That's how I do it.
Well, kind of. I go anything less than .38spl, which ends up as anything less than 9x19 for semi autos.
LCP: FMJ or HP for Carry?
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That's how I do it.
Well, kind of. I go anything less than .38spl, which ends up as anything less than 9x19 for semi autos.
I think the key in a round like 380 is MINIMAL expansion. A round like the DPX expands too much and the 380 just doesn't have enough ooomph for good penetration with that much expansion. I like the Hydrashok because when it does expand perfectly it still penetrates pretty well, when it encounters any type of barrier it tends to plug up a little and expand less and penetrate even better. Its the closest thing to a smart bullet you are going to find and a pretty good compromise. Even if it doesn't expand at all the sharper leading edges of the hp are bound to do more tissue damage than a smooth round bullet like a FMJ and the edges of the HP will help it dig into bone instead of glancing off it. I was involved in a case years ago where a guy was shot in the face with a 380 FMJ. The bullet glanced off his cheek bone and travelled under his skin and came to a rest under the skin (outside the skull) behind his head. If the bullet had been a HP, and the bullet had penetrated the cheek bone, I think the result may have been different.
I know I seem like I'm harping on the Hydrashok but really my preference leads this way.
1. Minimal expanding JHP
2. non expanding JHP or LFP
3. FP-FMJ
4. FMJ if its the only thing your weapon will feed reliably, which to me normally means you need a different weapon.
At the end of the day the bullet if much less important than your capability with the weapon. The more capable you are as a shooter, the less important the bullet is. I know a guy who carries a FN 32acp with FMJs and I wouldn't want to face him no matter what I had.
I know I seem like I'm harping on the Hydrashok but really my preference leads this way.
1. Minimal expanding JHP
2. non expanding JHP or LFP
3. FP-FMJ
4. FMJ if its the only thing your weapon will feed reliably, which to me normally means you need a different weapon.
At the end of the day the bullet if much less important than your capability with the weapon. The more capable you are as a shooter, the less important the bullet is. I know a guy who carries a FN 32acp with FMJs and I wouldn't want to face him no matter what I had.
I think that's what it really comes down too.
I know that everyone here is an excellent shot, but week after week I see lots of people at my range shoot terribly. Then I hear them in the clubhouse discussing what caliber is best. To me what ever I can carry each and every day, and hit center mass rapidly with is the right gun and ammo.
Yes, there is an awful lot of that.
So much money on equipment and gear, so much time talking and typing, so little time/money on quality practice, let alone training, and thus so little (or marginally mediocre) actual ability.
Seems pretty common.I cannot disagree with this.
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People are funny. You here the same type of talk in a clubhouse at the golf course. Guy shot a 120 and is convinced he has the worlds best golf clubs.
I am left at this point thinking the same thing- looks like it'll be FMJs in the .380 for me from here on out.
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