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Originally Posted by m21sniper
The ammo company Buffalo Bore is now offering Barnes TAC-XP solid copper hollowpoints (as used in the Corbon DPX line) in .380+P.
These are by far the most capable "barrier blind" .380 bullets on the market- completely proven in the big game hunting world over the last couple decades,.
Buffalo Bore now loads them in .380+P 80fps hotter than anyone else. In .380 the Corbon DPX and identical Doubletap Barnes TAC-XP round at 1050fps from an LCP/P3AT/TCP/P380 only penetrates about 8-9" in 10% ballistics gel. IMO, this is insufficient penetration for self defense requirements.
The Barnes TAC XP hollowpoint is solid copper and will not break apart under any circumstances, so the extra 80fps will equate directly to extra penetration. This round should break 10" of penetration without breaking up or fragmenting, the only expanding .380 hollowpoint on the market to do so.
The Corbon/DT .380 Barnes loadings get on average .645" expansion in the 10% gel tests i've seen, which is phenomenal.
The solid copper Barnes TAC-XP is also a "barrier blind" load, offering excellent penetration through various tactical barriers like auto glass and interior walls. Most .380 hollowpoint rounds fall flat on their face vs. these sorts of barriers.
Previously i'd been carrying Buffalo Bore .380+P hard cast lead flat nose rounds because they were the only non FMJ round in .380 i trusted to penetrate deeply enough. I think this new load will finally make hollowpoints in .380 a viable option.
I ordered 60rds of the new BB Barnes +P ammo today. It's actually cheaper than the less powerful Corbon DPX to boot.
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Just out of curiosity....but I don't see any listing of an actual Porsche in your signature. You do still own a 928, yes?
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