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Contributed by Joseph Canady
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 This ammo was given to me by a local gun store owner and she wanted me to test it, cause that is what she carries. I have the ranger on my wish list so I said why not. The website states that this ammo is a reverse taper design and travels at 1185fps and delivers 387 ft lbs of energy. The numbers sound good, lets see how it stands up. |
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This new line of ammunition is loaded with the first intelligent bullet, made of an alloy (no lead) with a low specific weight. This feature allows light bullets like these to have a size similar to those projectiles made from lead.
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Contributed by Joseph Canady
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The History of the SXT cartridge is a very bumpy one, in the late 80 they got a bad rep for having the Ranger SXT “aka Black Talon” this is the latest generation of that cartridge. When you first look at the bullet you notice that the hollow point cavity is smaller than the average hollow point on the market today. The Manufacturer states the ammo produces 990fps and 320 ft lbs of energy at the muzzle and 947fps and 293 ft lbs of energy at 25 yds. |
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Contributed by Joseph Canady
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I tested the lighter version of this ammo at the same time I tested this on a request from one of my local gun shops. This ammo is just a bit heavier and from the numbers a bit slower. It states that the ammo travels at 990fps an delivers 320 ft lbs of energy. Lets see how it tests.
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Contributed by Joseph Canady
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 This is Federal’s Expanding Full metal Jacket Round. I had to do some looking to find this stuff. It seems to be in big demand. It states that it will penetrate, expand and not be plagued with the problems of traditional hollow points. The website states that this ammo travels at 1160fps and delivers 370ft lbs of energy. |
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Contributed by Joseph Canady
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 I received this ammo along with the Air Freedom Rounds from John Mullins of Extreme Shock. I have to say. The idea behind this ammo is great. The Website states that “The Enhanced Penetration Round (EPR) was engineered for applications where greater penetration is a must. The EPR has greater terminal success through glass, light sheet metal, (such as automobile steel), and wood. This round has the ability to penetrate heavy skin, dense bone, and then fragment once inside the softer tissue of the target. The deep penetrating characteristics of the EPR make it the ideal round for street duty officers, as well as, serious handgun hunters. This round will also fragment on any surface that would cause a lead bullet to ricochet.” The numbers look good on this to0, 115gr bullet, travels at 1182 fps and delivers 385ft lbs of energy. No on to the testing.
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Contributed by Joseph Canady
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This ammo has been on the market for a while, I was reluctant to try ammo from this company at first mainly due to the price, but I went out and bought a few 5 packs of the fang face (at 19.99 per 5 rounds) to try them out. As far as what the website claims this will do, there is no definitive explanation as to what the Fang Face actually does. It looks like a fragmenting enhanced penetration round. After contacting extreme shock USA. John Mullins, CEO of Extreme Shock sent me a box of the Air Freedom Round and the Enhanced Penetration Round. So those tests will be coming soon. From a few searches on the Internet it seems to be the same claims as the air freedom rounds “Explosive Entry Fang Face rounds disintegrate when they hit hard targets such as many interior walls and airplane skins, but retain the stopping power on organic targets”. The website states that the velocity is 1182fps and produces 385ft lbs of energy.
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Contributed by Joseph Canady
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 This ammo was recommended to me by my local gun shop owner. She told me that at the time that is what she carried. I though it would give it a try. The idea behind the Polymer ball gives it an edge over most other Hollow point ammo. Then once I read the specs for this ammo I had to try it, The company states that it travels at 1475fps and delivers 483 ft lbs of energy which for a 9mm is an amazing amount.
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Contributed by Joseph Canady
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 This ammo is labeled as the “Intelligent Bullet”. It is stated to be able to penetrate hard targets and fragment in soft targets. Its also rumored to be able to penetrate Kevlar. This ammo is also very light, 65gr. made of an alloy blend. This is what got me interested in this ammo. For a while I used to carry a Kimber Pro Carry with this ammo in it, mainly due to the weight. The company states that the ammo travels at 1550 fps and 347 ft lbs of energy.
