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+P in a 669 is no big deal, that is a stainless frame.
Your frame crack warning probably referenced 469s which are alloy framed.
M669 has a stainless slide, but still has an alloy frame, just anodized in a lighter color.
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+P in a 669 is no big deal, that is a stainless frame.
Your frame crack warning probably referenced 469s which are alloy framed.
Actually, shot placement is king, jeeps.
But adequate penetration (which is queen) is a little tricky with 9mm ball - you get too much.
The OP might want to take a look at this write-up and YouTube - I'm not a fad ammo guy, but I found this pretty interesting:
Ammo Quest: Polycase ARX Inceptor in .380 ACP and 9mm - The Truth About Guns
Note that he found this a better choice against human attackers in 9mm than Lehigh.
Not sure if this has been yet clarified.
As of 10/12/10 LEOSA makes the carry of hollow point ammunition by retired officers acceptable. This is a non-issue.
Fair is fair. It's time for police unions to stop supporting these worthless laws.
Not according to the NJSP firearms unit. They do NOT, will NOT recognize the 2010 revision to LEOSA.
The Sgt. that I spoke with on the phone a couple of years back about this very topic arrogantly asked me if I wanted to be the test case the next time I traveled to NJ?
It seems to be a dead issue in NJ with the PBA or the FOP...they won't fight it or even touch it!!!
I carry Critical Duty in either 9 mm or .40 S&W when we go back to NJ to visit.
Not according to the NJSP firearms unit. They do NOT, will NOT recognize the 2010 revision to LEOSA.
The Sgt. that I spoke with on the phone a couple of years back about this very topic arrogantly asked me if I wanted to be the test case the next time I traveled to NJ? .
Actually, I do!
I thought the review of the .380s that Shooting the Bull did a while back was pretty intriguing (the stuff goes to 12" but does not overpenetrate and does make a bigger wound cavity than ball), so I bought some for my 1934 Beretta.
www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2015/04/shootingthebull410/ammo-quest-polycase-arx-inceptor-in-380-acp-and-9mm/
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I found the Polycase Inceptor ARX 56-gr polymer/copper screwtop stuff was actually fairly accurate - about the most accurate of the stuff I shot from this gun. Furthermore, it had virtually no recoil (of course), ejected and operated fine, and gave good velocities and straight-on hits.
First group (of five, benched at 10 yards):
M 1174/S 64.89/D 27.53
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Second group:
M 1187/S 101.9.D 36.72
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Check out the three lobes of the bullets, clearly visible in the impacts on the target:
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Given the results with this stuff in gelatin, I'm going to switch from FMJ (which could certainly overpenetrate) to the Polycase Inceptor ARX 56-gr for carry in the 1934. I need to run it through my LCP and the BDA before I commit there.
I regret that I inherited a beach house in NJ.
It is not America.
I wonder of the OP will come back to check on this since the thread started about a year and nine months ago?