Trying something different. Carry Loads

WB
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Monday, June 30, 2025, 10:11 (161 days ago)

My carry needs are a bit varied. I carry out in the literal field about as much as I'm around folks. I may take a shot at vermin or put down a sick critter, more likely than defending myself. But I need to cover that too.

I shoot a lot of plinking fodder 9mm. I found some styles of it come with a flat tipped FMJ. That has to be better for actually shooting organic things? We flat tip those .22 RF and enjoy the gains. Why wouldn't the 9mm target ammo not benefit? Better than a poke in the eye. I've had very dismal performance from the pointy .36 cal. FMJ on animals, even small ones! I'm hoping this boosts things a little.

This is Winchester 115 gr. but SIG also markets some very similar ammo. I tried the SIG .380 that looks like this but my Kahr didn't feed it well. I think when Doug was on military contract duty abroad he was issued some FMJ that looked like this, for his Beretta 92 he was issued.

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I flat tipped 9mm's

Jim Taylor
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Monday, June 30, 2025, 10:59 (161 days ago) @ WB

124 gr. Berrys plated
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Flat tipped
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Loaded over Unique .. fired into a 6 gallon bucket of fine sand.
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That’s great! I really like those bullets too.

WB
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Monday, June 30, 2025, 11:55 (161 days ago) @ Jim Taylor

It’s amazing what a flat tip does to performance. Blasts a hole ahead, to keep penetration more straight. The pointy tip seems to yaw and tumble if it encounters anything.

These were the same load and bullet

Jim Taylor
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Monday, June 30, 2025, 12:35 (161 days ago) @ WB

but not flattipped.

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This is one of my photos from Taffin's book

WB
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Monday, June 30, 2025, 13:00 (161 days ago) @ Jim Taylor

"Smallbores" I did a simple test of firing three different bullets and meplats into a consistent waxy test medium (Zote - soap). Velocity was identical from the same .255 Banshee revolver platform and loading.

You can tell a difference in that flat tip performance. Middle bullet is a factory SPEER 75 gr. JFP, the others are cast bullets.

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Yep. It has always proven true ..

Jim Taylor
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Monday, June 30, 2025, 13:12 (161 days ago) @ WB

the nose is the working end, the base is the steering end. :-)

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