9mm vs 380 hollow point mods#

380 just doesn’t have the case capacity to reliably achieve both expansion AND penetration like 9mm on up has. When one realizes through research that penetration to vital organs is the only thing that can physically incapacitate someone rather than tissue damage to non vital tissue, one would put penetration over expansion when it comes to. When it comes to 380 I use underwood extreme penetrators in +p The critical defense in 380 was tested in a 3 inch barrel, so ymmv. The defense is meant for compact and sub compact barrel lengths and is designed to reliably expand. Shorter barrels it might not expand and should not be considered reliable and will produce sub advertised performance. Couple guys I work with thought the duty was superior because it was meant for duty ISSUE or Leo use. Most 380 pistols are going to be sub sub compact or mouse guns (unless your using a security 380 or a ria baby 1911 both of which have 3+ inch barrels allowing for 900-1200 fps which actually might result in expansion.įor that matter quite a few smaller 9mm pistols have the same issue which is why matching the correct ammo for the correct pistol (in addition to making sure it feeds) is so important.Ĭase in point, hornady critical duty/defense. So use of 380 pistols for defense actual advocates using fmj or +p+ (I know not a thing) for 380 to compensate for the decrease in performance. Most hollow points in 380 don't expand, you still need a longer barrel to get the advertised fps and expansion NEEDS speed. Reddiquette: Please abide by proper reddiquette. General 'gun control' or otherwise political posts are prohibited. Politics: Any post that is political in nature must be directly related to carrying weapons or self-defense.Vote Brigading: Linking to other posts within reddit requires the prefix of 'np.'.bit.ly) Use the hyperlink button in the text editor or share buttons that generate links with verified shorteners e.g. Link Shorteners: No comment or post may contain a link shortener.Illegal Content: Any posts or content that is itself illegal.(c) Posts containing racist or otherwise inflammatory material towards a particular group of people. (b) Personally attacking other users of this subreddit. Harassment: (a) Posting material for the sole purpose of inflaming the users of this subreddit.Bloggers and Sellers view this page to see what you can and cannot do. (b) Posts for the sole purpose of soliciting business for private interests. Spam: (a) Any posting, including self-posts, links, and comments, posted to this subreddit for the primary purpose of getting pagehits for personal blogs, e.g.Content Not Applicable: Any post that does not relate to (a) the carrying of a weapon in a legal manner or (b) any post that does not relate to self-defense.

9mm vs 380 hollow point mods#

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