CFE 9mm Test Data: Gold Dot, V-Crown, XTP & RMR Hollow Points

[MInerJohn]

Recently did some testing on some popular projectiles with CFE Pistol. Thought I'd share the results. All were fired from a Ruger P95 in a Ransom Rest.


Sig V-Crown 115gr
CFE Pistol 5.7gr
OAL 1.12
1200 FPS
Ballistic Gel Penetration at 10' = 13.500"
Patterned at 30'





Speer Gold Dot 124gr HP
CFE Pistol 5.7gr
OAL 1.12
FPS 1175
Ballistic Gel Penetration at 10' = 13.093"
Patterned at 30'




RMR Hollow Point 124gr JHP
CFE Pistol 5.7gr
OAL 1.12
FPS 1190
Ballistic Gel Penetration at 10' = 8.5" (Bad fragmentation)
Patterned at 30'



Hornady XTP 124gr JHP
CFE 5.7gr
OAL 1.12
FPS 1160
Ballistic Gel Penetration at 10' = 11.875"


Average weight retention from Ballistic Gel

 

[kcofohio]

@MInerJohn, welcome to THR!
Looks like someone had a fun and productive day! Thanks for sharing.

 

[ParallelCode]

Quality post @MInerJohn

Do you have the weight retention results for the Hornady XTP by chance?

 

[mdi]

Thnx! I have been reloading the RMR 9mm 124 gr JHPs and wondering about their performance. My tests into wet pack were inconsequential and my discussion with RMR told me 1,250 fps was an optimum speed for the 124 JHP. Excellent report!

 

[twarr1]

@MInerJohn - Great quality post. Thanks for report! I’m working up loads with the Sig V-Crown also but with Accurate and Ramshot powders.

 

[jm529]

The sig v crown looks pretty impressive, almost like a federal hst.

 

[MInerJohn]

@mdi Thank you. I went back and forth with RMR as well. If you use these hollow point for what they are stated, a "multi purpose round", then you wont be disappointed. They are very accurate, feed well, and priced reasonably. The only thing I saw with these is the jacketing does come apart as you can see, but again, they're selling them as multi purpose and not self defense.

Thnx! I have been reloading the RMR 9mm 124 gr JHPs and wondering about their performance. My tests into wet pack were inconsequential and my discussion with RMR told me 1,250 fps was an optimum speed for the 124 JHP. Excellent report!

 

[MInerJohn]

@twarr1 Thank you. The V-Crowns are high on my list to always keep a good stock of in my arsenal. They are super accurate, and they do exactly what a HP is supposed to do. I'd be very interested to hear your results with those two powders.

@MInerJohn - Great quality post. Thanks for report! I’m working up loads with the Sig V-Crown also but with Accurate and Ramshot powders.

 

[MInerJohn]

@jm529 They are very impressive. I'm a big fan of the HST as well. I'm hoping to have a documented test on those sometime this summer.

The sig v crown looks pretty impressive, almost like a federal hst.

 

[MInerJohn]

ParallelCode Yes I do. This was the 5 shot test. Top numbers are fired weight and bottom numbers were the diameter of the expansion.

122.8gr
119.8gr
124gr
122.2gr
124.2gr
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0.560
0.578
0.595
0.600
0.575

Quality post @MInerJohn

Do you have the weight retention results for the Hornady XTP by chance?