When it comes to .45 ACP expansion performance, and I’m talking about the heavy and comparatively slow 230-grain varieties, reliable expansion can be an iffy thing. What starts as a projectile capable of leveling a city block often ends with some percentage of unexpanded slow but heavy bullets. But the Sig? Hell’s bells. No way.
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Ammo Test: Sig Sauer Elite Performance .45 ACP 230-grain V-Crown
Published: March 26, 2016 { 27 comments }
Ammo Test: American Eagle Suppressor 9mm
Published: March 19, 2016 { 4 comments }Looking for some 9mm that’s dialed down a bit for use with suppressors? Check out American Eagle’s new 124 grain 9mm. Read our review.
Sig .38 Super Ammunition Test
Published: March 5, 2016 { 7 comments }The .38 Super faded from fashion when the .357 came onto the scene in the late 1930s. But the round runs exceptionally well in the 1911, and has some strong selling points. And now that Sig is making .38 Super for practice and carry, the time is right to consider the caliber again.
Ammo Test: Sig Sauer Elite Performance V-Crown 9mm 147-grain
Published: February 20, 2016 { 14 comments }You can never know too much about your ammo This week it is Sig Sauer Elite Performance V-Crown 9mm 147-grain. How do the heavyweights perform?
Ammo Test: Sig Sauer’s .45 ACP and 9mm FMJ
Published: September 24, 2015 { 6 comments }Have we left the latest ammo shortages behind yet? It would seem that way. There are more new brands and varieties available now than there were three years ago. But how do you know what you can trust? We’ll do our best to test them. This week it is Sig’s new practice ammo.
Ammo Test: Barnes TAC-XPD .40 S&W 140 grain
Published: June 23, 2015 { 5 comments }Why does .40 get such a bad rap? Is it because of its association with the government? Is it nothing but a dumbed down 10mm? Barnes has some .40 S&W that just might make you change your mind.
Ammo Test: Sig Sauer Elite Performance .380 ACP V-Crown
Published: June 6, 2015 { 9 comments }As the 9mm guns get smaller, fewer people are carrying their old .380s. But the .380 can be a deadly gun if it is running the right ammo. Today we’re testing out Sig’s new hollow-point .380s. How well do these little rounds run? Read the review…
Ammo Test: Winchester Train and Defend .40 S&W
Published: May 31, 2015 { 3 comments }Winchester’s Train and Defend line is a concept long overdue. Use range ammo to train, but carry the good stuff. And both are the same grain weight. The idea is that you save money, but the ammo performs exactly the same. How well does it work?
Ammo Test: Remington Ultimate Defense 9mm 124 Grain Full Size Handgun
Published: May 24, 2015 { 13 comments }This time, we’re looking at the Ultimate Defense 9mm 124 grain load for Full-size handguns. It’s a standard pressure load, not a +P, so especially in a larger handgun, it’s tame to fire. With lower recoil and less muzzle flip, you can get back on target more quickly for follow up shots. So how does it perform? Let’s take a look.
Ammo Test: Barnes TAC-XP .45 ACP +P
Published: May 19, 2015 { 8 comments }Barnes has offered pretty amazing projectiles to other ammunition manufacturers and reloaders for some time. More recently, they’ve launched their own line of loaded self-defense handgun ammunition. Available in .380 ACP, 9mm +P, .40 S&W, .45 ACP +P and .357 Magnum, we’re going to be trying out most of them over the next couple of [...]