TruthTellers
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.22 hollow points don't penetrate as deep when fired from a handgun because, while they don't properly expand, they'll get deformed, banged up, and yaw causing more drag. Round nose slips through tissue and pokes a .22 caliber hole in the target.In the tests that Ive seen, the solid round nose did penetrate more than hollow point.
Presumably, not because the HP expanded, but because the RN weighs more.
Neither is "good" and the difference wasn't that much (If I remember right, the delta was like 4" but the average was only about 1.5").
Im having trouble finding it right now on my computer but BBTI had some info, the NAA forum, and some 22 place out of Nevada (I think Vegas) has some side by side testing too.
Not the most ideal bullet, but a CNS hit will do it.
The only .22 I've seen that does expand from a handgun is the Aguila Supermaximum and they penetrate about 10 inches. Not bad for a .22 pistol.