Does a wadcutter stop within 18” in ballistic gel?
I haven’t seen it tested, but I’d be surprised if it did.
The XTP isn’t like a wadcutter. It’s semi-kind of like a wadcutter.
Higher velocity loadings it goes farther without overpenetration.
If you like overpenetration, then the Xtreme Penetrator loaded by Underwood is your 380.
The picture is above and it goes >20” in gel.
I kind of don’t want my self defense ammo to overpenetrate either. Some people are okay with it. I’m not comfortable with it. Everything’s a trade off and I don’t want to hit someone I’m not aiming at.