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March 22, 2013, 09:57 AM | #1 |
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Underwood Ammo 357 SIG 125gr Gold Dot Ballistics Gel Test
Finished up the testing of the Underwood Ammo 125gr Gold Dot 357SIG round. Here are the conditions and results. Test conditions: -Glock 22 with a G31 barrel (20lb spring) -Test rounds fired from 10 feet -"FBI spec" (Their term, not mine...) Clear Ballistics gel block -4 layers of denim Results: -1558 FPS, 673 FT/LBS Energy -17'' of penetration -Recovered weight: 124gr Here's the video showing the test and a discussion of the results: Underwood Ammo 357 SIG Gel Test HD Video Link
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March 22, 2013, 06:54 PM | #2 |
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Wowsa! Looks like a sturdy defence load to say the least!
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March 22, 2013, 07:07 PM | #3 |
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17" of penetration would have me a bit worried about it going through and through and hitting a wall, or the person behind it
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March 22, 2013, 07:25 PM | #4 |
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Nice video! My carry load in my Glocks!
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Thanks guys.
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As for 17 inches of penetration.. well you may have a side shot or heavy clothing and with many people now days are obese... just might need that 17 inches! Deaf
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March 24, 2013, 12:52 AM | #7 |
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My comfort zone of penetration with service-level calibers is 12"-18", and this falls within that envelope. What with people being fatter than they used to be, I'm certainly not concerned about 17".
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March 24, 2013, 01:19 AM | #8 |
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sound like a good sd round for ccw, any price info and can it be bought online?
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March 24, 2013, 03:35 AM | #10 |
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thanks KYJim
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March 24, 2013, 11:47 AM | #11 |
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My normal CCW is an HK P2000 LEM in .357 SIG. I've got an ex-Army buddy who is an Air Marshal now so I carry their duty load: Speer Gold Dot. I also have a G35 which spends 98% of its life with a Jarvis .357 SIG barrel installed. That 5.1 inch barrel really helps get the last bit of velocity out of a load. It will smack the crap out of anything 100-125 yards away with no holdover.
Oh, and I had a custom DI AR pistol in .357 SIG built by Ron Williams as well. LW lower that uses the G31 mags. 9" barrel. I keep meaning to file the SBR paperwork for it so that I can install a stock. But it does work well right now. I'll have to pick up a box of this Underwood Ammo to try in my guns. Gregg |
April 12, 2013, 10:16 AM | #12 |
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Great Video . I love the speer gold dot Hp s
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