Its regarding Speer Part Number: 53966 230gr GDHP
This is issued ammo by our Dept and I've sent an email out to Speer to hear what they have have to say about it...
Out of my own curiosity on what is happening here? This is also not my duty ammunition but a co-worker. Our agency allows Officers to make a personal choice in caliber (9mm or 45ACP). I personally choose 9mm and I'm issued Part Number: 53617 124gr +P GDHP. I have experienced absolutely zero of the issues described and as in the photos attached with my 9mm. My rounds look nearly like they did the day I pulled them out of the box brand new regardless of how many times they've been loaded in the chamber.
Claims made by co-worker are:
- that the hallow point is "closing" after being loaded and unload in the chamber.
- that none of the rounds are being loaded and unload to and from the chamber an excessive amount. And that this is happening within only a few trips into the chamber.
- Duty weapon in this case is a Glock G21 but also that the problem is occurring in other handguns outside of the Glock
I have my own skepticism here myself.. as some of the rounds do appear to be almost abnormally "beat-up". So I've questioned my friend and commented how in my opinion the rounds appear to have been loaded/unloaded almost incessantly and or damaged in some other way. To which he swears they have not. I made my own assumptions that maybe it had something to do with the 45 and feed geometry or something alone those lines with the G21 but his claims are that its happening with a number of other 45 caliber handguns at the same rate. Also goes on to say that he has not seen this before with Winchester Ranger RA45T or Federal P45HST1 whatsoever.
Regardless...
- Is this a common problem with GDHP 45?
- I'm assuming terminal performance both in open air shots and barriers would be severally degraded at this point?