Jan 4, 2009 – 9mm/40 cal/45 ballistics. Post by KW Driver » Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:54 pm. so I went and test drove a Glock 23 and an XD40 today. the full size .

Police calibers today, in order of popularity. .40 S&W is far and away the most used. .45 Auto and . 9mm use is waning greatly in law enforcement. . Using an old formulation of ballistic gelatin as flesh simulant, the testers went on the . The first test of junk science versus real science is, “Do the results from the laboratory .

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Jul 20, 2005 – We won't discuss one-shot stops, magic bullets, or the 9mm vs. the .45. But we . The .45 Colt and the .44-40 worked, period, and the smaller calibers were . Today, ballistic gelatin is heavily used in ammunition testing but is .

9mm vs. 45! I shudder to think how many times this topic has been discussed not . . about 1030 ft/sec and most expansion/penetration tests in bare 10% ballistic . . another with a .40 S&W, but the majority was shot either with 5" 1911's or my .

Oct 26, 2005 – The 40 will probably serve you as well as a .45 though the .45 is my prefrence . AM PDT by spetznaz (Nuclear-tipped Ballistic Missiles: The Ultimate . 4 posted on 10/26/2005 1:46:55 AM PDT by Jokelahoma (Animal testing is a bad idea. . You can shoot someone with a 9mm or .40 cal and yes even the .

38 Special Speer 135gr +P Short Barrel Gold Dot impacting ballistic gelatin 00:40 . 9MM (9x19) Vs. .45 ACP Taurus pt709 Vs. pt145 --- penatration test on an aluminium discdrive 00:54 . .38 vs 9mm vs .40 vs .45 and for fun, 10mm at the end .

9mm vs. 38 Special: The Cartridges & the Guns. While reading comparisons of .

The 9×19mm Parabellum (abbreviated 9mm, 9×19mm or 9×19) cartridge was .

These powerful arms are often used by game hunters (or their guides) for .

14 posts - 9 authors - Last post: Apr 12, 2007But, when 9mm ammo is $13 a box of 100, and 40 is $20 per 100, well, . on 9mm rounds and how it compared to others in the FBI Ballistic Test .

But if I had a little warning, I deployed a short handy rifle or a shotgun. . Retailing for less than $150, the 9mm and .45 caliber Hi-Point handguns are . . In careful benchrest testing, the Hi-Point demonstrated a number of . But for those times when you may really need a firearm, the .40 caliber is considerably more powerful. .

or. Why 9mm Bullets Get No Respect. (see the 357SIG Information Site for more . recoils like a 9mm Luger, operates more reliably than a 40 S&W, requires no . . [editor's note: for more info on the FBI test series, see FBI Ballistic Protocol page .

10 posts - 9 authors - Last post: Jan 6Additionally, when I bought my first SD/Combat handgun (S&W M&P 40FS), you couldn't find 9mm to save life, or if you did, it was twice the .

.40 S&W compared to other cartridges (third from right). . During tests of 9mm and .45 ACP ammunition, FBI Firearms Training Unit Special Agent in . . Apart from the imperfect relationship between ordnance gelatin ballistics and actual .

45 posts - 19 authors - Last post: Aug 17, 2002Would I like to buy 9mm practice ammo at $100 a case or .45ACP ammo . . Here's a test I suggest each of you take if you have the option to carry . .. As I understand it, the ballistics between the .40 and 10mm are very close. .

20 posts - 19 authors - Last post: May 21, 2010Which is more effective the 9mm or the 40 cal. . . Whatever test you devise, ballistics gel performance, or animal carcass tests, or crunching the .

We explained that although we already had the FBI's test data for Gold Dot .

70 posts - 56 authors - Last post: Oct 11, 2006It was either here or at the Firing Line recently that some folks in Austria ran some detailed ballistics tests, and the 9mm and .45 both did better .

Feb 22, 2003 – His formula has withstood the test of time and validation .

10 posts - 9 authors - Last post: Nov 12, 2007thus, for me, that advantages of 9mm (faster, more accurate follow-up . . the same penetration in ballistic gelatin tests - the FBI protocol 8 to 13". .

An urban survivor, security guard, or persons in high risk low paying . so I tested it with three common caliber threat handguns; .45 auto, .40 S&W, and 9mm. .

Jan 4, 2011 – Be aware that catalog ballistic figures for the two .45 cartridges might . That's because the standard industry-reference test barrel for the .45 ACP is . Compared to 9mm Luger and .40 S&W pressures of 35000 psi, the new .

In addition, the greater mass of the .40 S&W and .45 ACP bullets offer an . Some folks compare gelatin test results of 9mm Luger ammo and 357 SIG ammo, . . Whether ballistics engineers will take advantage of the 357 Sig's potential or not, .

Terminal ballistics is the science of what happens when the bullet strikes .

I have not killed a pile of zombies or anything with a 9mm or a 40, nor a .45. I have read about all the tests the military did and they seemed to think that the 9mm .

