Newest Caliber Ever?

[malph]

Well, looks like Federal is on-board... I'm willing to bet they're devoting a pretty good part of their output to getting the new caliber to market. I doubt S&W would be announcing a new gun without guarantees from Federal that they will keep up their end.

I agree with this. I don't think Smith would make the guns unless Federal committed to a certain amount of production.

If the new cartridge is going to make it, it is going to have to be readily available

 

[steelslaver]

Ya made a math mistake somewhere

muzzle velocity x muzzle velocity x weight in gr divided by 450,240

1200 x 1200=1,440,000 x 100 = 144,000,000 / 450,240 = 319.829

So it as good as the hottest 380 rounds

 

[Paul in Nevada]

Well, looks like Federal is on-board... I'm willing to bet they're devoting a pretty good part of their output to getting the new caliber to market. I doubt S&W would be announcing a new gun without guarantees from Federal that they will keep up their end.

I am speculating but maybe demand for 9mm has plateaued. Perfect time to launch a gimmick cartridge with range ammo at 80c a round. It's a niche market.

The 327 Federal is rated for 45,000 PSI. So 50,000 isn't that much more.

That's very impressive. In that case I agree with Stephanie B that the muzzle blast must be fearsome. I wonder if that will be a turn off for the EZ's target market.

 

[Dave Lively]

Ya made a math mistake somewhere

muzzle velocity x muzzle velocity x weight in gr divided by 450,240

1200 x 1200=1,440,000 x 100 = 144,000,000 / 450,240 = 319.829

So it as good as the hottest 380 rounds

Federal is claiming 1250 ft/s with a 100 grain bullet, not 1200.

Whatever company is loading .380s to that sort of power level will probably load this one with a 115 grain at 1350 ft/s for 465 ft-lbs. They usually do this by sticking a +P label on cartridges without a +P spec and cramming as much powder as it takes into them to claim the title of "hottest load available".

I am going to stick with ammo from companies that view SAAMI pressure specs as limits, not a starting point.

 

[Jim Watson]

G&A plug piece says real gun data:
"The HST load had an average velocity out of the Shield EZ of 1,205 fps with an extreme spread of 18 fps and a standard deviation of 9. The Gold Dot produced an average velocity of 1,095 with an extreme spread of 12 and a standard deviation of 6."

That is not much below catalog spec from a test barrel and I think it is in the right direction, this is a hot round for the size gun they are promoting.

 

[GaryS]

As you say in your first line, it's a plug piece. Has any gun magazine ever had a bad review of a new round or gun?

Remember how great the Remington R51 was in every review? Or how the 45GAP was going to be a game changer?
I've lost count of all of the new calibers that were going to replace 5.56 in AR style rifles.

G&A plug piece says real gun data:
"The HST load had an average velocity out of the Shield EZ of 1,205 fps with an extreme spread of 18 fps and a standard deviation of 9. The Gold Dot produced an average velocity of 1,095 with an extreme spread of 12 and a standard deviation of 6."

That is not much below catalog spec from a test barrel and I think it is in the right direction, this is a hot round for the size gun they are promoting.

 

[Jimmy4570]

Wow... Federal in 2022 is turning out an analog to the Tokarev, Mauser and Luger .30 cartridges. And people who don't know better will buy it. The triumph of marketing...