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[SgtWKPII]

It seems to me that the Federal HST would be the logical choice, expansion wise. Do they make that in a +P? Also I heard these rounds are hard to find.

[The Knight Of Light]

Originally Posted by SgtWKPII

It seems to me that the Federal HST would be the logical choice, expansion wise. Do they make that in a +P? Also I heard these rounds are hard to find.

Yes they make a 125 and a 135 In Tactical Bonded and a 124 +p and +P+ in the HST.

http://www.le.atk.com/Interior.asp?s...ol_tatical.asp

[SgtWKPII]

Originally Posted by The Knight Of Light

Yes they make a 125 and a 135 In Tactical Bonded and a 124 +p and +P+ in the HST.

http://www.le.atk.com/Interior.asp?s...ol_tatical.asp

Thanks for the info. I found it here as well...
http://www.mahsupplies.net/

[gsh341]

Originally Posted by The Knight Of Light

Oh yeah I almost forgot about that one. It is a poor expander in a shorter barrel but if it is loaded to +P levels it may work well.

Funny, I was there when the Cor-Bon rep was shooting the DPX into ballistic gelatin at the local range a while back. Even after penetrating heavy canvas ALL the rounds expanded perfectly and had really good penetration. The rep shot several calibers several times (.380 to .50) and even the little .380 (80gr. 1050 fps) expanded to almost .75" and penetrated about 9-10". It was fired from a Bersa .380 just so you know. Here's a pic of the round to prove it.



P.S. Powerball and JHP are NOT the same as DPX.

[1lowlife]

Originally Posted by The Knight Of Light

Alright here we go.

That, The Knight Of Light, was very cool.
Thank you for the pics and info.

[*SA-XD4ME*]

Federal 9BP - This is quoted from http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m..._82551648/pg_3

115-grain: Federal's 9BP, a 115-grain at 1,160 fps, is the one standard pressure 9mm load that has been around for roughly a quarter century without any horror stories of stopping failures. Every shooting with it that I know of has resulted in a stopped offender, usually with mushroomed bullets lodged in the far side of the body. Last I knew, New Jersey State Police (HK P7M and Philadelphia PD (Glock 19s) were still using it with good results.

However, the best results in this grain weight, and indeed in the caliber, have been logged with the Illinois State Police Load. A 115-grain JHP at 1,300 to 1,350 fps, it is available to police from Winchester, Federal and Remington; and to civilians from Pro-Load, Black Hills and others. When you see an autopsy report that indicates the cause of death as "cardiac maceration," and there was only one 9mm round fired, you can be pretty sure it was one of these rounds. When in doubt: Pro-Load Tactical (1st choice) or Federal 9BP 115-grain JHP


And, Yes, you can get the 9BPLE from ammoman.com, but your EMP is not rated for +P rounds I don't think. I could be wrong about that, but this ammo is a tried and true hollow point. You should see the cuts on the jacket, most down to he brass.

This review is old, but nothing has changed. New ammo has come out, but that doesn't take away from what still is.

[tomfoolery]

im a fan of the winchester rangers

[Bree]

I would use the same thing I use in my XD-45C. Federal LE EFMJ's alternated with Federal LE HST's. You can see the excellent HST results above. I think if he had tested EFMJ's you would see similar excellent results. The EFMJ's give the advantages of full metal jackets for feeding purposes as well as outstanding expansion under a wide range of conditions. They are a 1-2 knockout punch as far as I am concerned.

That said, I think most of the rounds shown will get the job done. I would not feel bad with any of them in my gun.