Nov 10, 2006 – The 38 Super surpasses its larger caliber allies, the 40 S&W and 45 ACP, in raw energy. . But the Super does not quite match the ballistics of the 357 Sig, or the . . A longer test barrel for the 9mm would increase the velocity. .

Oct 30, 2010 – I don't know alot about the .357 sig, but more specifically, vs the .40 S&W. . Honesty requires that I admit that the 9mm feeds better in the mini glocks than either the 40 or 357 sig. . Nifty terminal ballistics and stopping reputation w the 357, but I like shooting the 40 better. . . Looking for a .357 barrel to test. .

3 posts - 1 author - Last post: Apr 16, 2010The problem I'm having with online ballistics tests in gel is that more often than not we have a .40 S&W compared to a 9mm when the .40 was .

I've been interested in terminal ballistics for a long time. There are . Most officers carry .357, 9mm or .40S&W pistols since they are lighter than larger bore weapons. There is . .. Tests of the 9mm FMJ and the .45 FMJ prove to be interesting. .

25 posts - 17 authors - Last post: Oct 18, 2008I've shot both into my own "ballistic gel" (it's a pretty tough block of a .

Dr. Roberts is a U.S. Navy Dental Corps officer involved in wound ballistics . Mr. Wolberg never provided Marshall or Sanow any of the reports, test results, photos . . such as the 9mm 147gr JHP, .40 S&W 180gr JHP, and .45 ACP 230gr JHP. .

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13 posts - 12 authors - Last post: Aug 24, 2010If you had a choice, which would you buy? a 9mm, .380 or a .40 handgun? . acceptable recoil. .40 ballistics are unquestionably superior to 9mm. . Check out the Terms of Service, mouseguns in particular or Nathans carry .

If multiple rounds show up on the x-rays more often than not it's a 9mm or .380 . be an inordinately good hit with a .380 or 9mm, but more likely it's a .40 or .45. . First, ballistic gelatin, being all that's available for most bullet testing, is good as .

3 posts - 3 authors - Last post: Feb 22, 2005reload#1 universal vs ballistic gelatin. Penetration 13" . when i get my order their will be more testing i order some . ballistics tests 9mm vs .40 .

14 posts - 7 authors - Last post: Aug 30[Archive] Factoring bone into the equation Terminal Ballistic Information. . Will a long bone reliably stop a 9mm, or was what I saw merely a small and biased sampling? . or is the shape important as well (e.g. is the short, blunt nosed .40 . rounds in gel testing, wouldn't you always want the heavier choice, .

Jan 23, 2009 – I would go with the 40 or better yet the 45 any day over the 9mm for carry . . My informal ballistic testing has shown that a quality JHP driven at .

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This page continues the wound profiles begun on the first terminal ballistics page . . . it is absolutely undeniable that, while a 9mm or .40S&W may or may not expand, a .45 will never . Most ballistics testing is done with 4" to 5" barreled pistols. .

Old Granpa's tried and true wet-pack and ballistics testing · Old Granpa's Brief . Two Pistol Packer's Wet-pack tests for .22, .32, .380 and 9mm ammo · Cruffler's Online . Chart Comparing Handgun vs Rife Ballistics . CCI Velocitor 40gr tests .

79 posts - 4 authors - Last post: Sep 5, 2009If you run a google search for ballistic .40 S&W, and ballistics, 9mm Parabellum, . The gun I'm getting is the Springfield XDm (9mm or .40) .

8 posts - 6 authors - Last post: Feb 17, 2010Irregardless of the kinetic energy, the performance of .40 and 9mm in ballistics gelatin using bullets of like weights and design is virtually .

15 posts - 10 authors - Last post: Jan 28, 2010It looks to me that the 9mm performs as good if not better than the 40 cal through Denim and heavy cloth. It expands . I've done my own euro pellet testing (9MM) vs. 4ocal. . .. side by side comparison .40 cal vs 9mm ballistics .

9mm Versus 380 ACP For Self-Defense - By Dick Metcalf, Technical Editor, Shooting . (Standard four-inch ballistic test barrels are employed for the SAAMI ratings for . Overall, the 9mm provides a 40 percent greater wounding effectiveness .

M. Fackler, Director of the US Army Wound Ballistics Laboratory. . In fact, it seems even safer in this regard than .40 S&W handgun ammunition. . incapacitation of the .223 rifle cartridge over the 9mm projectile fired from handguns or SMGs. .

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96 posts - 13 authors - Last post: Dec 25, 2007MODERN DAY 9mm vs .357 vs .40 SW vs .45 ACP JHP Handguns: General Handgun Forum. . 9mm 147 gr JHP 1032 f/s Ballistics Gel Expansion -0.62" . Check out these attachments below and you'll see what I mean. .

2 posts - 2 authors - Last post: Nov 22, 2006This is a discussion on 9MM vs. .45? Need help . An adult grizz can reach .

This page offers different views of the FBI terminal ballistic testing data ("gelatin . .. I feel adequately armed with a good load in 9mm, .40, 357SIG, or .45, but that .

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