The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - .380ACP self-defense ammo- do you go with FMJ or JHP?

JC57 · October 3, 2012, 11:41 PM

I carry Buffalo Bore 95gr JHP (appears to be a Speer Gold Dot bullet) that is sold as "+P". The gun is a Bersa Thunder 380 with a 3.5" barrel.

I compared the BB to a few other service-type rounds and it had a much stouter kick than anything else I tried. I don't have a chronograph so I'll have to trust their numbers.

I made that particular choice after watching some videos using water-filled jugs posted over on the www.bersachat.com forums, and noticing that it seemed to perform quite well in those tests, specifically, in this area of that forum: http://www.bersachat.com/forums/foru...380-Ammo-Tests.

October 3, 2012, 11:41 PM	#4
JC57 Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 2010 Posts: 375	I carry Buffalo Bore 95gr JHP (appears to be a Speer Gold Dot bullet) that is sold as "+P". The gun is a Bersa Thunder 380 with a 3.5" barrel. I compared the BB to a few other service-type rounds and it had a much stouter kick than anything else I tried. I don't have a chronograph so I'll have to trust their numbers. I made that particular choice after watching some videos using water-filled jugs posted over on the www.bersachat.com forums, and noticing that it seemed to perform quite well in those tests, specifically, in this area of that forum: http://www.bersachat.com/forums/foru...380-Ammo-Tests.