Capt Rick Hiott
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I want some for hunting....
Do they even make it?
I do NOT want hollow points!
Do they even make it?
I do NOT want hollow points!
+P designation are typically given to older cartridges from the turn of the 19th Century that are still popular but modern firearms can easily handle the extra pressure.
I want some for hunting....
Do they even make it?
I do NOT want hollow points!
It doesn't have anything to do with the age of the cartridges introduction, it has to do with what SAAMI has tested and approved.
And just fyi the 9mm Luger, .38 Special and .45ACP are all 20th century rounds. 1902 and 1910, respectively. The 19th century had already "turned".
Nobody makes any such thing because it would foul up the barrel in short order.
Yeah, you can count me a bit curious at this comment too. A jacketed soft point will foul the barrel?Nobody makes any such thing because it would foul up the barrel in short order.
PatientWolf said:I’m curious. Why would a jacketed soft point foul up the barrel?
Perhaps missunderstanding that there is no such thing as a +P 10MM. +P is a term used by SAAMI as a designation for ammo loaded in excess of standard pressure, but within the pressure of +P foe specific rounds.10MM not being one of them.Sure they make it. Or am I missunderstanding?
Cheapshooter said:Perhaps missunderstanding that there is no such thing as a +P 10MM. +P is a term used by SAAMI as a designation for ammo loaded in excess of standard pressure, but within the pressure of +P foe specific rounds.10MM not being one of them.
However, boutique ammo makers have made common practice of claiming +P loads for all sorts of rounds that there is no actual +P specifications for. Either to denote that their ammo is over the pressure specified by SAAMI, or as advertising hype to sell ammo to people who don't know what SAAMI standards are, ant think by adding +P to the name they are getting some sort of wonder ammo that exceeds all performance of good quality major manufacturers ammo.