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380 self Defense hollows in stock...
Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:40 am
Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:40 am
Cant find 380 anywhere. 9mm has been much easier. Her ya go... federal
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Posted on 4/23/21 at 11:45 am to 4mileduckman
Posted on 4/23/21 at 12:14 pm to 4mileduckman
Naw, 100gr hard cast FN, leave the HP stuff alone.
Posted on 4/23/21 at 1:03 pm to Clames
quote:Someone downvoted, but I have to agree.
Naw, 100gr hard cast FN, leave the HP stuff alone.
Everything I've ever come across with ballistics says HP is iffy at best, at .380 and below. Lower power rd plus shorter barrel, you're unlikely to get expansion and acceptable penetration. You'd be paying extra for the increased risk of fail to feed.
Clames- I generally hadn't shot a lot of Federal, I do assume it's 'good'. I know looking lower cal (.32 acp), you were better served looking at Fiocchi and other European manufacturers, they tend to be hotter. And I know from experience that's the case with 9x19 fmj too.
Any word on their .380? Fiocchi or S&B still considered hotter than American rds?
This post was edited on 4/23/21 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 4/23/21 at 1:30 pm to Scoob
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Everything I've ever come across with ballistics says HP is iffy at best, at .380 and below. Lower power rd plus shorter barrel, you're unlikely to get expansion and acceptable penetration. You'd be paying extra for the increased risk of fail to feed.
I’ve carried both. Reliability shouldn’t be an issue in a decent .380, and worse case your hollow-point acts like ball and doesn’t expand. .380 isn’t ideal but when I need to pocket carry that’s the ticket, and the under-power concerns aren’t a big deal in the south IMO. I might look for another solution if I lived in Minnesota where people are wearing multiple layers when it’s cold.
Posted on 4/23/21 at 1:48 pm to Clames
Agree I carry underwood extreme penetrator in my G42.
Posted on 4/23/21 at 4:25 pm to lsufan1971
Posted on 4/23/21 at 5:50 pm to thejudge
I was carrying a Sig P230 for a while but some pretty bad jamming issues with HP had me putting it back in the safe. Might just switch to ball
Posted on 4/23/21 at 6:32 pm to 4mileduckman
love the lcp summertime shorts/pocket carry
Posted on 4/24/21 at 12:30 am to Scoob
quote:
Everything I've ever come across with ballistics says HP is iffy at best, at .380 and below. Lower power rd plus shorter barrel, you're unlikely to get expansion and acceptable penetration. You'd be paying extra for the increased risk of fail to feed.
Yeah I have FMJ in 38spl for when I carry the snubnose. I figure what the hell, it oughta be good enough for self defense in a belly gun. Plus I havent come across any HP anyway.
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