Mrgunsngear
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There are lots of debates out there about what ammo to use in the new breed of short barreled 9mm guns. So, I brought a few loads to test from my S&W Shield 9mm. Here's what I found:
Test conditions:
-S&W Shield with a 3.1'' barrel
-Test rounds fired from 10 feet
-"FBI spec" (Their term, not mine...) Clear Ballistics gel block
Results:
Remington UMC 115gr JHP
-1065 FPS/292 FT/LBS energy
-18.5'' of penetration
Winchester Ranger 115gr JHP
-989 FPS/250 FT/LBS energy
-16'' of penetration
Federal HST 124gr JHP
-990 FPS/270 FT/LBS energy
-13.5'' penetration
Federal HST 124gr JHP +p
-1071 FPS/316 FT/LBS energy
-12'' of penetration
Speer Gold Dot 124gr +p
-1176 FPS/382 FT/LBS energy
-15.5'' penetration
Brown Bear 115gr FMJ (since some folks say you need FMJ out of these guns for 'adequate' penetration)
-1046 FPS/279 FT/LBS energy
-26'' of penetration
To see the test, the results, and the actual expansion of the round when I pulled them out of the gel block check out the video test below:
S&W Shield Ammo Test HD Video Link