What caliber would you be most interested in seeing tested?

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How will your tests be different than, for example, Lucky Gunner? Will you test using multiple barrel lengths? Will you test using bare and "clothed" gelatin? Will you post the chronograph readings? Will you be shooting perfectly good produce and meat products?

I'm not trying to be a downer but there's a huge amount of "shooting stuff with bullets" on YouTube that, without much control or due diligence, doesn't amount to a whole lot.

I'm all for testing stuff but it shouldn't be like so much of the crap online that exists for click/$ and not really informative or helpful at all.

Jmho
 
Leon tP said:
How will your tests be different than, for example, Lucky Gunner? Will you test using multiple barrel lengths? Will you test using bare and "clothed" gelatin? Will you post the chronograph readings? Will you be shooting perfectly good produce and meat products?

I'm not trying to be a downer but there's a huge amount of "shooting stuff with bullets" on YouTube that, without much control or due diligence, doesn't amount to a whole lot.

I'm all for testing stuff but it shouldn't be like so much of the crap online that exists for click/$ and not really informative or helpful at all.

Jmho
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My test are conducted using Vyse 250A ballistic gelatin made using the FBI method. Shot in both bare gel and through heavy clothing. He is link to my last test, so you can get an idea.

https://general-cartridge.com/2022/04/12/winchester-10mm-175gr-silvertip-in-vyse-ballistics-gel/
 
Leon tP said:
How will your tests be different than, for example, Lucky Gunner? Will you test using multiple barrel lengths? Will you test using bare and "clothed" gelatin? Will you post the chronograph readings? Will you be shooting perfectly good produce and meat products?

I'm not trying to be a downer but there's a huge amount of "shooting stuff with bullets" on YouTube that, without much control or due diligence, doesn't amount to a whole lot.

I'm all for testing stuff but it shouldn't be like so much of the crap online that exists for click/$ and not really informative or helpful at all.

Jmho
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Have you ever looked at one of his tests? Just a simple yes or no will help here.
 
don't you need two calibers to have a caliber to compare one caliber against another caliber?
 
Caliber testing……..I just want to see if it works 100% in my weapon of choice and how accurate it is. People been killing each other with lead balls and cloth wadding since the first boom stick. And now I’m sure they have a bullet that will expand four times it’s original size, take my blood type, sugar levels, and tell if the target was breastfed as an infant.
 
5pins said:
My test are conducted using Vyse 250A ballistic gelatin made using the FBI method. Shot in both bare gel and through heavy clothing. He is link to my last test, so you can get an idea.

https://general-cartridge.com/2022/04/12/winchester-10mm-175gr-silvertip-in-vyse-ballistics-gel/
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Thanks for the link. I believe your tests could be useful to a lot of people. Short to the point write-ups instead of long personality presentations that just try to sell something (YouTube).

I would like to see a 30 Super Carry test. I've seen a few online but most are haphazardly put together without a lot of good details (aka personality shows).
 
Of the options listed, 10mm, but what I'd like to see tested is not so much calibers, but brands. Before the pandemic PPU had come out with a new hollow point called Defense Line and the bullets, the cavity in them, looked far better than the old hollow points that PPU use to make that never expanded.
 
In the summer, I carry a Seecamp in .32. This gun was designed around the Winchester Silvertip. I've been carrying it since the late 80's when I got it. That particular round was chosen because of it's supposed performance to size ratio, which allowed for the small Seecamp to be a "viable" carry gun. I'd love to know just how effective the Winchester Silvertip .32 caliber round actually is.
 
I don't really care to see another website or video of bullets hitting ballistic gelatin. Manufacturers are delighted to put those on their websites.
The website I really found useful is/was http://www.ballisticsbytheinch.com/index.html Sadly its in archive status.

If you want to be informative and drive traffic to your site, then have information that others do not.
 
.25 ACP from beretta or taurus barrels. Also, wonder if there is much velocity difference between brands of FMJ, and how much more penetration you gain with increased velocity. I think most is about 750fps or so, some is specd to 800. I can tell a difference recoil and blast wise between brands. Also, maybe see if different projectile composition does anything for penetration. Some were hinting at loading up a 1000fps, I don’t think you need to go that high to improve penetration, but maybe a reliable 875 to 950.
 
I don't have a .30 super carry, so unfortunately that's not an option. The only options are the ones listed on the survey because those are the only ones I have a firearm to shoot them in.
 
I voted 10mm. But I would like to also see some 327 and/or 44 special with a dewc bullet.
But I also would like to thank you for the tests you have done. I find them informative and helpful.
 
Have you tested the Federal HST, 38 Special,135 grain plus P, Short barreled revolver load? Of course they should be tested in J frame sized revolver
 
I voted .380, because it’s a very popular carry round with lots of loads commercially available, and it’s also a round that doesn’t have enough oomph to guarantee solid performance in all barrel lengths. There’s a dearth of hard data about different loads in different firearms, especially the really short barreled models.
 
5pins said:
I don't have a .30 super carry, so unfortunately that's not an option. The only options are the ones listed on the survey because those are the only ones I have a firearm to shoot them in.
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I would be interested in a summary from your previous tests if you could do a write up with pictures of the best cheap JHPs often overlooked because, well... they're cheap.

I know a lot of "cheap" bullets don't perform well or consistently but I'm guessing you've seen some low cost brands that have performed similar to the premium brands. I'm also interested in the velocity window where performance remains good and at what low end velocity they begin to crap out at.
This kind of info would be very useful, I think.
 
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dogtown tom said:
I don't really care to see another website or video of bullets hitting ballistic gelatin. Manufacturers are delighted to put those on their websites.
The website I really found useful is/was http://www.ballisticsbytheinch.com/index.html Sadly its in archive status.

If you want to be informative and drive traffic to your site, then have information that others do not.
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PWC said:
Tested how? What are you looking for? There is nothing new under the sun. I can't think of a single cartridge that hasn't been tested and written about ad nauseum.
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You two apparently get it. I've been watching videos and reading articles for the past 7 years, I have zero interest in seeing another 9mm testing video, it's pretty much known what works and what doesn't.

Which is why 10mm and .32's are the best calibers for testing, they're the ones growing in popularity and haven't had as much testing done with different ammo.
 
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