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Contributed by Joseph Canady
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 I had always heard of the Golden Saber ammo, but never had any personal experience with it. I had never heard anything bad about it. My first look at the ammo, I was impressed with the look, it has angled cuts along the jacket instead of the straight cuts into the jacket. The head of the bullet appeared to stick out as far as possible, after measurement I found out that the bullet taper was a sharper angle. The company website states this ammo has a Velocity of 940fps and 320ft lbs of energy at the muzzle. This ammo is also stated to be designed for home security and Law Enforcement and was designed to meet the testing requirements of federal and local law enforcement agencies. |
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Contributed by Joseph Canady
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This ammo was a mainstay when I first started carrying a weapon. Its what all the local LEO carried. And from what the ads looked like it looked promising. This ammo is not a traditional hollow point. It has a post in the center that aids in penetrating things such as barriers while retaining stopping power. The published velocity and energy on this ammo is as follows: Muzzle velocity of 1060fps with 337ft lbs of energy, and at 25yrs a velocity of 1026fps and 316ft lbs of energy.
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Contributed by Joseph Canady
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I had done an article on this ammo when I first started carrying my Kimber 45, those of you who carry a 1911 can attest to the weight of the gun plus 1 to 3 mags to 230gr ammo. so I am was looking for alternatives. I found this ammo that was 117gr and traveled at 1500fps and delivered 475 ftlbs of energy. That got my attention, it wasn’t until recently that I had the opportunity to test this round. And here are my findings.
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Contributed by Joseph Canady
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 This ammo was designed for Law Enforcement applications. Their website states this ammo produces 950 fps and delivers 461 ft lbs of energy. The physical appearance of this ammo looks like the have put a lot of thought into the all around design, Large cavity in the hollow point, Nickel plating on the casing to reduce reflections.
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Contributed by Joseph Canady
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 I tested this round since I tested the 9mm defender. This has all the same characteristics of the 9mm. High velocity and extreme energy dump. The website states this round “Penetration of 8" to 13". Greater Stopping Power than any hollow point ammo in its caliber! Loads in this section are OK for use in alloy-framed guns, and have some penetration to defeat car doors & glass, or one or more home walls or doors.”
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Contributed by Joseph Canady
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This ammo was way ahead of its time, This was one of the first ammo to include a larger cavity & allow jackets. For that reason The silver tip had a big following, now that time has caught up to this round there are many in this category, well see how they compare to the old standard.
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Contributed by Joseph Canady
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This ammo was given to me by a local gun store owner to test out for a carry use. This ammo has some amazing numbers. It travels at 1800fps and delivers 431ft lbs of energy. This load is claimed to be a great personal defense ammo, low penetration and high energy dump.
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The Hornady TAP ammo was designed for Law Enforcement and Home Defense.
In this round Hornady, for years being synonymous with excellence, uses
their XTP bullet and a new nickel plated casing to eliminate the
potential for corrosion and improve feeding in firearms. The velocity
stated on the box is 950 fps at muzzle and 908fps at 50 yards.
The energy is 461 ftlbs at muzzle and 421 at 50 yards.
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Contributed by Joseph Canady
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 When I first took a look at this ammo, I thought it would just fly
through whatever it hit! I then looked at the Hollow point Cavity – it
is HUGE. The company website lists a velocity of 1075fps and
energy of 475ftlbs. In my book, that’s a lot. Of course, you’re
throwing a projectile the size of an ashtray at the target. I,
like the next person, want an ammo that will penetrate and get the job
done and that is exactly the claim of this ammo. DPX “provides
excellent expansion and penetration due to its solid copper
bullet.” Now, let’s see what it can do in the real world.
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Written by Joseph Canady
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 This is the ammo used by a majority of local a federal law enforcement agencies in 9mm, 357 sig, 40 cal, and 45acp. The 9mm is claimed to travel at 1200fps at muzzle and 1065fps at 50yds. This ammo produces 368 foot pounds of energy at muzzle and 289 foot pounds at 50 yards. The exact ammo we tested was the 115gr GDHP. The test weapon was a Sig Sauer P225 Pistol. |
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