I pick up my new Kahr P380 (primary use CCW) today and I'm looking at ammo.
There is a lot of talk about using FMJ for penetration and hollow points for expansion. To me it seems it's a personal prefrence and determing which bullets shoot best in your gun,
I looked over this webpage: http://www.goldenloki.com/ammo/gel/380acp/gel380acp.htm. Test protocol: 2 layers loose denim
Question: I've read expansion stops, penetration kills. The hollowpoints are averaging 12 inches. Do you really need more penetration than that? At 12 inches and a properly expanded bullet doens't that constitute stopping power and penetration? How much penetration do you need?
After all I've read, the one thing I thought was the most interesting was someone saying they alternating FMJ and hollow points in the gun.
There is a lot of talk about using FMJ for penetration and hollow points for expansion. To me it seems it's a personal prefrence and determing which bullets shoot best in your gun,
I looked over this webpage: http://www.goldenloki.com/ammo/gel/380acp/gel380acp.htm. Test protocol: 2 layers loose denim
Question: I've read expansion stops, penetration kills. The hollowpoints are averaging 12 inches. Do you really need more penetration than that? At 12 inches and a properly expanded bullet doens't that constitute stopping power and penetration? How much penetration do you need?
After all I've read, the one thing I thought was the most interesting was someone saying they alternating FMJ and hollow points in the gun.