Great review. Very informative.
I shoot 102gr. Golden Sabres from a PPK clone (FEG). I did some expansion testing with wet phone books. The GS expanded nicely after being shot through 1-3 layer of denim. Over 4 layers and it failed to expand. By way of comparison, 9mm rounds expanded up to 6 layers of denim. 6 layers and over the 9mm failed to expand. "Wound channels" for the .380 and the 9mm were more similar than I would have thought, when both rounds expand. When they don't expand, the 9mm give noticeably more penetation. Maybe 3-4" more.
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