I like the way both rounds shoot from my guns, there sare no doubt better rounds out now, and i believe that i will be switching to the corbon DPX line for all of my CCW ammo soon.
Since I live in the tropics, and I worry about T-N-T (Thru-n-Thru) penetrations, I usually carry prefrangibles like Glaser Silver or MagSafe or RBCD for my .40 and .45's. My next layer (what I carry in backup mags) is Federal Hydra-Shok 185 gr or "Plus-P" CorBons.
I carry my handloads in my P32. Currently, that's a 60gr GoldDot at 1000fps. Accuracy is great. My weak attempts at penetration testing show decent penetration and lots of destruction. I'm currently working on a new load using Hornady's 85gr XTP. 900fps is doable. Accuracy and penetration testing to come later.
In my 9mm, I carry Winchester Ranger T 147gr.
In my 357mag, I carry my my handload consisting of a 180gr XTP at 1300fps. That's more of a camping/hiking carry gun though.
in flesh, when fired from short barrels. So what you have is a .38 lrn load, in a pocket 9mm. That load was known as the "widow-maker", because of all the thousands of times it failed to stop an attack, with chest hits.
Originally posted by meme
147 gr 9mm jhp's don't expand much, if at all in flesh, when fired from short barrels. So what you have is a .38 lrn load, in a pocket 9mm. That load was known as the "widow-maker", because of all the thousands of times it failed to stop an attack, with chest hits.
Yea, once I got shot in the chest three times, but luckily it was just 147 gr 9mm JHP's. I dug them out with my knife. Never even bothered going to the hospital.
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