J.P.
09-11-2005, 09:39 PM
I threw together a wetpack test today to compare the following loads:
Golden Saber 165gr Bonded
Golden Saber 165gr (non-bonded)
Gold Dot 165gr
Gold Dot 180gr
Felt recoil (least to worst):
Both Golden Sabers tied. I couldn't tell any difference and they were pretty mild.
180gr Gold Dot
165gr Gold Dot
First test consisted of two shots of each round into wet newspaper.
Shots were placed far enough apart that there was no overlapping of the wound channels.
Here are the results (average):
165gr Golden Saber bonded
Pen = 9.5"
Exp = .66"
165gr Gold Dot
pen = 9.5"
exp = .73"
180gr Gold Dot
pen = 7.5"
exp = .69"
165gr Golded Saber (non-bonded)
pen = 7"
exp = .74"
Here are the first pics...
http://glocktalk.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=4885957
The best looking rounds were the 165gr Golden Saber Bonded and the 165gr Gold Dot,by far.
When sorting through the test media,(no pun intended) the largest "wound channels" were produced by both of these rounds.
They both expanded quickly and stayed big throughout their travel with the slight edge going to the 165gr Gold Dot.
The 165gr non-bonded GS expanded very quickly but also quickly mushroomed to leave a wide but very short path.
The 180gr Gold dot was later to expand but when it did,it stayed big throughout it's travel.
Here is a pic of the bullets manually expanded to show how big they were at their maximum point....
http://glocktalk.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=4886004
At last,I fired two more of each round into the spent wetpack at random just to see what I'd find.
The results were actually pretty close to the original test.
Here is a pic of the recovered rounds with the numbers...
http://glocktalk.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=4886017
Golden Saber 165gr Bonded
Golden Saber 165gr (non-bonded)
Gold Dot 165gr
Gold Dot 180gr
Felt recoil (least to worst):
Both Golden Sabers tied. I couldn't tell any difference and they were pretty mild.
180gr Gold Dot
165gr Gold Dot
First test consisted of two shots of each round into wet newspaper.
Shots were placed far enough apart that there was no overlapping of the wound channels.
Here are the results (average):
165gr Golden Saber bonded
Pen = 9.5"
Exp = .66"
165gr Gold Dot
pen = 9.5"
exp = .73"
180gr Gold Dot
pen = 7.5"
exp = .69"
165gr Golded Saber (non-bonded)
pen = 7"
exp = .74"
Here are the first pics...
http://glocktalk.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=4885957
The best looking rounds were the 165gr Golden Saber Bonded and the 165gr Gold Dot,by far.
When sorting through the test media,(no pun intended) the largest "wound channels" were produced by both of these rounds.
They both expanded quickly and stayed big throughout their travel with the slight edge going to the 165gr Gold Dot.
The 165gr non-bonded GS expanded very quickly but also quickly mushroomed to leave a wide but very short path.
The 180gr Gold dot was later to expand but when it did,it stayed big throughout it's travel.
Here is a pic of the bullets manually expanded to show how big they were at their maximum point....
http://glocktalk.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=4886004
At last,I fired two more of each round into the spent wetpack at random just to see what I'd find.
The results were actually pretty close to the original test.
Here is a pic of the recovered rounds with the numbers...
http://glocktalk.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=4886017
