Cor-Bon's Pow'R Ball in .380 ACP

[jon_in_wv]

+1 on screwing the FBI.

 

[Lobotomy Boy]

Right now I'm carrying the Cor-Bon because I can't find the Pow'R Ball anywhere in town, but if it buys even an extra two inches of penetration over the Cor-Bon, that puts it in the FBI's "acceptable" category, if only minimally, yet it still would maintain some expansion capability.

In the meantime I think alternating rounds--Magtech FMJ and Cor-Bon DPX (both of which feed 100 percent reliably in my LCP) in the magazine is a good idea.

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[woad_yurt]

I use FMJ in my P3AT. If I had power to spare, I'd go with hollowpoints. But, .380 doesn't have that power to spare and I want to know that the bullet penetrated sufficiently.

 

[JaxNovice]

I saw an episode of Crime 360 a few weeks back where the bad shot the victim with 10 rounds of 380 from a Hi Point. According to the police forensic team he was still standing after 9 shots. I found it interesting yet it might mean nothing to this thread.

 

[kokapelli]

Depends where he was hit and what he was on.

The Morro fighters in the Philippines kept coming after many hits with 38cal and when they went to 45cal, that frequently failed to stop them too.

The only thing that worked reliably was a shotgun with 00, or a rifle.

 

[swordsman2000]

there are stories of men getting shot 5 times with a 357 mag. and living....shot 1 time with a .22 and dying...a woman getting shot in the chest by a cops .45, then running 3 blocks before getting caught (and lived)

the military has field reports of desperate enemies still fighting after 1 of their arms was sheered off

in short...some people got 'game' and some don't....if i gotta shoot someone, i'm not stopping till the head is hit...

...any .380 round will do that just fine

 

[makarovnik]

Good round for slow moving bullets. Do they make it for the .25acp?

 

[benzuncle]

Lookin' for a "stopper bullet" eh? There's pretty much no such thing in handgun calibers. I mean will a BG be stopped by a 44 magnum round that hits him in the pinkie finger? Shot placement will help a lot. That involves practice, no? Remember: no one wants to leak. Expanding rounds only leave one hole typically but also typically do more internal damage. FMJ's can penetrate deeper and can leave 2 holes as previously mentioned. Then again, the FMJ might just leave a pencil sized hole through the person. Years ago, I had a friend that owned a Colt Python; he used this for his home defense firearm. He loaded this .357 with 2 rounds of FMJ. His reasoning was that he could shoot the perp through the doors or walls. The last 4 rounds were HP's. These were in case he missed'em with those first 2 rounds. One of my carry pieces is an NAA Guardian loaded with 102gr Remington Golden Sabers. They will penetrate 8in. and expand to about .58in, tearin' up internal stuff along the way. My other 2 carry pieces are 45's. Thud thud.

 

[jocko]

corbon.com for power ball or their dpx round. i have shot both in my 380 lcp, if you have the slightest hiinderance of fear in HP's feeding, then indeed go to the power ball. an excellent round IMO and if it won't feed, then peddle the gun...