[Plinko]

I have a sc .40 with a 3" barrel. Speer has these "short barrel" rounds out and I was wondering if anybody has tested them yet. Do they really make a difference out of the subcompact? Any advice or experience with your current subcompact ammunition would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Edubya]

Welcome to the forum Plinko!
The XDsc is what those sweet little short barrels are made for! In other words; you've got the self-defense team in your hand.
That bullet will blossom upon entry and rip and tear it's way through ten inches of tissue, organs and might even take out a bone or two in its travels.
Take three 1 gallon water jugs out to the range or out to the country. line the 3 jugs up on a table or some sort of rest so that you can shoot them from five yards (three yards will get wet from the explosion of the first jug). You will be able to retrieve your blossomed projectile from the third jug that might be leaking from the back side as well. The bad guy will retain the lead, and if it is not surgically removed and the organ damage is not repaired, he'll soon take the eternal dirt nap.

 

[1lowlife]

Welcome Plinko.

I carry Speer GDs in all my carry guns, SBs in some of them.
Although I've never done my own testing.

Another member did some 380 testing with water filled milk cartons and the Speer GDs blossomed nicely.
This is for 380, but it is a start...
http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/xdtalk-chatter-box/87500-got-pocket-380-check-my-ammo-comparison-out.html
Do a search and there are a few ballistic tests on the forum.

 

[ORD]

+1. The Speer GD SB rounds are a perfect match for the XDsc. As long as they shoot well for you in terms of manageable recoil, accuracy, etc., I would load/carry them in my XDsc without a single hesitation.

 

[fredj338]

I have a sc .40 with a 3" barrel. Speer has these "short barrel" rounds out and I was wondering if anybody has tested them yet. Do they really make a difference out of the subcompact? Any advice or experience with your current subcompact ammunition would be greatly appreciated.

The "difference" is the bullet is designed to expand at a lower vel. The are loaded to a slightly lower vel. than std. GD, about 50fps. THis again is the vel. the GDSBHP is designed for. If the function well in your pistol, no reason to not use them.

 

[Plinko]

Have any of you guys used Corbon DPX with the milk jugs? Should I get away from these and try the short barrels? It's pretty hard for me to get out to the country to try this myself so I have to rely on all of you guys here. I go to an indoor range so it is impossible to tell. If the short barrels will expand better than the Corbons out of the subcompact then that's what I want.

 

[Edubya]

I don't understand why it would be so difficult to get out of Akron, you have got Interstates running North and South. as well as, East and West! :0
I don't have any DPX on hand to test for you, if I did, I would! It's just fun!
Talk with some of the other people at the range, maybe even the RO on duty, they might give you a suggestion as to where to go to try this out. You might even make a friend or two that has the same questions and might help on your research.
Meanwhile, read the following sites and maybe that'll get you even more motivated.

The Box O' Truth #10 - The Water Box O' Truth - Page 1
The Box O' Truth #27 - Little Guns vs. The Box O'Truth #2 - Page 1

 

[Joeywhat]

All in all I wouldn't worry about it too much. You might find some decrease in performance, but not enough to worry about.

Are the short barrel loads better? Probably, yes...but at the end of the day I would feel completely confident in "normal" loads in any 3" gun i have.

 

[So Flo]

They were one of the rounds that my Kahr P9 fed completely reliably...then I sold it a month or so after I discovered them!

 

[Plinko]

Edubya...thank you for the mapquest info. Physically, yes, I can drive out to the country on the interstates. I was referring to the lack of places that I could set up milkjugs. You would really have to go far south to a public hunting area but I'm not running back into the woods with a bunch of full milkjugs and my handgun. Thank you for the info though.

 

[fsmith2610]

Corbon DPX provide excellent expansion out of a SC but they are so expensive I haven't been able to shoot enough to develop confidence in their performance.

Second best expanders for me are HST +p 147 gr. These are what I carry since the price is reasonable, letting me shoot a few rounds at every practice session.

GD +p Short Barrel performed well but I was a little disappointed with the expansion although I wouldn't hesitate to carry them.