[Alan Fud]

Anyone have any experience with double tap ammo (http://www.doubletapammo.com/php/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=25&products_id=42) ... 10mm 230gr. Equalizer
http://www.doubletapammo.com/php/catalog/images/Equalizer230gr.jpg


Penetration. Expansion. Damage. Trauma. Power. Controllable.
These are words used to descibe the new 230gr. Equilizer from DoubleTap.

What about two shots in one?
A 135gr. JHP over a 95gr. lead ball @ 1040fps. This load is VERY accurate and
produces two holes on target. The ball hits high every time - less than one inch
from the JHP @ 10yds and 2.5" from the JHP @ 25yds

Caliber : 10mm

Bullet : 230gr. two projectiles: 135gr. JHP and 95gr. lead ball

Ballistics : 1040fps/ 553 ft./lbs. ... I never heard of this type of bullet design. Do folks here think that it a good idea and effective round?

[Dave Markowitz]

Multi-ball loads have been around for a long time, and come and go.

IMNSHO, a 230 grain JHP would be more effective.

[Double Maduro]

Been out for a year and there are no reviews of it or pictures of wound tracks or expansion on their web site.

So, how is it that the lead ball defies the laws of physics?

DM

[ksnecktieman]

No defiance of the laws of phsyics, the lead ball leaves the barrel last, recoil is raising the barrel. Ball is raised more due to timeing.

For reference, a light fast bullet from a handgun will strike lower on a target than a heavy slow moving bullet, in most cases. (At shorter ranges, of course, all bullets still start dropping when they leave the barrel.)

[MachIVshooter]

I shoot 180 gr. Gold sabres that leave the muzzle of my witness compact 10mm at 1342 FPS. Don't think a lead ball follow-up is necessary.

[Double Maduro]

No defiance of the laws of phsyics, the lead ball leaves the barrel last, recoil is raising the barrel. Ball is raised more due to timeing.


All well and good, except it would seem the recoil is the same no matter who fires the round or from what kind of gun. 1" @ and 2.5" @ the other distance(too lazy to look it up now, and pizza is on the way, lol).

Interresting concept, but I think I'll stick with the 230 grainers out of my .45.

DM

[ghost squire]

It would be interesting to see if the two temp wound cavities would merge and become permanent ala buckshot wounds as the the two projectiles hit.

If so, and if it penetrated well, it wouldn't be the worst choice for handgun ammunition.

[rockstar.esq]

I'll wait until they develop a projectile that flies out of the barrel, then deploys sword wielding ninjas that evicerate the intended target! Maybe they could even offer it with the ninjas in different colored outfits!

Sounds like something used in the early colonial days with blackpowder cartridges.

[MachIVshooter]

Sounds like something used in the early colonial days with blackpowder cartridges.

Or the Duplex round our military played with during the 1980's IOCW trials.

[grendelbane]

Duplex loads have been around a long time, as mentioned previously.

If restricted to non-expanding bullets, they make a great deal of sense.

I used to load .38 Special with 2 84 grain wadcutters. This made for a nice close range load.

I always wanted to buy that Lee 105 grain SWC mold. I thought that a 84 grain wadcutter under a 105 grain SWC would be just the ticket for short barrel .38 and .357 wheelguns.

The SWC bullet provides penetration, while the WC provides a permanent crush cavity. It does not turn your Chief's Special into a submachinegun, but it does seem to be an interesting alternative.