What caliber do you want to see tested in Ballistic Gelatin

[Shoney]

I bet if you put

[x] None of the above

on the voting list, it would win.

My feelings for this thread and my vote is for a 10Ga. loaded with Happy Horse Sh*t

 

[Brass Fetcher]

It looks like the 'light and fast' bullets (.357 Sig and 5.7mm) are edging out most of the 'slow and fat' competitors! The .357Sig is who I am pulling for, but the Mak round looks nice. Does anyone know what pistols and JHP/expanding ammunition are available in this caliber?

Thank you,

JE223

 

[enfield]

None of the above. I'd suggest a selection of the popular hi-buck, go-fast .380 ACP hollowpoints.

 

[DC3-CVN-72]

I would like to see a side by side test of .45 COLT vs. .44 S&W SPL. PLEEEEEEEEEEZ.

 

[Crosshair]

Another vote for the .30 carbine.

 

[Plastic Cowboy]

I'd like to see some hot 500 S&W mag loads. That 385 gr. Remington Corelokt Hollowpoint running about 1800 fps would be impressive to see!!!!

 

[Marshall]

From the list.......Mak and 45 Colt.

Another vote for .30 Carbine

 

[loki.fish]

5.7, 9x18, and .357sig are my top choices.

 

[dao]

10mm and .30 carbine

 

[briansp82593]

30s look unimpressive but i voted for them.... whoops 30 06!!

 

[1shotonly]

.22 BB Cap

 

[tasco 74]

altho not a gee golly whiz bang powerhouse i'd like to see the test of a .17 hmr and a .17hm2 in gelatin............

 

[Brass Fetcher]

http://www.brassfetcher.com/17HMR.html

 

[tasco 74]

WOW...... that's an explosive round ain't it..!!

 

[Brass Fetcher]

Yeah, that was a fun test to have done. The owner of the .17HMR rifle was surprised at the lack of penetration - it was funny. Once you shoot a few bullets into gelatin, it is pretty easy to tell where the bullet stopped at just a glance - this being his first time shooting gelatin, he did not see where the bullet stopped. He was looking at about 10" depth (what he obviously expected), and would not believe me the first two times that I pointed out to him where it actually stopped. This seems like a nice little round to have a moderately expanding, deeper penetrating bullet - just to give a few more options to the shooter.

 

[briansp82593]

whadda bout 6.5 grendel or grendle one of those

 

[Brass Fetcher]

If the 9x18mm Makarov wins the poll... it looks like I will be testing the Hornady XTP bullet, and nothing else...? I cannot find any other defensive load for this caliber... any ideas?

 

[Marshall]

The XTP would be a good one to test. Winchester FMJ would be a good test too.

 

[1man]

1 more vote for 357Sig!

 

[gbelleh]

What about the Silver Bear and Brown Bear hollow point 9x18?

 

[Brass Fetcher]

OK. I just found a range report where a guy water tested some of the Silver Bear. It looks like it will expand in water, so it will expand in gelatin to a slightly lesser extent. Penetration (from that account) looks like it's OK. Should be a good test. What about S&B, did they/do they make anything for this caliber? Including one FMJ, we are looking at two shots of each JHP and one of the FMJ, or something similar.

It looks like the .357SIG is currently the runner-up - this would be a nice test too... lots of ammunition selection, so one block could yield a test of five different brands/bullets... lots more data points, although less 'statistically valid' than the 9x18mm test with two shots of each load, etc. I imagine the .357 will sting my hand when I'm shooting it too...

 

[ZeSpectre]

I would love to see what FMJ vs hollow point 7.62x25 (Tokarev) rounds do

 

[Brass Fetcher]

Well, http://www.brassfetcher.com/762x25mmJHPs.html .

 

[briansp82593]

aww man i want to see the sig!!! cmon guys two more votes!!! two!!!

 

[never_summer]

whats the distance you shoot for the rifle rounds?