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Speer needs to get their act together and fix this shit quick, fast, and in a hurry. They and their Gold Dot line had such a fantastic reputation before this, and now....yikes.

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No. Those medium frame (K/L frame) revolvers with 6 shots you speak of are all far too big for pocket carry. About the biggest you can go is a Colt Detective Special (which I have and is no longer...

Sorry, I fixed it (I think).

SMEs who what? Give me credible sources, which no one has yet to do. If you or anyone could even just link to a post by DocGKR saying "I've tested BB 158LSWCHP+P properly in gel and it's inferior...

Again, please, I'd be more than happy to look at any even moderately credible sources claiming this and seriously reconsider my position - my carry ammo is BB 158LSWCHP+P, if there's something better...

Fair point. When I said "best", I meant that it had the best terminal performance in soft tissue out of all the various loads I'm aware of.

Yeah, not the +P load and there's a big difference in velocity between the two (850 in the standard pressure and 1040 in the +P = ~180 FPS) so I'd be surprised if there wasn't quite a difference in...

I still say the BB LSWCHP 158+P is the best load out there for snubbies, and I've yet to see any data that contradicts that. I would honestly like for the people who disagree with that to point me...

That's at least partially because you were shooting it out of a 4.5" barrel and the chrono numbers for that stuff are based on a 4.0" barrel. Also, your barrel had polygonal rifling which probably...

BF's back is to me? Be sneaky-quiet and try to get as close to the front door as I can without him noticing and then sprint for it. Odds are very good you'll make it and he won't pursue.

I myself have faced this same dilemma several times and always opted to stick with Gold Dot. Why? Penetration. The GDs consistently penetrate further, on average, than the HSTs in almost every...

Correct.

This is what I would say: what I think you want is a well-tuned DA/SA gun. I'd be inclined to recommend a Sig (226, 228, or 229) or HK (USP, P2000, P30) tuned up by Bruce Gray, or a Beretta tuned up...

Absolutely, my only issue with that would be the inevitable internal lock it would have which, to me, makes it entirely unsuitable for a defensive gun and therefore pointless (what else are you going...

I would be interested in carrying this on my belt, so none of that's a problem. I wouldn't be carrying it on my ankle or in my pocket. I actually have a Colt DS (1978) I've carried a bit in a Bell...

You don't need anywhere near as much metal between rounds or between the rounds and the outside of the cylinder with .38 as you do with .357 due to the significant difference in pressure between the...

In a snubbie?! No thank you. Of all the people who own a snubbie chambered in .357 (like the 640 above) I'd say 75% of them never have and never will fire even a single round of .357 Magnum in it...

I would absolutely kill for a modern 6-shot .38 snubbie, +P rated, with a 2-inch barrel, lightweight alloy frame, internal hammer, and night sights. Basically a current Smith 640 Pro Series
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This is an excellent example of what I came here to say: CCW holders are just not enough of a threat. They're in the minority, first of all, and always will be. And secondly, the overwhelming...

Sig 226 with Surefire X300 attached and 20rd Mecgar magazine full of Speer Gold Dot 147gr.

When I get around to buying that Aimpoint T2 I've been wanting for a while now I may just switch to my AR...

Any updates?

I'd love to see chrono numbers on this stuff, I'd love to see gel data even more.

Ok, thanks, good deal. I just read that last installment and saw the bit at the end about a final write-up and was really looking forward to reading it.

And I'll get that 10k right out :rolleyes:

In this final post on the test where he announced he was ending it, at the end of the article he said:



I looked through the archives for July 2012 and didn't see it anywhere. Did he just not...