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04-10-2015, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by papajohn428
On simple blind faith, I bought a box of the "Hornady Custom" ammo in 38 Special, which lists a 158-grain XTP Hollow point bullet at 900 fps at the muzzle, to carry on duty.
Thank heavens I didn't have to use it! When I got a chance to test it I lined up four gallon jugs and let one fly, it easily perforated all four and kept right on going. So I put up five jugs, and tried again. Same result, and the exit hole in jug #5 was tiny. So I put up SIX jugs, and the bullet was found in the back wall of the last jug, with ZERO expansion. I was flabbergasted.
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For as long as XTP has been on the market everything I've read said it was designed for maximum penetration with minimal expansion so I'm not surprised at all about your results. I'd only use XTP in a .380, assuming it fed reliably.
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