revolvergeek
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According to an old Evan Marshal article in the 1995 issue of Handguns these are some gelatin results out of a 2" .38 spl +p
1) Rem 125 Golden Sabre +P MV 862 ME 206 Penetration 13.2 Expansion .60
He does not have the other two rounds, these are some other fairly close samples
2) Remington 158 LSW/HP +P MV 812 ME 231 Penetration 12.0 Expansion .61
3) Winchester 110 Silvertip +P MV 948 ME 220 Penetration 10.5 Expansion .55
4) Federal 129 Hydrashok +P MV 800 ME 183 Penetration 15.4 Expansion .52
I would expect everyones 158 lsw/hp to penetrate pretty much the same, but i have been told that the Nyclad +P loads and 357 mag load use pretty hard lead. The .357 did not impress me in the limited tests that i did with it.
Logically I would guess with all other factors being equial, the 125 Silvetip should penetrate a little more than the 110. Both have aluminum alloy jackets, but i don't know if the lead actually used in both bullets is the same hardness or not.
I would expect of the three you listed the Golden Saber will have the most penetration, with the Nyclad and the Silvertip roughly tied for second.
1) Rem 125 Golden Sabre +P MV 862 ME 206 Penetration 13.2 Expansion .60
He does not have the other two rounds, these are some other fairly close samples
2) Remington 158 LSW/HP +P MV 812 ME 231 Penetration 12.0 Expansion .61
3) Winchester 110 Silvertip +P MV 948 ME 220 Penetration 10.5 Expansion .55
4) Federal 129 Hydrashok +P MV 800 ME 183 Penetration 15.4 Expansion .52
I would expect everyones 158 lsw/hp to penetrate pretty much the same, but i have been told that the Nyclad +P loads and 357 mag load use pretty hard lead. The .357 did not impress me in the limited tests that i did with it.
Logically I would guess with all other factors being equial, the 125 Silvetip should penetrate a little more than the 110. Both have aluminum alloy jackets, but i don't know if the lead actually used in both bullets is the same hardness or not.
I would expect of the three you listed the Golden Saber will have the most penetration, with the Nyclad and the Silvertip roughly tied for second.