So what is it, an out of place varmint cartridge that really doesn't have niche, or a super cool man stopper never seen before until now.
Me, I think it is a varmint cartridge that really does not really compete well with other varmint cartridges.
My beefs with it:
Wound track with commercial ammo is that of a .22 magnum (even praising articles say this)
little capacity advantage in handgun vs other conventional calibers
Armor piercing, so isn't every other pistol caliber with the right bullet, however armor piercing handgun rounds are illegal
ammo is still pretty pricey ($20 per 50)
Not a reloaders dream
In pistol configuration (5" barrel) it squeaks out the barrel at a measly 1730 +/- generating 250-maybe 300 foot pounds, .22 mag type energy
Counter points that I've heard that don't add up
It tumbles and creates a massive wound channel especially in it's penetrator style military round
-All bullets "yaw" when hitting their target. although I have to say that slow handgun bullets do this very little and hardly get a chance to in the body, energy from a handgun of 250 to maybe 300 foot pounds with not a 100, 120, 158, or 230 grain bullet but a 32-40gr bullet simply would not penetrate far or would yaw little and make a pathetic wound track
Military rounds are loaded them much hotter
-Nowhere is this evidence presented and doubt it would make a spit of difference in a pistol
It has 450-550 foot pounds of energy
-only out of smg and carbine barrels, 9mm also is able to obtain at least mid 500's in foot pounds out of similar length barrels, the 5.7 gets even more juice undoubtedly by its bottle necked nature
Me, I think it is a varmint cartridge that really does not really compete well with other varmint cartridges.
My beefs with it:
Wound track with commercial ammo is that of a .22 magnum (even praising articles say this)
little capacity advantage in handgun vs other conventional calibers
Armor piercing, so isn't every other pistol caliber with the right bullet, however armor piercing handgun rounds are illegal
ammo is still pretty pricey ($20 per 50)
Not a reloaders dream
In pistol configuration (5" barrel) it squeaks out the barrel at a measly 1730 +/- generating 250-maybe 300 foot pounds, .22 mag type energy
Counter points that I've heard that don't add up
It tumbles and creates a massive wound channel especially in it's penetrator style military round
-All bullets "yaw" when hitting their target. although I have to say that slow handgun bullets do this very little and hardly get a chance to in the body, energy from a handgun of 250 to maybe 300 foot pounds with not a 100, 120, 158, or 230 grain bullet but a 32-40gr bullet simply would not penetrate far or would yaw little and make a pathetic wound track
Military rounds are loaded them much hotter
-Nowhere is this evidence presented and doubt it would make a spit of difference in a pistol
It has 450-550 foot pounds of energy
-only out of smg and carbine barrels, 9mm also is able to obtain at least mid 500's in foot pounds out of similar length barrels, the 5.7 gets even more juice undoubtedly by its bottle necked nature
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While I rag on the cartridge (because it is not as it has been claimed, and simply not my cuppa-T), I am glad that it exists, if only because someone else likes it (and that is all that matters).
