For the longest time I have been a believer that all JHP ammo is pretty much the same and the only thing that mattered to me about which brand to use was reliablity in feeding and accuracy.
Well this morning my local shop got in the new DPX round from Corbon. 100% copper HP designed for deep penetration and since there is no lead jacket, it reminds me of the original Black Talons in that when it expands, it does so like a claw, causing more tearing. I spent the afternoon shooting 140gr .40 at 1225fps/486ftlbs and just to beat myself up, the 45ACP+P 185gr at 1075fps/475ftlbs. Nice thing about these, they use the Barnes X bullet and since it's not jacketed, it retains 100% of it's weight and still punches deep into gel. Supposedly from all the testing labs, it does this in both bare gel as well as denim covered gel. This is a big plus for defense ammo.
Both functioned 100% reliably. The 40 was in my XD service and the 45 was in my SA 1911 GI Custom. Recoil wasn't harsh, a little bit more than standard JHP ammo but wasn't as bad as I expected. What did suprise me was accuracy and punch. I shot water jugs and while a JHP will make them jump, the DPX's literally made them explode. (I know, this isn't any way to compare, but all I had to shoot at today)
I may have just found a brand I will prefer over others if testing keeps showing similar results.
Well this morning my local shop got in the new DPX round from Corbon. 100% copper HP designed for deep penetration and since there is no lead jacket, it reminds me of the original Black Talons in that when it expands, it does so like a claw, causing more tearing. I spent the afternoon shooting 140gr .40 at 1225fps/486ftlbs and just to beat myself up, the 45ACP+P 185gr at 1075fps/475ftlbs. Nice thing about these, they use the Barnes X bullet and since it's not jacketed, it retains 100% of it's weight and still punches deep into gel. Supposedly from all the testing labs, it does this in both bare gel as well as denim covered gel. This is a big plus for defense ammo.
Both functioned 100% reliably. The 40 was in my XD service and the 45 was in my SA 1911 GI Custom. Recoil wasn't harsh, a little bit more than standard JHP ammo but wasn't as bad as I expected. What did suprise me was accuracy and punch. I shot water jugs and while a JHP will make them jump, the DPX's literally made them explode. (I know, this isn't any way to compare, but all I had to shoot at today)
I may have just found a brand I will prefer over others if testing keeps showing similar results.