 |
Winchester target | 7 | 844 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 142.34 | 75 | 4/30/2024 9:14 |
Winchester target | 8 | 861 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 148.13 | 77 | 4/30/2024 9:14 |
Winchester target | 9 | 835 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 139.32 | 75 | 4/30/2024 9:14 |
Winchester target | 10 | 858 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 147.1 | 77 | 4/30/2024 9:14 |
Winchester target | 11 | 863 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 148.82 | 77 | 4/30/2024 9:14 |
Winchester target | 12 | 859 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 147.45 | 77 | 4/30/2024 9:14 |
| | | | | | | | |
Average Velocity | 853 | | | | | | | |
Extreme Spread | 54 | | | | | | | |
Standard Deviation | 15 | | | | | | | |
Averate ft/lbs | 146 | | | | | | | |
Average Power Fadtor | 76 | | | | | | | |
Shot List | Index | Velocity | Temperature | Barometric Pressure | Bullet Weight | Ft/lbs | Power Factor | Date |
Monarch FMJ | 1 | 807 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 130.14 | 72 | 4/30/2024 9:19 |
Monarch FMJ | 2 | 859 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 147.45 | 77 | 4/30/2024 9:19 |
Monarch FMJ | 3 | 834 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 138.99 | 75 | 4/30/2024 9:19 |
Monarch FMJ | 4 | 857 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 146.76 | 77 | 4/30/2024 9:19 |
Monarch FMJ | 5 | 836 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 139.66 | 75 | 4/30/2024 9:20 |
Monarch FMJ | 6 | 866 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 149.86 | 77 | 4/30/2024 9:20 |
Monarch FMJ | 7 | 825 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 136.01 | 74 | 4/30/2024 9:20 |
Monarch FMJ | 8 | 868 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 150.55 | 78 | 4/30/2024 9:20 |
Monarch FMJ | 9 | 869 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 150.9 | 78 | 4/30/2024 9:20 |
Monarch FMJ | 10 | 891 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 158.64 | 80 | 4/30/2024 9:24 |
| | | | | | | | |
Average Velocity | 851 | | | | | | | |
Extreme Spread | 84 | | | | | | | |
Standard Deviation | 25 | | | | | | | |
Averate ft/lbs | 145 | | | | | | | |
Average Power Fadtor | 76 | | | | | | | |
Hornady Critical Defense was the only hollow point I had to shoot. I only had a box of 25 and all of them shot with no problem.
Shot List | Index | Velocity | Temperature | Barometric Pressure | Bullet Weight | Ft/lbs | Power Factor | Date |
Hornady Critical Defense | 1 | 896 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 160.42 | 80 | 4/30/2024 9:25 |
Hornady Critical Defense | 2 | 880 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 154.74 | 79 | 4/30/2024 9:25 |
Hornady Critical Defense | 3 | 871 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 151.6 | 78 | 4/30/2024 9:25 |
Hornady Critical Defense | 4 | 888 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 157.57 | 79 | 4/30/2024 9:25 |
Hornady Critical Defense | 5 | 897 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 160.78 | 80 | 4/30/2024 9:25 |
Hornady Critical Defense | 6 | 856 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 146.42 | 77 | 4/30/2024 9:25 |
Hornady Critical Defense | 7 | 890 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 158.28 | 80 | 4/30/2024 9:26 |
Hornady Critical Defense | 8 | 874 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 152.64 | 78 | 4/30/2024 9:26 |
Hornady Critical Defense | 9 | 886 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 156.86 | 79 | 4/30/2024 9:26 |
Hornady Critical Defense | 10 | 890 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 158.28 | 80 | 4/30/2024 9:29 |
Hornady Critical Defense | 11 | 865 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 149.51 | 77 | 4/30/2024 9:29 |
Hornady Critical Defense | 12 | 906 | 69F | 30 in Hg | 90 | 164.02 | 81 | 4/30/2024 9:29 |
| | | | | | | | |
Average Velocity | 883 | | | | | | | |
Extreme Spread | 50 | | | | | | | |
Standard Deviation | 14 | | | | | | | |
Averate ft/lbs | 156 | | | | | | | |
Average Power Factor | 79 | | | | | | | |
I received the Winchester ammo today, I actually ordered Winchester Defender Elite not the Silver Tip I thought I ordered. I've still got Underwood and Buffalo Bore, both +P on the way. So far, I'm leaning toward the Federal American Eagle since it has the most impact energy.