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<blockquote data-quote="MacFromOK" data-source="post: 3023051" data-attributes="member: 40864"><p>Well... not exactly. <img src="/images/smilies/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>They clocked from 1000 fps with a 1.12" barrel (less than half the length of your 2.5" barrel), to 1200 fps with a 2" barrel (still 20% shorter than your 2.5" barrel).</p><p></p><p>You are correct in that the bullets are also improved, having better penetration and expansion:</p><p></p><p><em>"Hornady’s .22 WMR Critical Defense load penetrates just under 10 inches in 10 percent ballistic gelatin. The Speer load penetrates an average of 12 inches in water, which roughly corresponds to the penetration of the Critical Defense load in gelatin. Winchester states that the PDX1 penetrates nearly 12 inches in gelatin.</em></p><p><em>...</em></p><p><em>Bullet expansion and energy transfer combine to form the third criterion. The Hornady, Speer and Winchester loads expand well, and they all transfer more than the minimum 58 fpe determined by the Army’s Surgeon General to be “disabling energy.”</em></p><p></p><p>And while it will never compete head to head with larger calibers...</p><p></p><p><em>"Even so, the new .22 WMR defense loads transfer enough energy to the body to create pressure waves that can significantly tear large blood vessels and cause serious fracturing in organs like the brain, liver and kidneys."</em></p><p></p><p>When fired into a test medium like water or ballistic gelatin...</p><p></p><p>- Hornady’s 45-grain Critical Defense load (with the FTX bullet) "ensures reliable expansion to .30 caliber." It leaves a 1.12-inch barrel at about 1,000 fps and produces approximately 100 foot-pounds of energy (fpe).</p><p>- Speer 40-grain Gold Dot "fragments and expands to about .31 caliber." It leaves a 1.12-inch barrel at 1,050 fps and generates 99 fpe.</p><p>- Winchester’s PDX1 40-grain "expands reliably to around .30 caliber." It leaves a 2-inch barrel at 1,200 fps, generating about 140 fpe.</p><p></p><p>Again, <u>shot placement is key</u>. I wholeheartedly agree it's not the best choice, and probably even less so for a novice.</p><p><img src="/images/smilies/new/drunk.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":drunk2:" title="Drunk 2 :drunk2:" data-shortname=":drunk2:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacFromOK, post: 3023051, member: 40864"] Well... not exactly. ;) They clocked from 1000 fps with a 1.12" barrel (less than half the length of your 2.5" barrel), to 1200 fps with a 2" barrel (still 20% shorter than your 2.5" barrel). You are correct in that the bullets are also improved, having better penetration and expansion: [i]"Hornady’s .22 WMR Critical Defense load penetrates just under 10 inches in 10 percent ballistic gelatin. The Speer load penetrates an average of 12 inches in water, which roughly corresponds to the penetration of the Critical Defense load in gelatin. Winchester states that the PDX1 penetrates nearly 12 inches in gelatin. ... Bullet expansion and energy transfer combine to form the third criterion. The Hornady, Speer and Winchester loads expand well, and they all transfer more than the minimum 58 fpe determined by the Army’s Surgeon General to be “disabling energy.”[/i] And while it will never compete head to head with larger calibers... [i]"Even so, the new .22 WMR defense loads transfer enough energy to the body to create pressure waves that can significantly tear large blood vessels and cause serious fracturing in organs like the brain, liver and kidneys."[/i] When fired into a test medium like water or ballistic gelatin... - Hornady’s 45-grain Critical Defense load (with the FTX bullet) "ensures reliable expansion to .30 caliber." It leaves a 1.12-inch barrel at about 1,000 fps and produces approximately 100 foot-pounds of energy (fpe). - Speer 40-grain Gold Dot "fragments and expands to about .31 caliber." It leaves a 1.12-inch barrel at 1,050 fps and generates 99 fpe. - Winchester’s PDX1 40-grain "expands reliably to around .30 caliber." It leaves a 2-inch barrel at 1,200 fps, generating about 140 fpe. Again, [u]shot placement is key[/u]. I wholeheartedly agree it's not the best choice, and probably even less so for a novice. :drunk2: [/QUOTE]
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