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[...] but when shot through something harder like clothing, leather, bone simulating materials, rocks, black eyed peas, or grape jelly, performance – and especially penetration – leaves a lot to be [...]
Tom McHale was born a helpless, shooting-deprived infant. He later discovered the joys of collecting and shooting guns, reloading ammunition and writing about his adventures with a healthy dose of fun. Tom's career has been diverse, bordering on dysfunctional, with most of it spent leading marketing teams for a variety of technology companies including Microsoft and more than a couple of high-tech startups. He's finally seen the light and given up the corporate life to pursue his passion of creating slightly crazy, but educational, content related to guns, shooting, concealed carry and self defense.
His most recent project is publishing a series of informative books under the Insanely Practical Guides brand. You can learn more at InsanelyPracticalGuides.com.
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I picked up a couple of 20 rnd boxes of these today wondering if I could count on expansion out of the short barrel of my Walther PPS. The ranges I go to won’t allow jugs and other fun stuff to shoot into.
Hi Chris – Your timing is perfect – we’re about to do a .380 ACP specific episode with (serious) barrier materials for a change. Clothing, leather, denim, wallboard, etc. We’ll be testing with two guns: a Ruger LCP which has a barrel slightly shorter than your Walther PPS and a Walther PPK with is about the same barrel length. Should be posted by Wednesday this week!
We’ve had good success with the Critical Defense .380 rounds on more fun and non traditional barriers so we expect good results with the real stuff.
Thanks for your comments!