Effective .380 ammo

[dennishoddy]

It was buried in the ground, but had a fair mushroom. How much of that came from the dirt, I can't say.

 

[TSQUARE]

I would stick with the xtp round or the v crown from sig. It seems to have the same results as the xtp rounds. I don't know if hornaday is making the American gunner round for the .380. It's the xtp also. I'll stick with my fiochi for now.


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[Shadowrider]

After watching a bunch of denim tests and reading a bunch of articles I only use Hornady. If you are looking for big gun performance out of your .380 you better create some magic. This sums it up pretty well but I use the Critical Defense which he tosses right off. lol

.380 is firmly in the camp of "better than nothing, but just barely"...

 

[ldp4570]

Hornaday XTP, or Federal Hydra-shok. Both seem to have a pretty good street record. I wouldn't feel under-gunned with Winchester Silver-tip.

 

[dennishoddy]

I'll stick with my corbon. He reported over penetration. I like to see two holes to bleed from.

 

[MaddSkillz]

I've got the Corbon DPX in mine. It feeds well and had great reviews the time I bought it.

 

[TtownLarry]

Has anyone heard that shooting FMJ is better for self defense than JHP in a .380?

 

[Fredkrueger100]

My wife uses Hornsby critical defense in her Bersa Thunder. I have carried that it my glock before. I now use hst's in 147g. I know some rounds are better than others but I like hornady's. They are reliable and offer decent performance. That is why I chose those for my wife. It's better than nothing.

 

[druryj]

Has anyone heard that shooting FMJ is better for self defense than JHP in a .380?

Yes. Dunno if it's true, but when I used to carry a Walther PPK/S, I carried Fiocchi 95 gr. FMJ in it. Why? Cause it ran flawlessly with it and I was fine with the round's effectiveness as long as I did my part. Some evidence points to FMJ giving much better penetration than. JHP in .380...and some doesn't. YMMV. Carry the round that your little .380 shoots best and be done with it.


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[Junior Bonner]

Isn't the big issue anymore these days to not overpenetrate? Isn't that the big bugaboo about the 9mm? If the big kahona is to get under 12" of penetration with good expansion, why is a good, expanding .380 a "better than nothing round?" Depending on the platform that's shooting it, I think the .380 is nice. It's a peppy, low recoil round that's easy to put on target.