Jeffenwulf
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I tested out a few rounds in my Bersa .380 today using the old water jug method. I used the 102g Golden Saber, the 88g Rem UMC JHP, and 90g Hydrashock along with the 95g WWB winclean (BEB).
I wasn't buying up all the water on the planet, so I only tested one of each to get an idea ... the rest were fired to make sure everything functioned properly in the gun. You can't tell a whole lot from just one firing, but I figured I'd share what I found.
The first one I fired was the Remington 102 grain golden saber. It penetrated the back of the second jug and tore the label on the third, but didn't penetrate. I took it out of the jug wall with my knife. It spread to an average of about .575. The petals were all curved into a U shape, which would probably cut like crazy. Recovered weight 101.7g.
The second was a Federal Hydrashock 90 grain (reduced recoil). It penetrated the 3rd jug, but did not exit. When I recovered it from the bottom it averaged around .475, though seems much smaller than the Golder Saber. It lost one petal. Recovered weight 89.3 grains.
The Rem UMC 88gr JHP punctured the back of the second jug slightly and settled in the bottom of the second jug. There was total jacket separation. Both components were recovered and totaled 87.5g. Average diameter for the jacket was about .575 and the lead averaged about .600.
I fired the 95 grain Winclean and it punctured all 4 and kept going. When I tried a second time with my last 5 jugs, it punctured all 5 and kept on going. There was no bullet recovery.
For anyone curious about the $9.99 pricetag on the Hydrashocks, I bought several boxes 3 years ago and these were still sitting in my safe.
** Edit ** By the way, I'm 5'10" 185 and I didn't really notice much of a difference, but when my wife (it's her gun) who is 5'2" 110 shot a mixed magazine, she felt that the Hydrashocks had more recoil than the others.
I wasn't buying up all the water on the planet, so I only tested one of each to get an idea ... the rest were fired to make sure everything functioned properly in the gun. You can't tell a whole lot from just one firing, but I figured I'd share what I found.
The first one I fired was the Remington 102 grain golden saber. It penetrated the back of the second jug and tore the label on the third, but didn't penetrate. I took it out of the jug wall with my knife. It spread to an average of about .575. The petals were all curved into a U shape, which would probably cut like crazy. Recovered weight 101.7g.
The second was a Federal Hydrashock 90 grain (reduced recoil). It penetrated the 3rd jug, but did not exit. When I recovered it from the bottom it averaged around .475, though seems much smaller than the Golder Saber. It lost one petal. Recovered weight 89.3 grains.
The Rem UMC 88gr JHP punctured the back of the second jug slightly and settled in the bottom of the second jug. There was total jacket separation. Both components were recovered and totaled 87.5g. Average diameter for the jacket was about .575 and the lead averaged about .600.
I fired the 95 grain Winclean and it punctured all 4 and kept going. When I tried a second time with my last 5 jugs, it punctured all 5 and kept on going. There was no bullet recovery.
For anyone curious about the $9.99 pricetag on the Hydrashocks, I bought several boxes 3 years ago and these were still sitting in my safe.
** Edit ** By the way, I'm 5'10" 185 and I didn't really notice much of a difference, but when my wife (it's her gun) who is 5'2" 110 shot a mixed magazine, she felt that the Hydrashocks had more recoil than the others.
