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wild cat mccane · October 17, 2019, 07:45 AM

It was pointed out that no hollow point bullet supports full 10mm FPS and a 9mm HST does about everything needed in a bullet in general...

Speer (Vista Outdoors which owns CCI and Federal) released their Gold Dot 10mm in low FPS. Why? Does Double Tap or Underwood know more about Speer's own Gold Dot bullet than Vista Outdoors? no.

Sure, you can load the XTP Hornady fast. But so what? The XTP is designed to NOT expand massively like the HST or Gold Dot bullet. So...if HST and Gold Dot are the bar setter for expansion and penetration, what are you getting in a personal defense round that offers less expansion but too much penetration in 10mm hot? Nothing.

October 17, 2019, 07:45 AM	#69
wild cat mccane Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2011 Posts: 3,626	It was pointed out that no hollow point bullet supports full 10mm FPS and a 9mm HST does about everything needed in a bullet in general... Speer (Vista Outdoors which owns CCI and Federal) released their Gold Dot 10mm in low FPS. Why? Does Double Tap or Underwood know more about Speer's own Gold Dot bullet than Vista Outdoors? no. Sure, you can load the XTP Hornady fast. But so what? The XTP is designed to NOT expand massively like the HST or Gold Dot bullet. So...if HST and Gold Dot are the bar setter for expansion and penetration, what are you getting in a personal defense round that offers less expansion but too much penetration in 10mm hot? Nothing.