Black Hills Tac XP 115 +p in a G43?

[Leroy Suggs]

Any reason not to carry this load in a Glock 43?
Personal experience?
Suggestions?

[ST911]

Any reason not to carry this load in a Glock 43?
Personal experience?
Suggestions?

That was my carry load for quite awhile, works well.

[Leroy Suggs]

That was my carry load for quite awhile, works well.

Thanks. I noticed you shot something like 200 rounds of them in a G43 in the G43 thread.

[bfoosh006]

FWIW... Black Hills has a gel test pic of it from a 3" barrel.

[Leroy Suggs]

@bfoosh006 Thanks for that test pic. Looks good.

[03RN]

Wow, not even 13"

[Leroy Suggs]

Wow, not even 13"

Doc Roberts tested them and got.

BG=15.0
4LD=14
Auto glass=13.5

That Black Hills test was with a 3" gun.

[Velo Dog]

The Barnes TAC-XP is a very good bullet in 9mm, especially when the velocity is over 1100 fps.
The Black Hills loading goes 1137 fps from a 3 inch auto.

http://www.ar15.com/ammo/project/Bal...5gr_TAC-XP.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVq5OO0TVMM
https://www.brassfetcher.com/Handgun...Selection.html
https://pistol-forum.com/showthread....-Handgun-Tests

[WDR]

Wow, not even 13"

Have to remember this is a light bullet in a small gun. I'd prefer a bit more myself, but I'd choose this stuff over just about any other 115gr 9x19 load, if I had to stick with light bullets for some reason.

And, not everyone wants .357 Magnum 158gr SWC penetration.

[Exiledviking]

So, is there a recommended load for 3" barrels in 9mm?

When I did some research a few years ago for a recommended load in a 3.5" 9mm barrel, I read that the 147 gr HST round was among the best and that's what I went with. I don't recall if it was also recommended for 3" barrels.