true, but many manufacturers are building bullets that better deal with worst case scenario conditions.
A few summers back I nailed a groundhog from about 35 yds with a 124 gr XTP out of my 9x23.
proof?The correct answer is no they are not on par with Rangers, Gold Dots, or HSTs.
Alot of people will say they are "Fine" and thats probably true, but they will not perform to the same level as those 3 in the FBI test.
I am shocked that no one has told you this yet. It is well known information.
Because I am not a FBI agent and know that a lot of their data has been proven inaccurate
I have never had experience wityh XTP bullets loaded by Hornady. However, I have tried them in Fiocchi flavor in the past. From what I experienced, in a .38spl+P they did not expand well at all.
Me and a friend shot them through two pieces of 1/4" plywood with a 4" space in between them. The exit holes were nearly identical to the entrance holes. Using his caliper the measured exit holes were only .006" larger than the entrance hole on average. The bullets were accurate but failed to really expand much at all.
Do they perform any better when loaded by Hornady?
I should probably mention that the gun was a 3" Fire Storm Commanche in .357mag.
I have never had experience wityh XTP bullets loaded by Hornady. However, I have tried them in Fiocchi flavor in the past. From what I experienced, in a .38spl+P they did not expand well at all.
The CorBon 9mm 115gr +p was (is?) loaded with the XTP. 15 years ago it was the cream of the crop in that caliber with 90+% one shot stops.How do they do for personal defence, not just hunting?