Yes, they did. I never said they didn't. I was initially worried the Speer Gold Dot wouldn't expand adequately from the 3.8" barrel in a G30. It did just fine in that video and it puts me at ease. Didn't they have an old 200 grain load which had huge expansion problems?
as I understand the first generation 200grn GD had issues but that problem was fixed many years ago. the older design had six petals and the current design hollowpoint has seven.
OP, expansion and penetration is not a factor with modern hollow point ammo, even out of the shorter barrel .45s.
TNOutdoors9 just did a Federal HST 230gr +P test out of a Springfield XDs (3.3" barrel), in which the bullet penetrated 12", expanded to .85" and had a vicious wound track which was about 1.75" at its widest. And that is out of a barrel that is shorter and has a less efficient rifling than the barrel found in the G30/36/30S.
OP, expansion and penetration is not a factor with modern hollow point ammo, even out of the shorter barrel .45s.
TNOutdoors9 just did a Federal HST 230gr +P test out of a Springfield XDs (3.3" barrel), in which the bullet penetrated 12", expanded to .85" and had a vicious wound track which was about 1.75" at its widest. And that is out of a barrel that is shorter and has a less efficient rifling than the barrel found in the G30/36/30S.
Dude, where did I say "+p is too sharp recoil out of a G30?" I don't know if recoil is "too sharp" but I know it will be significantly more than a standard pressure 230 grain load and the advantages of using +p in .45 are questionable. Could I control it? Of course. But I'd rather stick with a standard pressure 230 grain JHP.
Dude, where did I say "+p is too sharp recoil out of a G30?" I don't know if recoil is "too sharp" but I know it will be significantly more than a standard pressure 230 grain load and the advantages of using +p in .45 are questionable. Could I control it? Of course. But I'd rather stick with a standard pressure 230 grain JHP.
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