Handgun Ammo: Short Barrel vs Long Barrel

[tipoc]

In order to lower the expansion threshold, would they just use a softer lead in the short barrel Gold Dot?

I'm not sure the lead is softer. Seems it would be the design and/or material of the jacket.

 

[tipoc]

posted in error.

 

[d'zaster]

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Here is the page and a photo of bullet design for those that haven't seen them. The complete expansion of all five is what impressed me but don't work well with speed loaders.

Wow, At first glance, those HST rounds look like a reloading session gone wrong. Given your experience, I will definitely be picking up some of this to try.

 

[Lennyjoe]

I’m building a load for my 2” Taurus 617 .357 Mag based off of the attached performance.

 

[Lennyjoe]

Using the attached recipes.

 

[TTv2]

We can all thank the internet, social media, youtube for this because before this the best we had was to buy the ammo and test it ourselves because there is no way Guns and Ammo would ever have said something bad about Winchester Silvertips or some other ammo company that paid for ads in their rag.

Ammo companies have caught on and stepped up their efforts to produce better ammo because word is spreading fast as to what works and what doesn't. Creating ammo specific for certain barrel lengths helps narrow the best choices for gun owners instead of buying a box of .38 that the manufacturer tested and intended to be used with a 6 inch barrel being used in a snub is not a recipe for success.

Where this was most pervasive was people buying .22 Mag revolvers and JHP ammo that was intended for rifles.