9mm Bullet Expansion

[Wolfhound]

I found this chart on 9mm bullet expansion and thought I would share it for discussion. Looks like the Federal bullets do very well when tested. I would have liked to see how Hornady XTP does for comparison.

 

[Route 45]

Bullet expansion in water jugs is a good indicator of how well a particular bullet performs when fired into a water jug.

And not much else.

 

[Wolfhound]

Perhaps there was a shortage of volunteers willing to be shot for testing purposes?

 

[Route 45]

Almost any hollowpoint will expand when fired into water. The accepted medium for bullet expansion/penetration testing is calibrated ballistic gelatin. Not Cletus and his water jugs.

 

[DadSmith]

I wonder if you could mix gelatin in gallon jugs at the proper consistency and test hollow points?

 

[Gaffer]

Well, it is about 60% correct...

 

[Cameramonkey]

But what if OP is scared of zombie water jugs? In that case his testing is accurate.

 

[bwframe]

OK, lets see some ballistic gelatin results...

 

[Wolfhound]

This wasn't my test I just found it interesting. I suppose an argument could be made that ballistics gel represents tissue but leaves bone and clothing out of the equation.

So testing with ballistic gel is only ok if your name isn't Cletus? Asking for a friend.

FYI, I am scared of zombie water jugs AND zombie ballistics gelatin.

 

[epeery]

Any balistics test will result in arguments, but this site is one of the most impressive I've seen.

http://www.luckygunner.com/labs/self-defense-ammo-ballistic-tests/

 

[KellyinAvon]

Any balistics test will result in arguments, but this site is one of the most impressive I've seen.

http://www.luckygunner.com/labs/self-defense-ammo-ballistic-tests/

This is why I carry what I carry.

 

[Wolfhound]

Any balistics test will result in arguments, but this site is one of the most impressive I've seen.

http://www.luckygunner.com/labs/self-defense-ammo-ballistic-tests/

That's good stuff. Thanks for posting the link.