Ammo Quest 9mm: Hornady Custom 124-grain tested in ballistic gelatin test review
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Fourth in a series of
Fourth in a series of a quest to find the overall best ammunition for modern 9mm pocket pistols (such as the Sig Saur P938, Taurus PT709, the Ruger LC9, Kahr CM9, Beretta Nano, Kel-Tec PF9 or S&W Shield or any other popular 9mm micro-pistol using a barrel length of approximately 3").
In this installment, I am testing the Hornady Custom standard-pressure 124-grain XTP jacketed hollow point, part #90242.
I am chronographing the rounds as well as firing five rounds per block so that we get a more statistically relevant result, rather than the typical ammo test where only one round is fired. Ammo can behave a bit unpredictably, and the results of any one bullet are not necessarily representative of how the ammunition performs overall. In this test, the ammo performed fairly poorly, delivering minimal expansion and three of the five rounds exceeding the maximum 18" requirement. Because it exceeded the maximum, I'm ruling it out of contention, but I will acknowledge that overpenetration is better than underpenetration, so it's not that this is a terrible round... I just have found other rounds that perform better, so there's no need to continue testing the Custom 124-grain round. Also, annoyingly, the chronograph failed to register speeds for three of the five rounds, so we only have chrono readings for two of them.
Note: I'm not making any claims for these videos other than that these are the results I achieved, in my own testing, from the stated pistol. I have no intention to make a blanket endorsement or indictment of any product, only to review and report what I found in a given instance. Obviously it is incumbent upon each individual to conduct their own research and make up their own mind about which defensive ammunition is best for their own purposes, in their own firearms. Also keep in mind that individual firearms can be persnickety; my pistol may feed a particular round consistently whereas your pistol might jam on those rounds, so -- please conduct your own testing before trusting any particular ammo.
The purpose of this testing is to find which rounds of ammo perform well enough from a short 3" barrel that they can reliably deliver the penetration (with expansion) that has been documented and proven necessary in order for the bullet to be able to reach the vital organs of an attacker and deliver an incapacitating hit.
For those who don't understand why the 12" penetration distance is so important, please see my blog entries on the subject:
http://shootingthebull.net/blog/bulle...
http://shootingthebull.net/blog/bulle...
http://shootingthebull.net/blog/more-...
http://shootingthebull.net/blog/what-...
Subscribe to the channel here to see the rest of the episodes in this series, as well as other ammo tests and equipment reviews. And check out the blog at www.shootingthebull.net.
In this installment, I am testing the Hornady Custom standard-pressure 124-grain XTP jacketed hollow point, part #90242.
I am chronographing the rounds as well as firing five rounds per block so that we get a more statistically relevant result, rather than the typical ammo test where only one round is fired. Ammo can behave a bit unpredictably, and the results of any one bullet are not necessarily representative of how the ammunition performs overall. In this test, the ammo performed fairly poorly, delivering minimal expansion and three of the five rounds exceeding the maximum 18" requirement. Because it exceeded the maximum, I'm ruling it out of contention, but I will acknowledge that overpenetration is better than underpenetration, so it's not that this is a terrible round... I just have found other rounds that perform better, so there's no need to continue testing the Custom 124-grain round. Also, annoyingly, the chronograph failed to register speeds for three of the five rounds, so we only have chrono readings for two of them.
Note: I'm not making any claims for these videos other than that these are the results I achieved, in my own testing, from the stated pistol. I have no intention to make a blanket endorsement or indictment of any product, only to review and report what I found in a given instance. Obviously it is incumbent upon each individual to conduct their own research and make up their own mind about which defensive ammunition is best for their own purposes, in their own firearms. Also keep in mind that individual firearms can be persnickety; my pistol may feed a particular round consistently whereas your pistol might jam on those rounds, so -- please conduct your own testing before trusting any particular ammo.
The purpose of this testing is to find which rounds of ammo perform well enough from a short 3" barrel that they can reliably deliver the penetration (with expansion) that has been documented and proven necessary in order for the bullet to be able to reach the vital organs of an attacker and deliver an incapacitating hit.
For those who don't understand why the 12" penetration distance is so important, please see my blog entries on the subject:
http://shootingthebull.net/blog/bulle...
http://shootingthebull.net/blog/bulle...
http://shootingthebull.net/blog/more-...
http://shootingthebull.net/blog/what-...
Subscribe to the channel here to see the rest of the episodes in this series, as well as other ammo tests and equipment reviews. And check out the blog at www.shootingthebull.net.
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