skunkworks

I've been reading some pretty good reviews about CorBon's DPX round in penetration and expansion. Does anyone have personal experience with this round? I carry an XD-40 and a Kel Tec P3AT. I want the most I can get out of my BUG .380, but I'm also considering switching from GD's for my .40 too. What do you think?

Redneck Repairs

Personaly I think ammo selection is the least of the self defense equation , about any modern hp ammo is going to be fine

Ben Hennessy

I have been carrying DPX+P in my 45. It shoots straight. The only experience I have with it penetration is that last year I went on a wild boar hunt. After droping one with my rifle I still had to give it a little love tap with my 45. While dressing the boar the 45 fell out from the center of the boar with a perfect mushroom.

P95Carry

Check Steve Camp's site http://www.highpowersandhandguns.com/ - and browse thru some of his very useful testing - several DPX tests are there now.

I am well impressed with them and may change eventually but for now my GD's are good.

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Bud White

Dpx looks pretty good to me

age_ranger

The DPX's are a good looking round. That hollow point is impressive. It's good to know if I'm stranded I can use them to hold water! They've got the largest cavity i've seen in a hollow point and that's what I've got loaded up right now in my carry rig. I use gold dots in my .32 and still have my backup mag loaded with them as well.

Ben Hennessy

They do have a very wide and deep cavity. I had a hard time finding them. I ended up ordering four boxes from Corbon for the same price that the store would of sold them.

Freedz

In my experience I've found that any ammo I've tried from corbon is excellent. I expect this to be no less.

tabraha

There's some good testing going on with the DPX in the P3AT right now. It seems to me that the DPX and Ranger T's are a good choice and I hope to get some DPX rounds for my Kel-Tec.

http://www.ktog.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaB...num=1149377730
http://www.ktog.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaB...num=1148670025

slimjim

From StoppingPower.net:

10% Ballistic Gelatin Tests for:
Corbon .380 80 gr DPX

Testing Platform:
Keltec 3AT

Barrier:
Bare Gelatin


TEST RESULTS:

Round # 1:
Penetration: 8.375”
Recovered Weight: 80.2 gr.
Expansion*: .714 cal.
Velocity: 914.7 fps


10% Ballistic Gelatin Tests for:
Corbon .380 80 gr DPX

Testing Platform:
Keltec 3AT

Barrier:
Four Layers of Denim


TEST RESULTS:

Round # 1:
Penetration: 6.75”
Recovered Weight: 80.8 gr.
Expansion*: .732 cal.
Velocity: 958.6 fps

* Expansion measured at widest point.


Keltec P-3AT (Clothing Barrier)
Speer .380 90 gr. Gold Dot
Pen 10.50” Exp .476