So I picked up some defense/hunting ammo for my 9mm carbine, gold dot 124 grain hollow point +P. One thing I noticed when I got back, is one box is 124 grain +P short barrel hollow point. Same as the others, except specifies short barrel.
Now the question is, I will be firing this out of the exact opposite of a short barrel - a 16" barrel. Will I lose velocity, or is the bullet designed to mushroom at lower velocities? The bullet is bonded so even expanding at a higher FPS should theoretically retain most of it's weight. Will it behave different in flesh? I'm just curious on how this short barrel stuff will behave out of a carbine vs. the standard stuff.
Now the question is, I will be firing this out of the exact opposite of a short barrel - a 16" barrel. Will I lose velocity, or is the bullet designed to mushroom at lower velocities? The bullet is bonded so even expanding at a higher FPS should theoretically retain most of it's weight. Will it behave different in flesh? I'm just curious on how this short barrel stuff will behave out of a carbine vs. the standard stuff.