9mm gel test: Sig 115 gr V crown

[Panzerschwein]

Interesting, but inferior to the classic Speer Gold Dot loading and not up to the same level as the newer Federal HST loads.

 

[C0untZer0]

Maybe it's just me but why would you want a 115gr round except for the fact it's cheaper to practice with?

Some pocket nines are either easier to shoot or work more reliably with that weight of ammo. The DiamondBack DB9 is one such pistol - it seems to have been designed around the 115gr recoil impulse and DiamondBack has a disclaimer on their website which says:

Notice: Due to potential cyclical problems involving recoil energy, Diamondback Firearms does not recommend the use of any 9mm SAMMI Specification ammunition in bullet weights exceeding 124 grain.

Some people who have the LCR in 9mm find that shooting lighter bullets is more tolerable.

 

[C0untZer0]

I guess to be fair you'd have to compare this to other 115gr SD rounds. The Hornady Critical Defense in 115gr seems to penetrate to around 13" at least out of a short barrel. The longer the barrel, the higher the velocity and with a round like Critical Defense, the deeper the penetration, but that's because expansion is limited in the Hornady Critical-X series of bullets.

Sig-Sauer says "V shaped jacket skives and scores provide controlled, uniform expansion." Maybe that is limited expansion?

Neither HST nor Gold Dots have a design that limit expansion, the faster you push them, the more they flatten out and the Underwood +P+ loading of the 147gr Gold Dot is probably the most extreme example

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMiI8VcPQ3c

I don't think V-Crown has a design that purposely limits expansion, it just appears that it didn't expand, at least that's my take on it.

 

[Wishoot]

If Glock made ammo it would sell like crazy and if they made Glock brand lube, that would sell like crazy too.

Isn't that the truth.

I'm surprised they haven't don so already.