9mm Ballistics water 'test'.....(pics)

[Smitty908]

Ok, follow up for the .45 ammo thread.
Luckily during the water jug gang attack on me today, I had my backup (wife's) 9mm with me.... I know....I drove that jug joke into the ground already.....

Back to the topic at hand.
I 'tested' three different 9mm rounds today. Maybe someone will be interested in the results.....

All rounds fired from a 3" bbl Taurus PT 111 at 21' distance.......98 degrees outside....350' elevation......so forth and so on.

Allright here goes....

Left to right....

127 gr. +P+ Winchester Ranger SXT (1250 fps)
124 gr. +P Federal HST (1160 fps)
124 gr. +P Speer Gold Dot (1220 fps)

All velocities listed are the manufacturer's published velocities.





I was rather impressed with all the 9mm choices...they penetrated roughly the same and all retained above 95% of thier weight. I guess this one's just up to which one you think is 'prettier'

Any comments welcome....

-Tim

[DefensiveCarry.com]

[limatunes]

Very cool, thanks!

My only question is, is there something that can be put in the pictures for reference? I don't own a 9mm and can't even compare the expansion to a 9mm round. It would be nice to see how far they expanded compared to something common. In the .45 thread it was compared to a quarter which helped drive home the amount of expansion.

What would you say these compared to when they expanded?

[Smitty908]

Lima,

Here ya go....



-Tim

[P95Carry]

All effective expansion here for sure - but from my tests a ways back - the GD's always seemed to come out the most consistent.

[Echo_Four]

The Ranger SXT reminds me of something from the past--- something evil and black.... I just can't remember what it was. Seems like maybe it was a bird or something.

[limatunes]

Tim, that's fabulous, thanks a lot!!

Wow, those are quite impressive!

[Smitty908]

Echo,

[nn]

Same bubble bursting problem, their all the same now.

[Rock and Glock]

Nice report! I like my GD's, but all look pretty good.

[Cupcake]

Excellent post. Thanks.

Those HSTs look nice and jagged. I'm suprised to see the separation between the copper and lead on that one.

[Alien Nation]

All effective expansion here for sure - but from my tests a ways back - the GD's always seemed to come out the most consistent.

+1 though I haven't tested the HST's out yet.

Smitty908: Thanks again for taking the time to share!
Testing ammo was a hobby for me up till last year. My Gold Dot tests results were just as you have shown in your pics(sorry I don't have pics. I didn't think to take any then). I even tested them from a custom Ruger SP101 in 9mm that had a 1.75" barrel and they still performed rather well(not as well as longer barrels obviously but pretty well). The 124gr +P Gold Dots from that short barrel still performed better than the 147gr HP's from many companies.

[Breakdaddy]

I'd be interested in seeing some Cor Bon 115gr +P DPX ammo in that lineup, but what you've got looks good. Thanks for the post!

[Sig229]

I'd be interested in seeing some Cor Bon 115gr +P DPX ammo in that lineup, but what you've got looks good. Thanks for the post!

Add some of those Cheap Remington HPs to that list you get from Wal-Mart.
They may be cheap, but they look like quality HP's.

[SemperGumby]

Love to see some 100 gr. +P+ Corbon Pow'rballs. Wonder how the bead in the tip, lighter round, and higher velocities will compare to those others.

[AzQkr]

This link throws more light on the 9mm tests from one of the members whose LE.

http://www.threatfocused.com/forums/...read.php?t=701

Interesting results extrapolated from the raw data further in the thread.

Brownie